Dmitri Matheny Group JAZZ NOIR
Michigan Tour Diary — Day 6
April 13-16 Dearborn to Escanaba to Southfield
Brrrr! Who knew Michigan in April would be a scene from Currier & Ives?
Three cheers for Sassy, my amazing girlfriend, driver and tour manager,
who celebrates her birthday today after a harrowing drive to the Upper Peninsula and back!
That's 13 hours and 900 miles in the snow, hands gripping the wheel at 10 and 2, eyes on the icy road ahead,
ever vigilant that Kamikaze Bambi could dart out from winter wonderland at any moment.
Not an easy drive, but we made it, safe and sound. Taught two high school workshops on opposite sides of the state.
Even had time to pause and enjoy a delicious Yooper Pasty in the quaint little town of Escanaba
before heading south again.
Now we're relaxing in a nice warm hotel, car parked, nothing on the schedule...
until tomorrow, when it all starts up again.
Happy Birthday, Sassy.