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One last travel miracle: I had an entire row to myself on the plane yesterday. Don’t ask me how it happened, but I was more than happy to lay across three seats and sleep for most of the flight. Fantastic.

Now that the Euroventure has ended, I’m back in my valley and have slept a solid 13 hours, I want to express a quick thanks to everyone who helped make the trip what it became. If you’ll indulge:

Walter Roadburn: For the hospitality and for doing something no one else in the world has been able to accomplish with his festival.

Chris and Pete from Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight: Also for the hospitality and for being willing to take me in for several days and show me a good time in St Albans. Next time I might have to get stuck in the UK on purpose.

The Patient Mrs.: For her constant help from home in finding transport and lodgings. I wouldn’t even have been able to get on the bus to Heathrow if she hadn’t told me the schedule.

You: For reading. I say it all the time, but this stuff can’t happen if you guys don’t keep showing up, so thank you for presenting me with the opportunity.

Eyjafjallajökull: For erupting. It may have made me miss Goatsnake — and for that I’ll never forgive it — but I couldn’t have had the amazing time I did if not for the circumstances of the trip, which were largely brought about by this volcano, so I gotta say thanks.

There are others. My family, Pete Tsakiris, Louise Brown, John Garcia (if for no other reason than because he included “El Rodeo” in the Garcia Plays Kyuss set), but in an attempt to restore what usually passes for normalcy around here, I’ll keep it short. Thanks again to everyone who made it what it was, and thanks again to you for reading and commenting.

Tags: London, UK

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