Me and Uganda

When you were around 19 or 20, you lived in this dirty house with a couple dudes and you all played guitar. When the girls came over, you all would D-C-G through some nonsense and everyone would sing along. As it got late into the night, y’all would G-D-C and pretty soon everyone was singing Ziggy Stardust.

Remember?

Me too. In fact, that sounds a lot like my life.

There’s that part in Ziggy Stardust where the singalong really picks up: Just the beer light to guide us. I bet if I was in a coma and you started playing that part, I would wake up in time to sing: JUST THE BEER LIGHT TO GUIDE US. Oh man. We’ve been there. We were probably there together. It’s such of part of us that part of us will always be there. 

Dude.

But things are a little different now.

When I am far from home, I love to see a Starbucks. Your coffee is exactly right in there. Man, I love to do new things and experience new places. I love the local café, but there is a comfort and a draw to a faraway Starbucks. And I find myself thinking:

Just a mermaid to guide us.

Can you believe that? I suck now. I am one of those dudes who just sucks. When did that happen? What the heck is wrong with me? What changed? Was it me or the world around me? Well, some of you don’t know the song I’m referring to, so you suck too. We both suck now. Think about that.

I am in Kampala, Uganda. Today is my first day of this trip that I have woken up here. I am preparing to shoot a dance and to document its history. I expect to get more details about this project in a few minutes.

More of this on Instagram. #uganda

The last time I was here, I saw elephant, giraffes, warthogs, and several more fascinating creatures. So far I have seen some lizards and some gigantic birds. I am far from home – maybe the furthest I can be from home before I start to get close to it again.

I have seen zero mermaids.

Okay kiddies, make sure you like Egg Murders Productions on Facebook and do whatever ass exercises you need to get it in shape, because you have to get your ass to my movie premier in Albuquerque. You and me, dude. There are two things we could always do better than anyone else: lick ‘em by smiling, and leave ‘em to hang.