The other day my friend Cecilia was telling me about her cravings for KrispyKreme. When the donuts are hot, they turn on this neon sign and donut lovers quickly line up for the freshest batch. When I passed by on the way to Citron I thought of her...

I got to Citron a little before 6pm and setup by sound system. If you'll notice in this pic, they have a loft installed above the stage. They built this thing the day before in anticipation of the Mardi Gras, or as their sponsors call it Bacardi Gras. Kinda like a VIP level. My take on it: aside from not being able to raise my speaker as high as I'd like, it does give the stage a more cozy feel, plus now I have some "rafters" to attach stage lights to.

Theoretically, you could perform flamenco without rehearsal. But Sara had this really cool choreography for solea worked out, so we spent some time rehearsing in the basement.

[It's 11:05am on Tuesday. As I was typing this entry, Anna called to cancel today's rehearsal--I suppose with last week's grueling rehearsal schedule for the show at Area 405 she needed time to catch up with normal life etc. Of course, I got a call from Jason to work on rhythm patterns. With the new cajon that arrived by express mail yesterday, he's inspired to get together and jam, right now! So I better get dressed and head out. I'll continue this blog entry when I get home late tonight. Ciao for now.]

I met another flamenco dancer. Her name is Aseel and she used to live in Kentucky where she performed and worked with New York-based guitarist Arturo Martinez.