Tuesday July 08, 2008
Tuesday July 08, 2008 It all started when a friend offered me a spare ticket to the San Francisco Opera. Being a jazz dude, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to hear something new. Last time I went to opera, I was in Moscow and Yeltsin was ruling the country. And last time I wore a sports jacket, I was 40 lbs larger, so I had to buy a new one.
Driving to SF was out of the question due to the Pride Celebration that day. Took the Caltrain. I should have taken the bus from the Caltrain station and not walk, because, as it turned out, loud disco music and uncovered genitalia do not mix well with 17th century costumes and classical singing. I had to reset my brain, the way a perfume shopper resets her nose with a whiff of coffee beans between two different fragrances.
We saw Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" and Natalie Dessay took my breath away. I had tears in my eyes, like that time I heard Billy Harper play "Priestess" live. Magical.
Celebrations continued with grilled meats and fermented drinks and climaxed with July 4th fireworks in Bellevue, WA, where I was visiting my old friends from college. It was great to see that some folks are not yet affected by the economic downturn. Redmond inhabitants are still keeping up with their Joneses, not letting them have bigger TVs, longer camera lenses, etc. And hey, after a few beers, I, too, felt like there was no tomorrow.
(2008-07-08 10:24:48.0)
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