A touching moment last night at Taylor Street at UIC. Eric played like a pro; I was 10 feet away at one time and was frankly astounded by his skill. If you don't see one of his performances you are just plain stupid ( excepting those who live outside of Illinois for whom Uncle Joel I believe can secure a CD.). Colin couldn't come (he has seen Eric perform before so he is not stupid) but Bethany and I and Uncle Joel were there in full force. Eric's rendition of "I Shot the Sherriff" was a heart stealer; that is one of my favorite pieces; I sing and hum it all the time. Eric really put the right touch upon it. He was down on it like duck on a june bug.
Eric played some other arrangments of his own which were very good, but.... nothing tops Eric's vocals on "Sheriff". That boy can sing the pain right into your soul.
The gig started at 9:30 PM and ended at 11:30 PM. I will be at Eric's next performance; wild horses cannot keep me away.
Bethany and I had a great chat on the way down and back to/fro her apartment. Love to spend time with my Bethany.
Abby took the lead in the main school production; Abby is an artist who sticks to her craft through the thick and the thin. She's had some bad disappointments on casting,but she has manned-up and stayed the course. Kudos Babe.
As I get into my last score I believe to hell with money and work; I'm going to spend the maximum time left with "all my children", Mom, my nephews and siblings, and most importantly, my bride of 33 years, Barbara Lynn Hughes.
Its a good life if I remember what Mom taught me- it is family that really counts, and in the end, nothing else really counts.
Love you all,
daddio
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eric really appreciated you coming. so did i.
ReplyDeletelove, joe
still interested in doing a book review on the blog?
ReplyDeleteYES. Do you think we could get Mom, Jeff, Barb,etc?
ReplyDeleteCount me in.
ReplyDeleteJeff
Let us propose books , one person per month; we will rotate. If Jeff will propose a book for Nov 1, we can all go rent it and then we can start blogging about it on December 1. That gives us all 30 days both to read it and start thinking about our insights. Then, on Dec 1 we can begin our blog discussion. Jeff, choose any book you like. There is no veto power in this group; we read whatever the monthly selector chooses( within limits of the reasonable).
ReplyDeleteJoel; Would you please email mom, barb,etc and let them know we are conducting the discussion? I'm not lazy, I just can't figure out how to tell others as to how to access my blog!
John
As you well know, the limits of the reasonable have always been beyond my ken. I will do my best.
ReplyDeleteWell, I have chosen a book. It is very recent, was well reviewed in both the Washington Post and the Times, and it is short. However, it was released so recently that it may not be available in the libraries of the hinterlands, and it is non-fiction. If this puts it beyond the limits of the reasonable, please let me know, and I will choose another. I already have my eye on a memoir written by a man about his lover of many years: another man.
ReplyDeleteThe book I suggest is "On Kindness" by Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor (oddly familiar name), and published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. It is a topic about which I know very little, and look forward to learning about.
Since the notice date for my choice is November 1, you have time to reject this book, and I will timely select another.
Love,
Jeff
Jeff,
ReplyDeleteThe selection is fine and I will secure a copy at The Urbana Free Library.
John
Let the reading begin.
ReplyDeleteJeff