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Part 1 Castles in Spain

Week 3

Sunday July 10th - Got a call from a friend of mine in Canada.  She gave me th address and phone number of someone here who
lives on the outskirts of Bilbao.  I phoned a couple of times today but there was no answer.  I'm between gigs now with nothing
much to do.

Monday July 11th - Yeh so they started to get tired of me in "el gitano" I guess.  No calls from management about any new gigs.  Those guys are so useless.  A few college stations in Canada are playing "Talk Down 2 Me" on a not so very regular rotation.  I called Itxani (The friend of a friend.Pronounced Eechanee. Actually she spent some time in Quebec just before I did) but there was still no answer.

Tuesday July  12th - I bought a bicycle and took a ride out to Zardoza  where Itzani supposedly lives.  I sat around in a bar across the street from where I think she must live.  Somebody finally picked up the phone later in the afternoon but I didn't understand
much that she said.  I just kept repeating Itxani, Itxani, I might have heard manana (tomorrow) in there somewhere. 

Wednesday July 13th - I tried to call again but there was no answer.  I've been hanging out at the bar which I think is just across the street.  Did you know that the Basque Country (Bilbao is in the Basque Country, almost not even Spain) has the highest percentage of bars per person in the world?

Thursday July 14th - Met a guy in the bar today named Fernando.  He kept saying that I could stay at his house.  Since I ran out of money and had no where to go, I stuck with him until late at night and then we left.  He took me to some weird underground bar
which seemed to be closed.  There were a few freaky types hanging around and climbing on the furniture.  One spoke a little English and said I could spend the night there.  I got spooked and left in the middle of the night.  Slept on my bike outside in the rain.  God I love being a rock star!

Friday July 15th - So how do I make my entries on line you ask?  Its really quite elementary Watson.  I just need to drop in to "Cyber" as they called them here (Internet Cafe) and update my webpage at geocities, its really a breeze.  If I can't get in touch with  this Ertxina chick tomorrow I'm getting out of here.  Maybe I can make it to France and sing on the streets of Paris.

Saturday July 16th - So I finally got in tough with Itxani.  She spoke some English and seemed nice.  I'm meeting her and her friends at a bar called "la granja" tomorrow at around 6. Human contact!

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