At Home CA

If i wrote what i did today it wouldn't be fair to those people who go to work. The only thing i can say that we stayed in the backyard all day long. When the breakfast finished (at 2 pm) we were ready for the lunch. There was a lot of snacks and ...

burrrrrrrrrps.

I almost forgot to mention that we all voted for a long walk to the frozen yogurt place (not ice cream. We don't do ice creams ; )

I was so oblivious while my daughter was was in danger.

Milk products make everybody happy (not only Sofia).

Later we sang "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga.

Unfortunately our main star passed out from milk overdose and the show was over.

Today was the ultimate day. We felt like true lottery winners! I guess we are.

Globe AZ

On the way to Arizona there was some kind of border patrol action. That made me nervous. Anything with uniforms gives me shivers. Did my GPS lady made a mistake and sent me towards Mexico? When i asked officer if i am heading towards Mexico i raised a cloud of suspicion. I was forced to tell them my immigrant's heart warming story. The officer wiped his tear and let me go.

Luckily this dog didn't care how many margaritas i had yesterday. It was not a margarita dog.

Does this road have an end?

Oh! A curve?! How nice!

Can you eat it?

Its not a road to my venue. I took a random road deep into the wilderness just for curiosity.

This supposed to have my name on it. Bullet holes everywhere. People here like shooting even dead people.

I should be watching my back and also for the snakes instead of posing.

Wow! I thought that i am taller

It was so great but a little dangerous to be alone in this wilderness. What if i get bitten by the snake? What if i fell on these cactuses?

I am glad i survived. Let's get out. I am so not outdoors person. I need concrete, car noise and lots of people.

Not again the endless road.

Globe AZ was a town for outdoor people. Where can i have a lunch? Here?

Maybe ... not

The only other choice was this. Ok let's die here.

Not only i survived again but ... i had the BEST mexican cuisine in my life. I still dream about it.

Oh yes, the concert. I survived it ... for the third time. I didn't get shot. One audience member claimed that she would rather go shooting than playing a triangle in my spontaneous band.

We celebrated it with two ladies from my booking agency in a very shady bar until they closed it. No pics for obvious reasons ; )

Tomorrow i am going home ... to see this. Can't wait.

Las Cruces NM

Since my arrival to New Mexico i noticed there is a strong traditions in architecture 

and paying attention to the details. 

My concert was at the Rio Grande theater.  

When i saw it i loved it instantly because of its folkloric style and extremely cosy feel.

The manager of the place David was very welcoming

and his crew was young and cool. We had a blast with together.

Sound check and the lights were done con gusto. Looks like ready to go ... not for the back flip.

The show was received with great enthusiasm. I felt at ease with this audience. Actually there was a Lithuanian gentleman among the audience. Gee! We are everywhere! He came and invited me to the dinner after the concert. We went to the most fancy restaurant in Mesilla (the suburb of Las Cruces) which used to be a capital of New Mexico. Previously this restaurant was a governors private residence later it was a place for political meetings between Republicans and Democrats (which sometimes ended with gun shots). Also there was a time when it was bordello. Now it is an upscale restaurant with several dining halls. One is for tourists,

another for your mother in law,

of course the bar for a ...

"special date".

and the main room which is not for the regular mortals. That's where we ate.

I haven't ate such an exquisite food in a long time. This restaurant is famous for aging their own meats and creating an incredibly sophisticated taste. The dinner was a true experience where your eyes and your taste buds are enjoying on the same level. 

  

Later we went out with my new friends from the theater to listen some bands 

and to make more friends.

I really enjoyed the intensity of my time in Las Cruces. I love my job! At end of the night i was ready to collapse and get ready for the new adventures.

Road to Las Cruces NM

I was on the road to Las Cruces. It was warm and lonely. 

Oh man, its going to be a long day.

On the way i generated some interest. "Sorry, no autographs today".

I hope that this cemetery wasn't of somebody like me.

I was loosing hope but ... all of a sudden "Hope Store". It was unbelievable. I got a few pounds of their product and went back on the road with a new energy. 

"I told no autographs!". Its so hard to be popular.

I was waiting for the driver but he never showed up. The ride wasn't that classy anyway.

As i was going up in the mountains i found real snow.  

That was only beginning. Later it got thicker. 

What about that??? Am i in New Mexico? or ... maybe i had a wrong product from that "hope store"?

On the other side  of the mountain the views were getting better and better

and the weather got warmer and warmer.  

Guess what it is ....................................................................................

 

............. it is a 

......................................... white sand 

.................................................................................. and a lot of it. 

.......... water!!! .................................

(purified and with bubbles would be better... hmmmmmm......) 

............ shade!!!

Also there was some kind of giant hippie.

As i was loosing my hope again ............................... i saw this. 

Yes! ... I am saved! Sorry stranger, now its your turn to walk. 

The travel through the desert became much easier. 

Finally i could enjoy my trip  

to Las Cruces.

The sun was going down. I knew that behind that mountain there was food, hotel and a skype session  with my girls in California. 

I was right. Las Cruces was catching the last light of the desert sunset.