now see how quickly the week goes by? at least it seems that way right now.
george winston was good. in his afternoon performance, he only played the guitar. the slack guitar, which started in hawaii in the 1800’s, i believe, and started with people tuning their guitars down. slacking the strings.
the music was beautiful and very very mellow. almost too mellow – i had to give two more hours of chair massages, and worried that i wouldn’t be able to stay awake. so after the concert, i had two glasses of strong iced tea. plus, they were playing the lively music during the massages, so i had plenty of energy.
george wore jeans, old brown shoes, and a long-sleeved green pullover with a jacket vest over it for the afternoon show. i wondered if he’d be more dressed up for the evening paying performance.
for that show, he took off his vest and wore darker shoes that looked sort of like slippers. he shuffled onto the stage and gave a few quick, jerky bows, which entranced me. clearly, he’s about the playing, not about the showmanship.
he did most of his numbers on a steinway grand, with a couple of guitar pieces thrown in, and one on the harmonica. highly entertaining. i bought two CDs. in addition to the mellow music, he played a few Doors songs, and a variety of interesting stuff. he’s done quite a few Vince Guaraldi pieces, and he played a couple of them.
I ran into a couple of people i hadn’t talked to in years during intermission, as well as a few who i seem to see everywhere i go.
a good time was had by all.
tonight at rehearsal we’re going to learn a can can. very exciting. i swam this morning, for only 20 minutes, and had triathlon flashbacks, feeling a couple of times like i was going to drown. but i perservered. the water was still a little murky. the waves seemed a little bit large, especially considering there were only three other people in the pool. they must have been big splashers.
i could have gone running this afternoon, but instead i went to lunch. outside, in the warm weather.
ok then,
grace as the weekend approaches.