David Byrne on Brazil

We're preparing a pretty comprehensive set of posts here as we approach the wedding - Carol has to finish going to Istanbul this week, and I have to finish a short but painful run of travel around the US (DC, Portland OR, Ann Arbor MI, NYC, Chapel Hill NC all in about 10 days) first. We'll be posting information on the beach trip, the hotel in Sao Paulo, the visa requirements, wedding registry, and all that good stuff. You should also be receiving written invites in January. And here's hoping you already have your passports in place...

In the meantime, David Byrne (of the Talking Heads) has just posted a lovely set of journal entries from his recent new year's trip to Brazil.  He writes about the difference between North and South, a bike ride in the forest and a sought-after session guitarist who doesn't accept those offers because he doesn't want to wear shoes, new year's eve in salvador, and much more. Byrne is a very thoughtful guy who's spent a lot of time in Brazil, and his writing is a good entryway for those of you contemplating the experience of the global South for the first time.

I was lucky enough that my first official work event for Creative Commons was a concert with David Byrne and Gilberto Gil at Town Hall in New York. That's when I knew I'd found the right group to work with...although meeting Byrne at a WIRED mag party filled with a mix of authentic geeks and out-of-place supermodels was surreal.