Florida and a new haircut, Chief

Here I am with the belated Florida recap (not recount, reCAP). Overall the trip went very well. Great people, cool venues, and lots of sunshine. A comfortably balmy 75-80 degrees for most of the trip.

I was even able to make it over to Cocoa Beach for the afternoon on Tuesday, just enough time to burn the hell out of myself. This is the second time that the spray lotion stuff has backfired on me (there was one time my calves were absolutely CHARRED before a gig at Seacrets in Ocean City), so I will forever be switching back to regular lotion. So much for an easy fix.

I also broadened my culinary horizons in FL by trying gator meat for the first time. Mmm, mmm. I felt a bit like Bobby Bouche from 'The Waterboy,' but it was meaty, chewy and actually quite delicious. Bruce ordered the Gator Fingers, which were just hunks of gator meat breaded and fried. Tatsey!

Big shout outs to the generosity and hospitality of so many folks we met, including but not limited to: everyone at Tanqueray's, The Dave Quattro, Eve and everyone at Crowne Plaza for hooking Bruce and I up, everyone at 13 Cafe and Lounge, and the fine folks at Underground Bluz. I also had the great pleasure of seeing some old friends from home and college. It was very comforting to see some familiar faces far from home, some I hadn't seen for years!!

In other news: Right before the Florida trip (brace yourself)...I finally cut my Fredlocks. Yes, the runors are true. The 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' era of my hair adventures is over. I had just enough to donate (10 inches) and put my severed coif in the mail last week. (Side note: I found it weird sending 10 inches of my hair in the mail...imagine if you opened your mail and there was a bunch of hair in it.) Overall, I just hope drunk dudes will stop hitting on me at shows now.

Happy Easter/Passover everyone!