Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvanio

I went to visit John Gillette. He’s an old friend from the Miami Beach days. We made lots of short films together. He moved back to Pittsburgh and opened up a BBQ restaurant called Chief’s Smoking BBQ. I took a flight north for a little R&R.

big transition

I left Miami perhaps for good. I moved back there in October of 2018 after 2 years in Madagascar. Now it’s October 2020 and I feel it’s time to move on to somewhere else. Right now I’m visiting my brother in San Antonio but soon I’ll go to Tucson then to Sacramento to visit my younger brothers and my father. After that who knows. Perhaps to Brazil, or to Spain, if the European Union is open to tourists. 

This is a big transition time in my life. And it’s not the first time. 

Last Fandango

My last week in Miami I rented a car and Richard and I drove to Everglades City in the southern coast of Florida. There were lots of fishermen there and maybe hunters because they dressed like hunters, camuflage. Very green and full of insects and alligators and snakes.

Rolling Stone

The next few months look good. Gio moved to North Beach. Richard, Neal, and Stazio still live in North Beach. We filmed lots of films together. I will miss them all. 

In Sept 15, 2020, we moved out of our apartment in Design Place, Little Haiti. I threw out a lot of stuff ‘cause I’m hitting the road. Throwing out this stuff, I’m throwing out memories, the past, and dreams never fulfilled. It’s depressing and liberating. I’m being born again, like I’ve been born many times. A new place to live. Travel. Rolling Stone. Will it ever stop? 

rich and famous

I’ve discovered the music of Sixto Rodriguez. It speaks to me. In the 60’s he was unknown in the United States mainstream and then become hugely popular in South Africa. But he didn’t know, and lived a life like a hermit in Detroit where he’s from. Someone from South Africa investigated his death and found him alive, so he went back on tour and has been rich and famous ever since. 

Conclusion

Being a rolling stone requires deep transitions and perhaps, I’ll be rich and famous.