John:

You remind me of Mike Zaneski in your wandering spirit. He was once a "busker" in New Orleans (probably other places), worked at a major label/record company... and Heaven knows where and what else he did before he began doing demos... and sharing ideas with us here. My wanderings were all begun with the idea that in a few days or possibly, a few weeks... I'd be heading home to love and all things familiar.

I'm hoping things in the Philippines have calmed down a bit. They are indeed, a proud and wonderful people. Near the end of WWII, my Uncle was sent on a mission there to rescue Aguinaldo right after MacArthur had re-taken most of the Islands there. I still have that photo of them somewhere. Aguinaldo in his starched white suit and enigmatic smile.

Take care in your travels... especially now in these Pandemic times.

----Dave