april 1995: i was introduced to steve vai‘s music when i first heard “blue powder” from the passion and warfare cd at a college bbq/party (back at my hometown of belo horizonte in mg, brazil).
- june 27, 2001: i went to my first steve vai concert (at “the grove of anaheim“, which was then called “the sun theater”).
- august 22, 2001: i wrote this poem while listening to steve vai’s “call it sleep” from the flexable cd.
- late night october 6, 2007: i handed a printout of the poem to the man himself after the long island, ny concert.
