A very frustrating day so far with good moments: I had to send a fax to a singer on the Herbert songs recording, but for the second time the fax number she provided will not accept a fax; it's on a phone where you can hear the answering machine pickup and speak but then the line is busy and the fax won't go through. Dealing with this for too long this morning screwed up my walk to visit Skip Kennon so I ended up in a taxi on Eighth Avenue that moved about half a block per light change, so the taxi bill for going 14 blocks cost me around $10, which is4-5 too much in my book. The traffic situation in this City is ridiculous. I believe I will die in an ambulance in a traffic jam because this town's a mess and not getting better. Then, I gave the driver the wrong address so that put me off course. My visit wth Skip, however brief, was nice, and I had a good time at City Center with Joshie.