life is in session. happening no matter what. my aunt died, my brother is in the hospital with 30% of his heart working, almost lost my friends ranch to a fire, many friends evacuated or lost their homes, and i’m still out doing some crazy and amazing life stuff, like playing to a few hundred crazy texans, hanging with some of my dearest friends and brothers from jaks team, and getting by as best as i can. life throws you some amazing curves, lumps, and bumps. so glad i decided to get sorted out and not ruin myself daily with drugs and alcohol all those years ago. that doesn’t make it any less painful, but it sure makes dealing with it just a little easier. i miss so many people, i’ve lost so many friends and family. it’s enough to make you go a little crazy sometimes. i also love so many of you, and what we have, we had better cherish and enjoy and live it to the fullest. love who you love and tell them, hold them, and enjoy them. forgive the petty bullshit. get on with living. it’s really all we have. i’m a lucky man. hope the same to all of you.

i’ve been all over the last few months. here are some views of los angeles, milan, copenhagen, helsingør, santa barbara, and paris. the learning never stops.

i’m new. new in a city that i love. new in the way i think about things. new in an apartment. new to people who i have never met. copenhagen is a beautiful place. the people are warm, inviting, and very unique. i left the US for many reasons. it wasn’t new any longer. it wasn’t feeling safe. it’s being unraveled, one right and one day at a time. i can’t live like that. it was all about greed and more and money and power and fame and bullshit. here, i can do as i please, see new things, and feel alive. i miss my kids. i miss my few dear friends. i love being here, letting each day unfold into a new adventure, seeing things as they are, new and different. the language is difficult. the people are not. this was the best thing for me. to be new.