9 AM- Rise and caffeinate! My morning view from the hanging basket chair in my loft in downtown L.A. Music playing and reading the news. I always wanted to be the type who gets up and goes to the gym first thing in the morning. I've come to accept that just ain't gonna happen this lifetime.
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There we go!
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10:30 AM - And I'm out and about! Greeting strangers and birds as I whistle and walk the streets of downtown L.A., I make my way to Grand Central Market. A sensible mid-morning flat white and sweet and airy waffle from the espresso bar whilst doing more reading and people watching.
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11:30 AM - Now vibrating from coffee and sugar, I bounce through the Arts District, taking in some amazing street art. I bought my first "big boy camera" before going to do a concert in Ireland this summer and am still learning how to use it. Hoping to document my travels this year!
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3 pm - had a "general" meeting with a casting director (when in L.A....) and, ravaged by the kind of hunger that only self promotion can create, have a mid-day breakfast. Because I can. An impromptu meet-up with my Maria, the sunshine-y Kerstin Anderson, adds greatly to occasion.
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Yum!
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4:30 PM - On my drive home, I receive notification that my very first guitar has been delivered to the theatre! Here she is!! I haven't named her yet as I'm waiting for her to reveal more of her personality. Right now I call her a lot of names, none of them printable. Learning how to play guitar is not easy.
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5:15 PM - Yesterday I became a first time Uncle!!! First baby in the Davis family!! My brother and sis-in-law, Jeff and Erin, have given us Spencer Floyd Davis!
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5:25 PM - Looking at Spencer sleeping inspired me. Nap time.
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5:45 PM - Charging complete, I awake. First order of business, food. As you might surmise, dining occupies a very important part in my life. Eating on tour is a great way to get into a new city. In Los Angeles, that means amazing Mexican food! So I settle in at Guisados for their mini taco sampler, the best horchata I've ever had, and some gelato from next door.
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There she is!
Ben Davis
7 PM - Entering my dressing room I come face to face with my "work guitar." Kinda like my "work wife," only not. She knows there's another guitar in my life now. I can feel it.
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8:34 PM - BAM! Howdy, Captain. Forgot to take a pic in my first costume, but here I am in, partially, a gorgeous Jane Greenwood creation getting ready for my scene with Elsa and Uncle Max.
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11 PM - leaving the Ahmanson and walking through the plaza celebrating Dios de la Muerta (google it). I do love the culture here in SoCal.
Ben Davis
11:10 PM - walking to have drinks with my Maria, we're reminded of this, in Lakers' colors no less.
Ben Davis
11:20 PM - The queen holding court with a drink at The Clifton, an amazing old cafeteria recently completely redone with bars on the top floors complete with a giant sequoia in it!
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11:35 PM- with one drink in her, Kerstin begins making friends.
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12:30 AM - after some great conversation, I shove Kerstin (stone sober) into her car and walk back to my loft. Standing on my balcony, replete with a succulent garden, I bid fair L.A. goodnight. A homeless guy underneath tells me to shut up.
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