DAVID BYRNE'S HEADY TALK

So David Byrne has up and left the country after three weeks of researching the life and times of flamboyant former first lady and fine footwear fetishist, Imelda Romualdez Marcos, the subject of his new musical, "Here Lies Love". Thank heavens though, that he too is a blogger and the written account of his trip posted on his website gives us all-access backstage passes to his personal impressions about the land of the brown and the hysterical. His first entry about lesbians singing "Burning Down the House" at IO Karaoke Club to a tv screen that was showing - surprise surprise - a burning house - perfectly sets the surreal tone of his journey. Interesting photos and a benign cameo by yours truly are an additional perk. I truly wonder if he'll be back? Click here for more...