Back to it after a nice one-day gig trip to SF. I really think San Jose may have the best climate in the country. So much easier to fly into SJC and drive into the city. No worries re weather delays and other SFO bullshit.

Yesterday I was on a panel as part of the Global Entertainment Conference back here in LA. That sounds much more grand than it really is. It was so cool to be seated with the great arranger Jimmie Haskell. If he had never done anything after "Ode To Billy Joe" (and he has done much) he'll always be revered for that chart alone. As far as the rest of the afternoon--I don't think we covered much of what had been planned, unfortunately. A five-person panel with only one hour to talk--how much can you really do? I know we didn't talk much about sidelines and the various ways that music gets into a picture, but maybe next time.

TechTV News is all from Canada--Leo is going to TechTV Canada to do a new version of CFH. Now--how do we get that down here? And why are they so smart up there--it's the same company, eh?