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Around the World, pt. 18

April 27th, 2009

As posted on the fab Fader blog.

As I sit back and nurse the knockout that all these criss-crossing flights served me, I’m starting to remember what took place in the two weeks since I last wrote. I was halfway into my European tour, leaving Paris. I headed back to London, only to go to Brighton for a gig at Digital. Everyone in London was psyching me up about that club, its sound system and the fact that it’s right on the beach. “The beach, Jerry!” I think there’s a back door that opens to a pier. Might be a bit dangerous for the late night stumblers. Also, London DJs have this way of doing gigs in neighboring cities and driving back the same night after the gig, rather than getting a hotel. I shared a ride with Riva Starr. On the way down he played me his new klezmer-techno album. If you saw this post a few weeks ago you’ll conclude that this is an interesting new trend. On the way back I just tried to sleep, but there’s no way around the fact that I got in dangerously late. 

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