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Chez Sistery, San Francisco.
Rising at 05.30. Final packing & organising. Bags of terror!...
07.44 E-fury addressing the latest stage in EMI’s impressive failure to promptly & accurately pay royalties, even on material released beyond the contractual period & illegally provided for downloading – downloading isn’t important! after all. The Second Tier EMI Lawyer who told us that in person at DGM HQ in 2003 is now the unhelpful character we are dealing with in the audit settlement. And although a voice spoke in his ear from above, his SOP is much the same – unhelpful & with attitude. He lacks the authority to make decisions so reverts to the default mode of STLs: blocking.
Also to Mr. Cheese Constructionists Unlimited, Guitar Craft & F&F arisings.
09.45 Red Carpet Club, Terminal 3, San Francisco Airport.
Taxi at 08.02…
Where’s the driver? Well, he got out at a red light. Straightforward check-in & security procedures, albeit with piles of computer stuff & HDs & accessories, and through to the RCC I…
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… to more e-flurrying…
… beneath a Green Man looking down at this computer kiosk…
Another Green Man is 3 kiosks down. A pair of Green Men? Well!
20.32 Marriott, Redmond Town Centre.
An uneventful flight from SF to SeaTac…
… where Curt Golden was waiting at baggage claim. Hooray! Curt generously provided me with carrying to Redmond I…
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A most enjoyable catching-up car-conversing with Curt, TTA’s main man.
A hungry boy, off to Claim Jumper for a piece of quiche for lunch…
… forgetting that in the US a whole quiche is a piece of quiche already.
A walk around town, including a visit to Borders.
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A run-through with the Sistery Person, returning from her day at Microsoft, in one of the two neighbouring Starbucks…
… and to a light supper.
More e-flurrying & soon to bed. I am a happy boy, here in Redmond Town Centre I…
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… with my Sister.
"Discard the superfluous."
