yes indeed. all is well with miss ali riley, having launched her second book of poetry, "tear down", to a packed house at the calgary library. never saw so many people buy a book after a reading. even had a fair sized line up for autographs. then ali, meghan hildebrand and i drove up to edmonton for meghan's art show. it was also quite fun and successful. my first time to edmonton. bigger than i expected. full of young and fun people. tons of action. everyone out for a good time. we stayed at the strathcona hotel which was a trip. our room had no television, no phone, a big brown pleather sofa and the most disgusting carpets ever. it was also one of the hugest rooms i've ever stayed in. right on the corner of the building at a busy intersection that was rocking all night long. good times. i met a man who told me his name was thunderbird spiritheart. it was tough to keep up with what he was saying but i very much enjoyed the encounter. we sat across from a young guy busking in the alcove of a woolworth's with a sharp suit and an electric guitar. he had all sorts of girls stopping to sing and dance along. good times.