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DAY 2 Of Detox Summary

franhealy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:25:46 +0000

Look at these really cool pictures of cakes I found

Toronto

franhealy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:17:44 +0000

Just played a mini festival in Toronto. Was super cool. I went walkabout earlier backstage looking for the Keane boys and found their dressing room but they weren’t there so walked into another one as the swedish singer Robyn approached from the opposite direction, on the phone and looking at me funny. In the room there was a big set of make up laying on the table and as I stood trying to figure who in Keane wears make up I had a revelation. It was Robyn’s dressing room and she was walking past me still on the phone. I gestured “s-o-r-r-y” and got out fast. She was tiny. I like the Swedes. I miss Claes. Boo hooooo!!! Claes Claes Claes.. Where are youuuuu???

Tomorrow we are driving to Montreal. Home of Arcade Fire. They are headlining the festival we’re playing. Also on the bill are BEACH HOUSE. I’m super super excited. Can’t wait to hear that voice dissolve in the open air. I’ve got to calm down… Deep breaths hhhhuuuuuuhhhhh…

Cool

franhealy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:23:26 +0000

The journey to Toronto was long. Jason drove well. We left around 10 and arrived around 9, stopping a couple of times for petrol and restrooms. Please pass this picture to James Bond. I’m going to watch Charlotte Rampling and Paul Newman making out. Goodnight.

Detox-y-z

franhealy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:10:32 +0000

Visited Wholefoods this morning and bought some blueberries to put in these shakes that come with the detox kit and also some oregano oil to replace the gelatin capsules. Got some quinoa and brown rice with some brocolli and cauliflower and hummus too. Thank gosh for hummus. And for avocados. Jason, my tourmanager waited in the car outside. I made the shake in the trunk/boot but the adaptor for plug wasn’t strong enough to power the magic bullet shaker maker so I ran over to Starbucks and used their power. My first sip of detox shake was not so nice. There are 2 kinds of powder stuff and then you add almond milk and some blueberries. After a couple of sips it was ok. There are some supplements as well.

Lunch was fine. And then tonight in the hotel the shake tasted fine.

Day 1 impression – Feeling good. Hungry? No… but had to switch channels when all the junk food commercials came on. Then changed again when one of the doctors in a medical program said he was hungry and was going to eat. Hmm… maybe I’m a wee bit hungry.

Aftermath

franhealy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:23:19 +0000

Anything

franhealy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:28:52 +0000

ANYTHING

Some kind of light

Dancing in the distance

Breaking through the night

Path of least resistance

Fallen to earth

Gone in the morning

Only to return

Without warning

I should have wished

When I had the chance

Gone like the water

In my hand

I would do anything

Anything for you now

I would go anywhere

Anywhere at all

Don’t wanna lose you

Lose you to anyone

I could be anyone

Anyone at all

Look in the sky

Down by Orion

Below the plough

Cancer sits with the lion

Preying upon

Your seven sisters

Sprawled on the lawn

Playing with Ursa Minor

I wish I could feel like a child again

Uncomplicated

Real

CHORUS

Everywhere you turn

There’s derision

Glued to the mobile and the television

Sun has gone down

Something breaks the horizon

Moving so fast

Hard to focus my eyes on

I wish you were here

With me tonight

Stuck on the island

Midnight

CHORUS

Chicago

franhealy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:18:22 +0000

Sad

franhealy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:04:39 +0000

I struck up a myspace friendship with a cellist in new york back in 2007. He was sweet, very charming. We exchanged emails over the past 3 years and at some point I was gonna get him in to do some chops. I was psyched for him when he worked on the Viva La Vida song and even more psyched when he and his wife had their baby daughter. So we were sitting tonight in Dallas, chatting about Regina Spector’s cello player and I was saying how our agent Pete had told my manager Ian about it and how terrible it was for his family and then suddenly I realised it was Daniel. Just terrible. He leaves a wife and his little daughter behind. Anyways sad sad sad.

Teenage Fanclub Reading Festival 1992

franhealy — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:04:52 +0000

Inception, Beard Upkeep, Detoxification

franhealy — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:14:20 +0000

Went to see Inception today. It was good but I couldn’t get into it fully without knowing how the machine worked. There was some sort of wire that they seemed to tie around their wrist which allowed them to enter into the dreams of themselves and others. And how did the architect build the worlds? And what was to stop them going deeper than the basement. And when the guy is in the van and people are shooting through the windows nobody gets shot. Once in the bottom world why couldn’t they go to a 4th or a 5th level. I was left with alot of loose ends as I walked into the oven of Las Vegas Town Square. Can anyone shed any light on this?
I wanna see Toy Story now.
Also bought a new shaver. I asked the audience last night where I could buy one. I think they thought I was joking. Anyways the shaver is really good. As well as the shaver, I bought Saving Silverman, a USB hub and a pad of lined paper.
Las Vegas was 114 degrees today. That is the hottest weather I think I have eve been in. Maybe Africa was hotter… not sure but how can people stand that temperature? It’s so extreme.
I need to eat more junk food. I am about to do a 21 day detox and fancy a grilled cheese and a coke before I go all healthy. It’s called The Clean Program. I have never done anything like this before. It seems to be quite involved. The package arrived in LA. It was big with a sticker on the top that said keep refrigerated. That is going to be difficult to do. The package has powder that you make shakes with. You take a shake in the morning and again in the evening and have a lunch. I’ll keep you posted. I wonder if I need some kind of blender… my mum had a small one that was easy to carry around… Anyways… Grilled cheese?

EXTRA. I just realised The Dark Knight was directed by the same guy. That left me feeling robbed. I felt the same with Inception although the performances pull Inception out of total robbery. I read a review of Inception which said when the lights come up you’ll be sitting in your chair staring at the screen, confused. But this is where the film is clever. I think it’s confusing because it’s concepts aren’t fully developed. The confusion one feels is due not to the skill of the writer or the director but to the fact that the idea they want to put forward is impossible to squeeze into such a short format so your left with more of a sketch book. This is how I felt with the dark knight. The individual scenes are breathtaking but there are many holes.