April 16th.  Thursday.

3 am - Awake and driving for my 6 am flight.  Engine light coming on.  Hope the car makes it.

Flight is good.  Watched an amazing doc about Stanley Kubrick on the plane.  He had hundreds and hundreds of large, archive boxes throughout his estate, documenting all of the research for his films. The doc maker spends 6 years combing through them!  Kubrick was an astonishing perfectionist. Amazing stories.  Also reading Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill.  Francis of Asissi; another Perfectioninst.

9:10 am  -  Landed in Winnipeg.  2 hour stopover.  Tired.  Back on a plane for 1 hour trip to Saskatoon.  I've never been.  

11:30 am -  Landed in Saskatoon.   People look calm, gentle here.  Down to earth. Start prepping my calendar today.  I love small airports - simple and easy - got my bag in 5 minutes.   Called the Parktown Hotel - waiting for a pickup.   I've got 3 days reserved but gotta find a couch to crash the last 3.

Holly, the hotel shuttle bug, picks me up - and says she can give me a ride or two for stuff today.  Great. That's a huge help.   

Met Michelle, a nurse from Toronto at the hotel - on her way out.  She wants to see ONLY in Toronto - and I had my postcards on me.  Doing grassroots reachout for Toronto from Sask.

1 pm - Unpack, settle.  Study my calendar and list of things to be done today.

Called Kirby.  He's all set for posters.  Says he's got lots and already put them up all over the place. Offers me a free ticket for the Arrogant Worms!  Yay!

Contact Joy Adams Bauer - our connection in Saskatoon Public schools - turns out she's just around the corner.  Perfect.  They could use as many as 44 posters - but I was only able to fit 50 in my tube.  I pull 25 for her.  Still need some to sell at the screenings and some for Okanagan.

2 pm - Holly takes me over to drop off the posters for Joy.  She's not there, but a friendly assistant takes them to pass on to Joy.  Back to the hotel.

2:30 pm  -  Lunch.  Simple. Pass some postcards to the waitress, receptionist, concierge.

Christine Jackson's asst. finally called back with address for DVD.  Emailed Ingrid to send out.

4 pm - Meditated and had a short nap.

6:30 pm  -  Head over to the Broadway theater for the Worms show!

The Broadway Theater looks great - nostalgic!  It's big.  Lots of people can fit in here.  400.  Hope we get 'em out.  Awesome.  First night lists director in attendance, but not the other nights.  MUST remember to tell the audience that I will be here for the other screenings - so send your friends!  Another night is reserved for FILM GROUP - that sounds good, must ask Kirby what that is.   

MUST remember to check the projection and levels tomorrow after my interview.

Arrogant Worms are selling a table of CDs and DVDs.  

The Worms are amazing - funny as hell!  The Saskatoon audience is vocal - raucous.  A good crowd.

I'm tired.  Head back to the hotel to work out my schedule for tomorrow and write this update!

STAY TUNED...