Twelve: Donkeyville?

Last weekend one of Kim's old friends came through town on a European tour with her band, Hercules and Love Affair. We went down to the Heineken Music Hall on Friday night to check out their show. They were opening for Roisin Murphy, the one-time front woman for Moloko. Roisin was alright, but H&LA rocked! Fantastic horn section, bassist, drummer and keys/synth. And of course Kim Ann Foxman (hello, perfect rock star name) sounded great on vocals. It was fun to watch Kim watch Kim Ann. She was grinning like a proud parent or something. "She sounds so good!"

After the show we met up with Kim Ann and her lovely lady friend Silvia Prada. Yes, Silvia Prada. It's so fun to say, we only want to call her by her full name. Silvia Prada is from Barcelona. We had a super time hanging with these girls. On Saturday we walked around the Canal District. We ate Dutch pancakes (do I write that in every blog entry??). Kim Ann regaled us with stories of life on tour. Silvia Prada told us about life in Barcelona. Unfortunately for her, she made it sound too good; we'll be turning up on her doorstep sometime in the near future. Kim and Silvia taught Kim Ann how to say "thank you" in Dutch. Dank u wel (Dank-oo-vel), but Kim Ann thought "Donkeyville" sounded better. We also spent an evening OUT! Yes, we went out. Out to a bar and then out to a CLUB. We stayed out until 3 am. We danced. We played ping-pong on a neon table. We danced some more. When we got home, we ate ramen noodles. It was just like the good old days.

On Sunday, Kim Ann boarded her tour bus and hit the road. Kim, Silvia and I had the right kind of lunch (the leisurely kind; still a novelty to me) and then we dropped Silvia at Schipol. It snowed all day! The first real snow of the season. Oh man, I'm already thinking "Ft. Lauderdale isn't that far away..." But then again, neither is Barcelona!