12/27
Another quiet day. Rachelle still on her endless work
of sorting through her stuff. She comes to Dan and I and says Who’s an NFL fan?
With a never been worn New York Giants hat. And then begins an extended
conversation about the New York Knicks. So…Rachelle is a die hard Knicks fan? I
remind Daniel that his mentor with the Sixers told hm the Knicks have the best
fan base in the NBA. Were they counting Rachelle?
Outside,
George hasn’t moved. Soon I’m going to
have serious discussion with myself
about George. I go out to speak with
him, and he begins with So you hear about UPS? And George tells me all about how
the delivery service has been so overwhelmed, that it has has failed in its delivery by Christmas promise. So that explains why my present for
Nate hasn’t arrived. And Dan’s for Nate. And Andrea’s for me. I heard it from George 24 hours before I read
it in the Times.
Dan spends two hours with me developing move out/move in to do lists. An then goes home for dinner with his brothers and mother. I’m getting ready for open mic.
Bobby
and Kristin stop by. I married them in Hoboken. With New York City license. So now we need to redo
the papers and the church is their official wedding site. Their parents will
sign again as witnesses tonight. Good to see them. Never had that happen
before.
Berik
and Leila
have a new show, Freedom of Creation. They’re attracting a growing
number of young artists and their openings are beginning to have the feel of
events.Tonight there is even a full bar. And some crossover with the open mic. Though the floor is thin and the projection
with music has to tone down after 8PM.
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| Berik and Leila |
When
Leila sees that her collage with rice has been attacked by mice, she repeats
what I already know…Rachel and her carts need to go.
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| Young artists |
Tonight’s
special guest is a singer name Eitan who is coming up at a performance at the Bitter
End.
Joe regales us with a recitation of Robert Service's the Cremation of Sam Mc Gee. Strong stuff well done. But I still am in awe of his recitation of the Ballad of the Black Fox Skin that he delivered from the pulpit in the darkened sanctuary for an audience of RL and I. It will take it's place in the declamatory recitation and reading hall of fame along with RL's original Red Ryder and the Fat Lady (And that is the actual title...I had it right back in 2010...)
Joe regales us with a recitation of Robert Service's the Cremation of Sam Mc Gee. Strong stuff well done. But I still am in awe of his recitation of the Ballad of the Black Fox Skin that he delivered from the pulpit in the darkened sanctuary for an audience of RL and I. It will take it's place in the declamatory recitation and reading hall of fame along with RL's original Red Ryder and the Fat Lady (And that is the actual title...I had it right back in 2010...)
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| Eitan |
I’m
happy when I see Nate and Kisenya and Dan and Micah arrive. And even happier
when Micah joins me for Merry Christmas from the Family by Robert Earl Keen and
Hank’s So Lonesome …along with Pat. Merry Christmas may be my favorite Christmas
song right now. It goes to the heart of the non-romantic, even humorous reality
of families and Christmas without condescension and ultimately care. And of
course, So Lonesome….is one of the all time
greatest written songs. Only sorry I missed some lyrics.
Hallelujah, everybody say cheese
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| Pat O, Bob and Micah |
Merry Christmas from the family.
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