As many of you know, I just went to Ireland for the start of my “Welcome To…Kai Land” tour of all the lands..tour.

It was heaven. I should’ve known when I arrived what kind of trip it’d be, because I was greeted with  a beautiful rainbow…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cork

I have so many photos I don’t know if  I should post them every other line! Needles to say, if I have to pick my favorite 2 things about ireland, the first would be the sheep and the second would be the strawberries.  The sheep?!  You say?! Yes. They are like little stumpy clouds with faces. As we drove by I was desperate to get a nice photo unfortunately I couldn’t.  I just wanted to be one with the sheep. Take a nap on a rainbowy afternoon amongst my heard of sheep. Perhaps I was a shepherd in another life. Alas, not in this life. I also found myself in a strawberry frenzie. Having tasted one I realized many things. For one, strawberries are not meant to be sour. Or hard. Or manky tasting in general. Not all the things I grew up thinking that they were. Strawberries are sweet, irresisstably sweet, with a jelly like substance that just melt in your mouth with no bitter after taste.  So the sheep, the strawberries and listening to Indie Rock Icons record on my drive to Dublin, is perhaps my fondest memory of not only Ireland, but in my life.

 

Dublin

Dublin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a city.  The first venue I performed at was The Grand Social.

One of the coolest venues I’ve ever played in.  Unfortunately right before I went on to perform I got a little sick in the bathroom, to make it worse, I got locked in. I guess you could say these were “poor conditions” to start off a killer show.  Nonetheless I kicked the door free and I was ready to play. To my delight, not only was the venue really cool but the crowd was as well. During my song “sparkly minerals” fog started to come out on stage.  The lights, the fog, the spirited crowd really felt like home.

The next venue I performed at was “The….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did have a little time in between the sets to grab a bite to eat. And what better than a little Chinese food in Ireland? As I was enjoying my dish, I realized it was getting dangerously close the the show and I had to change out of my Kiss t-shirt into my cool Michael Jackson-esque jacket.  Wouldn’t be right to do show without it. I hurry to the venue (right next door) and to my dismay the sound system was all a fray. They kept me offstage for an hour, however their delay was to my advantage because the later I played the more packed the room became.  I go on to sing a killer show, really brought down the house, I delievered  the most exciting trip to Kai Land to date!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe it was all the castles….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the tour continues in New York next week. See you there!

 

 

 

A blade of Grass

Said to the cow…

“Is that the past

that just passed now?

Or is it the present

And we’re all in reverse?

By the way if your hungry

…I taste the worst.

Once upon a time,  there lived a beautiful princess named Kai Elle. She was the ruler of Kai Isle, which was said to be timeless, harmonious and a noble place, full of peace and prosperity. One day an evil witch visited her palace. The witch demanded the crown or else she would cast the cruelest of spells. When Kai refused, the evil witch turned her beloved prince Parkay into a parakeet.  The evil witch demanded the throne! Soon the witch’s curse spread to the entire island, turning all the loyal subjects to birds.

For a long time Kai Elle chose not to give in to the evil witch’s demands. She would roam around her castle with her Parakeet on her shoulder. Everyday the princess read stories to the parakeet – stories of victory and triumph and most importantly hope. He was able to speak her language as well as the birds, so at night he would fly all over the isle relaying her messages. Despite the curse on the island, the birds were happy and they would chirp for the Princess as she always gave them hope.

One day a wise owl, who was perched outside her window, spoke to the princess “Night after night I hear you weep in your sleep. Why?” Kai replied “I cry for I have the most glorious dreams. I am reunited with my prince and we are free at last.” The wise owl looked at the princess “It is a wonder that you choose such happiness for your dreams and not for all your kingdom.” With that he flew away, leaving the princess deep in thought. It was then she realized a life without love was no life at all.

Kai Elle returned to her palace and summoned the evil witch… “Evil witch, you may have my thrown, but you will never be the true ruler of Kai Isle.” Knowing she was risking everything, she turned to her parakeet and whispered “She may have this land but she will never have my kingdom for that kingdom is in Kai, and I can take that anywhere.”  Suddenly Kai was transformed into a beautiful swan and banished into exile….

To be continued.

Paradisical (Para dee sickl) n.

A magical palace in paradise, made up of musical whims.

The challenge to get to Paradisical is not the length of the road, but the ability to find it.

similiar words

Kai Isle

kaisle (kyle) n.

A place. A  foreign *paradisical.

The longer one stays on Kai Isle, the less likely one is to return.

(Adj)

Magnificently Splendid, Splendidly Magnificent

The dinner was splendificent

Kaive

(ky-eev) verb

To know, but not know why. Perceive naive.

I kaived the person.

Perhaps I like the thought of things

The idea of it all.

Perhaps I like the way things think

No matter how big or small.

But if I  like thinking things

(Perhaps indeed it’s true)

Then the fact of the matter

Is it doesn’t matter

It’s just what I like to do!