Reluctant-Tambourine-Gift-Receiver/Picnic

What is this place?
saw it on the way out of LA. It could be something scary, but I like the big sign anyway.
Ive been paying really close attention to my dream life lately. Recently I've had a few dreams about infant girls, there are people around, and in the dream I become aware that no one's taking care of them. They're sort of scared and intimidated and a bit lost. Anyway, I end up really wanting to look after them and make sure they're OK.

So the other night Ben had a little girl come onstage and hold the toy piano for Catch My Disease. She was terrified. So cute but just standing there in horror staring at the ground. She became the embodiment of the little girls I'd been dreaming about. I felt such compassion for her and my heart ached to stop playing and just take care of her forever! Anyway, instead I gave her my red star tambourine. It felt like I was honouring and healing the scared little girl part of myself. I wanted her to remember the night and somehow help her to dream.. or something. But she wouldn;t take it!! She absolutely flat-out refused, shaking her head as she left the stage to huge applause. I hunted her down, and eventually convinced her that I really wanted her to have the tambourine. She was such a sweetie and just thought I should keep it because I needed it.
Does that not break your heart?!?!?
Phew, eventually she accepted.



This is a different little girl. Her name is Opal. Try not to die from her cuteness. She is here with her mum Audrey, a dear friend. The three of us had a breakfast picnic in my San Fran hotel room.