Toronto: William Finn

Just got back from Toronto, seeing Williiam Finn talk about his shows and listen to songs from Falsettos, A New Brain, Elegies: Song Cycle, and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Makes me glad to be alive, hearing his work. As good show tunes will. ...Not at all fluffy, this show; nearly all the songs were ballads, sad ballads at that. Of the pieces I'd never heard before, I really liked two from Elegies, both which gave me a lump in my throat: "14 Dwight Ave." and "Infinite Joy", both sung by Barbara Barsky, who at the end thanked Mr. Finn for writing excellent songs for middle-aged women.

Thank you, Mr. Finn, for writing excellent songs.

I did say thank you to him, and he gave a very polite "thank you for coming." Just before a kid came up and begged for a photo, which he got.

And now, bed awaits, because tomorrow's a full day too.

summer haircut

It's summer! Today was nearly the upper limit for what I find a comfortable temperature to be outdoors for long- 30C / 80-ish F. Last night neither d. nor I seem to have slept very well. Both of us were a bit groggy today.

To celebrate the season, I got my hair cut. Only I guess I'm a bit predictable- when I sat down, Collette asked me whether I had travel plans. I said, "actually yes," and she laughed, because she says I always get my hair cut before I travel. Huh. But she's right!

...And not only did I get 'hon'd, over the course of 15 minutes I was also 'dear'd, 'sweetie'd, and 'sugar'd.

It was a fun day, if a bit low on the brain power.