High Road to Beijing 2007

August 6,

Director/Cameraman Howard Galloway - I just got back yesterday from being in Michigan three and a half weeks. So happy to see Betsy and Howdy again, standing there at baggage claim LAX, waiting to take their baggage (me) home. On the way home, The Pot Roast at Mimi's Cafe was worth every penny. Betsy gave me a tour of our remodeling including a new front door. I was so tired. Ate two of her homemade chocolate chip cookies, then fell into bed fully dressed at 6 pm and didn't wake up until 6 am. Lonon called and we began to hatch our plans for the next few days before heading out on this grab-bag adventure to China. And oh yes, we need mini-DV tapes, about 100. So I need to call my trusty contact at EVS to see what kind of a deal I can get. I'll go down there (south) to Burbank on Wed. to pick up another high def camera, some carry-on bags which will fit in the overhead compartment and anything else that I can afford at the last moment. Ironically, I also read an article today on the nightmares of having my camera and sound gear smashed to pieces, and/or stolen somewhere between check-in at customs and Beijing. NO WAY! On second thought, I'm gonna handcuff everything to me and request to ride in the baggage compartment.