Off to church tomorrow morning at St Austin’s. I will have to look up him/her when I get a minute. Yea, what is that story?

But the task now is to fill you in on today. It’s 2219 now and just getting to blog. We have been on the run since early morn, all good.

So, really the important thing is that the premier went awesome. A not quite packed venue was there to watch five short documentaries as a group. My Rebecca is going to help me remember them and place them in the right order. First was Bacon and the Wrath of God (about a Jewish women who decides to step out and eat, well bacon). Two was Phil’s Camino which you know about and will tell you more about in a minute. Third was “Alive and Kicking”(South African soccer team made up of Grannies – my favorite other than PC). Fourth was “The Shining Star Of Losers Everywhere” (story about a popular Japanese racehorse that never won a race). These C’cksucking Tears (story of brave gay country western singer Pat Haggerty)

Yes, well a pretty mixed bag there, right? But Phil’s went extremely well with people responding so well to it. I was blown away for one. It is magically beautiful. It is inspirational. It is funny in places. It is exotic in a Northwesty and a Spanish way, both. The drone shots are phenomenal. The map animation is very special. The interviews are rock solid. The sound and color problems were totally ironed out and the editing is crispy. There is the original soundtrack which adds so much. And there is more footage of Kelly! Yah! Right, you put that all together and it is truly multidimensional. It just comes at you like an octopus with its eight arms swinging.

We had a question and answer session on stage afterward which was very amazing to see and hear all the different folks who made the films, again a mixed bag for sure. Then there was a get together in the lobby for photos and more talk. Then we were off to a restaurant, a close by walk, to have lunch and celebrate. Of course we couldn’t leave it at that and headed back into the thick of things for parties and sight seeing.

Well, all together, a very heady day. It was kind of like a chocolate fondue, something you can’t do all the time. But we are off to a brunch late morning tomorrow and will see some more films as the day goes on. Monday we see Phil’s Camino again and another Q and A session. And somewhere along the line want to see the other group of short documentaries.

So, Padre Tomas, your lovely Chaplain friend made it. And thank you for your prayer for us as we went on our maiden voyage. Things are happening Padre, St James is Afoot. And how about St Austin?

Well, have to turn in, my eyeballs are crossed. A stellar day for getting the message out. Love you, Felipe.