Holiday in Scandinavia

I am the other half
And you are what I am for
I won't lie to you or hurt you
I'm not like that anymore

I am with you all the time now
One soul. One mind. One heart.
The other half cannot be parted
From the other half
From the other half

-Marillion

Mayo 25

Well, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm going to Denmark next
weekend on holiday. A birthday present to myself! The Martian is in
Copenhagen for work and invited me up. He has a place for me to
crash and I found a flight for 150 E, and therefore I'm on my way.

What's in Copenhagen, you ask? Good fucking question. I guess I'll
find out.

Irlanda got here yesterday. Great to see her. We went to FATIGAS DE
QUERER, her favorite restaurant whih has the best sangria. Then we
met her friend, Lenora, who also flew in from Ireland for the weekend.
Great Craic. Lenora got her purse and phone thieved on the way in
from the airport on the Metro. Such a shame-they just fucking prey on
tourists - pros they are. But she had the right attitude and we went out
and had a blast on Thurs. and Friday nights. One night we went to this
new club where the color of the walls changed on a timer (with lights,
of course). The other night,went to a place with Mojitos and great
Cubano music.

Ah, Cuba. I hear you calling. Sometime in 2008, perhaps.

Mayo 27
After a cold and rainy weekend- tis sunny and warm- but not too
warm. Just lovely. Irlanda and I are going out at 17:00 to watch
Atletico and Mallorca. Then who knows.

There are local elections in Madrid today. Just council stuff, but still
interesting.

What a year for progressive rock. The new Marillion album,
SOMEWHERE ELSE is fantastic. I get weepy at the end of the song
THE OTHER HALF, between the vocals and the soaring guitar - so
beautiful. This incarnation with Steve Hogarth on vocals is peaking I'd
say, as MARBLES was great, but dense. This is a much more inviting
sound.

So Rush, Porcupine Tree and Marillion have all clocked in with fine
albums in 2007. Is this a prog rock renasiance? I should have moved
to Europe years ago!!!!

I hope ye are well.