At the Ranch, mother****ers!

Got in late last night after not following directions very well and having to drive through the city of San Francisco to get here, which is always interesting but not so much around midnight (3 am my time) and fighting sleep off while driving. That was not fun.

Plane landed a bit before 10 pm, I called Gregg and he was almost at the Ranch already. Gregg said he stopped at IN N OUT BURGER for a late night dinner, which is exactly what I was thinking of doing. Monkey Man see, Monkey Man do, I searched an IN N OUT in the area on my iPhone and bee-lined it there after getting my rental. That shit is so good, man. I can’t even believe I was eating a burger and greasy fries at like 2 am my time but it was glorious. Glorious.

Then I ended up in San Francisco after a wrong turn, a painful one hour detour, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and arrived a bit before 1 am PST. Checked in at the fire house, got my key, parked in the underground garage, and headed up to my room, the Frank Lloyd Wright on the second floor of the main house. I’ve never been in this room but at least my ignorant ass knows who Frank Lloyd Wright is. He was one of the dudes that invented the airplane, right?

It’s so peaceful and freaking quiet out here. Walking in from the garage I just soaked it all in; the stone walkways, the big trees, the natural-looking landscaping. It’s breath-takingly beautiful, even at night. Got into the main house and walked up to my room and that great smell I remember from my other visits brought back so many great memories and put me in the relaxing Skywalker Ranch spirit. We had such a ball here while mixing ALTERED and Stef and I can’t wait to get back here with the kids and everyone else in June.

But today is the spotting session with Bob Shoup. It’ll be good to see Bob again. We’re meeting at the coffee area at SKYWALKER SOUND at 9 am, just a short walk here from my room. I’ve got to get going.

I can already feel the tension of the last few months melting away. Not much to complain about at this point. Filmmaking good. Ranch good. Monkey Man like.

Off to meet with the White Ape and come up with a plan for the sound.

Peace to all from the Ranch.

-ed

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