Greetings from the spotless floors of Abu Dhabi Airport.

The flight over was good !.. We went up over Greenland and Iceland then down through Russia, Turkey then down through the Gulf. The plane was packed.. but brand new.. Edihad Airlines.. never flown them.. but I recommend them now.

I had the good fortune to sit next to a really nice guy.. Chandarsan.. He’s a research microbiologist at Columbia . Before that he was an expert in Brewing. He’s worked all over the wheel. In his native Sri lanka in  Belgium, Japan , New Zealand, New Orleans, New Jersey and New York.. (Always looking for soemthing ‘New’ he says with a smile).

His early work was on the science of brewing. His PhD thesis on Belgium Lambic beers is cited in many brew books include. Michael Jackson’s (not THAT michael Jackson !) Bible of Home Brewing which I have somewhere. We spent many hours talking about microflora of various beers.. It made the miles melt by..

But what’s most cool is that his daughter, Sonali goes to the University of Vermont.. Small planet.

What time I didn’d spend talkign to my seat mate or sleeping (> 6 hours !).. I spent listening to someone readoing Qurran on the airplane in seat sound system  and watching ‘Breakfast at Tiffanys’.

I knew the movie (and that stupid song about it).. but I’ve never gotten around to watching it.. until tonight ..   It was great and charming and stupid in the same way the Maryln Monroe movies that Chris was showing last (?) night at his event.   So much to catch up on in the world, no ?

Now I’m just waiting for my plane to bangalore..in the Airport transit lounge.  The place is beautiful, gleamingly clean and full of beutiful people  window showing for beautiful things at places like  Bulgary , Gevinchy. Burburry.. This must be the wealthiest Airport in the world. I’ve never been to Abu Dhabi or anywhere else in the UAE.. but I’d like to see it. On the way here they were showing videos that made the place seem like paradise.

I tried finding the lesat commercial spot to place a Samstone. The place I found was a Red C resent Donation  box. I made a donation then placed the stone behind it. Welcome to UAE Sam..

OK.. I need to get up and walk a bit before my flight.. More form the road later..

nite all, nite sam

-me

 

ps. Max sent me some pictures of his latest project.. It’s a giant rear projection conformal mask.It’s a prop he’s building for a NYC bar. . Check it out !  Cool.eh ?