It's still bloody cold here in Sankt Paul, not that that's stopped us painting the town red, so to speak. On Thursday I struck out on my first genuine solo drive, to drop off and pick up Gaby for her research at the psych hospital in the centre of town. No one died... And on Saturday I drove to the Zona Leste as an encore, to check out an impossibly twee but fairly awesome café (pictured here, with a table full of cake) where we gorged on pork-rib risotto and white chocolate financier.
This was followed by an afternoon sprawled on the sofa watching Brazil win Olympic gold in the footy; 'twas genuinely heartwarming to see Neymar et al redeem the entire nation following his death and the subsequent, traumatic drubbing at the World Cup, and by beating Germany in a penalty shoot-out no less. Amazingly, that wasn't even the best thing to happen in the Olympics this weekend, before the whole thing drew to a conclusion.
But the highlight of the week was undoubtedly the Prince tribute gig we went to on Friday night, featuring some ex-New Power Generation musicians and a frontman who, although looking and sounding absolutely nothing like Prince (he didn't even go falsetto, for God's sake), did his best with an impossible task and reeled off hit after hit, opening with Musicology, bringing the house down with Nothing Compares 2 U and wrapping things up with Kiss, Sometimes It Snows in April and Purple Rain. I just wish they'd had the foresight to invite me up for a few songs, but you can't have everything...
My phrase of the day - "cold foot" - refers to someone who brings bad luck; conversely, a "hot foot" is something of a good luck charm. Also: new mix! What a time to be alive...
Have a currywurst for me, and speak to you soon,
Fredlock Holiday
PS: as an aspiring foodie, I can highly recommend this article about a five-star restaurant run by just one guy/Coen Brothers character/Keyser Soze: http://www.newyorker.
PS: as an aspiring foodie, I can highly recommend this article about a five-star restaurant run by just one guy/Coen Brothers character/Keyser Soze: http://www.newyorker.
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