Ara, how awesome you got that photo of the interview!

Madlene and I were thinking "We should have taken a pic to post here", but then when I came home and saw the one you posted I got all excited. That was my first Armenian tv interview since 1994. I think I stumbled on a few words, but I hope people understood what I had to say.

Arthur Ispirians album will be a shocker to many in Armenia (since I've never heard this style being produced here) but I'm hoping things will start changing here soon. There are so many talented artists in this country, but creativity is lacking. Armenia produced some awesome music back in the Soviet days, but the pop music being produced nowadays lacks immense creativity and depth in order to compete with the world market. This is one of my missions here in Armenia.

After the interview we went out to a cafe for a bit, then, after 1 in the morning, we decided to go to a huge outdoor 24-hour market in Malatia (aka Bangladesh). We did some produce shopping, and also bought 25 eggs from a woman from Akhalkalak (Georgia). What a different world this place was.