From Woodstock to Snowbird

MAJOR CULTURE SHOCK! It’s December and here I am in Florida for a few days. I left NYC early yesterday morning after 4 hours sleep. I was in Woodstock working on the album and got home late the night before. After a pretty turbulent flight here with the expected screaming baby in the seat behind mine, I arrived to beautiful sunshine…and all the weirdness that is southern Florida. Here are some of things I personally know about FLORIDA:

1. I REALLY hate having dinner at 4:30 PM. But according to any Florida native, you just CAN’T get a table anywhere this time of year after 5!
2. Almost everyone who lives here is from NY or NJ…the “motherland”…my peeps!
3. You can tell that a person is from NY because they are the ones talking on their cell phones while they are driving. (It’s illegal in NY. Maybe that's why they come here?
4. It’s a requirement that you MUST drive over to see the 4 houses in the neighborhood who have “those lovely Christmas lights”. )

Anyway, it’s great to see Mom & Dad and Peppy, their sweet but ugly dog. And for a few days, I’ll just have to have an early dinner, but secretly raid the ice box a few hours after dinner when my stomach clock goes off at 9 o’clock!