Journal #3
May 22, 1999
Los Angeles, California
Dear Krew,
First of all, I’m really happy I’m done with the tour, it
was really long and it was hard work. Six numbers every show and you know you have to do
it in full every time, so it’s not like the Tom Collins tour where you have one
number and you just okay, get yourself together and do it. It’s like really work, and
I was sick so many times and I have different injuries and so it was a lot of work and
hard times. So first of all I was happy that I finished and I finally got home, you know?
But so you know what, to look at this in general, I enjoyed the tour so much and every one
of my routines I enjoyed so much. And the good thing that every routine is different and I
could show also different personalities and express myself in a different ways and it was
so great and I love so much our quartet number. The tour was great, you know. Everybody is
so friendly and everybody helping each other and we had a really good time together so
I’m looking forward to go back on the tour but I need a little break! The tour next
year, that’s most likely, that’s almost for sure if nothing happens, you know?
Earthquake in LA is pretty often so you never… it’s not so sure!
It’s fantastic, you know, that‘s the most enjoyable
feeling, that’s great to be home! I’m still decorating the house and it’s
coming together and I’m watching my pool being built, it’s going to be ready
soon… that’s great to be home in one place and not to go anywhere, you know?
I’m sick a little bit of the hotels, and the restaurant food.
Vacations, skydiving, horseback riding, acting classes, TV
appearances -- everything is in the schedule. I did Hawaii a couple of weeks ago. I went
to Hawaii for eight days, and it was great, went to Maui, so this is out from my
list… I will go down my list! Everything else is planned and I’m just doing
everything that I possibly can.
I’m so happy, you know, just seeing everybody because the tour
really gives me an opportunity to see people all around America. And it’s really
great to meet in person because I get so emails from people and you never know who’s
writing you, and then when I get backstage and you meet the person and, "Oh, here you
are. That’s how you look like!" You know, that’s fun too and people have a
chance to meet me too. They’re cheering really good on the show and you know it gives
you a lift because the tour is long and tiring and your going and doing all over again and
all over again and if don’t hear any response, it doesn’t motivate and
you’re just going down… When you guys at Rockefeller Center, that was so
fantastic -- so that’s great, when you have really good fans all over the cities.
I can say that I’ll try to open all emails if you guys sending
me something I’ll try to do my best so don’t hesitate. You know, I didn’t
check my emails for a really long time too, there was a lot, that’s why I probably
deleted some of them. If I occasionally delete, it’s nothing personal. Actually,
it’s giving me a lift reading your emails, because sometimes you a little down and
tired. And once I read some emails it just gives me a lift and makes me go on and go back
on the ice and do something wonderful if I can – or at least trying to do something
wonderful! But if emails are not that wonderful, you can imagine what I’m doing on
the ice after that – so you guys think twice before sending me emails, especially
criticizing or something!
That’s it for now. Some more exciting news coming. Stay tuned!
Your "unpredictable one,"
Iliushka J
