One in a likely long series of ways not to start your day: single-car accident on an interstate. If you were stuck behind a gang of rubberneckers on I-495 north just before the 113 exit shortly after 10 AM on the 17th, that was me. In trying to avoid hitting a large chunk of tire in the lane, I not only failed to miss the chunk of tire, I also ( Read more... )

The Lowell Folk Festival is this weekend, 24-26 July. It has lots of traditional folk music from around the world (i.e., no stereotypical singer-songwriters a la Christine Lavin or Bob Dylan), such as New Orleans jazz, zydeco, klezmer, Tuvan throat singing, and other fun stuff. There's all sorts of traditional ethnic food as well.

Come on up!

I saw my third movie this year: Batman Begins (no, I had not seen it before). Of the cast on screen, I recognized exactly one actor: Morgan Freeman. So, for my entertainment (and possibly yours), I list the places, if any, I have seen or heard the other first-billed actors.

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Having a back-seat driver in the Miata is downright strange.

Odaiko New England is having reVISION[1], its 15th anniversary concert at Arlington Regent Theater.

There are two shows: Saturday, 30 May, 8 PM; and Sunday, 31 May, 3:00 pm. Tickets available at the theater website.

I will be helping out, but not playing, at both shows.

[1] I am not responsible for the silly caps.

This Friday (8 May), Odaiko New England is having its Spring Showcase at 8 PM in the Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium. Admission is free, donations to Odaiko New England appreciated.

I'll be performing in one piece -- Matsuri, with the Styles Class -- so come see me make a fool of myself on stage.

Odaiko New England is having its Spring Extravaganza on 8 May at 8 PM at Concord-Carlisle High School. Admission by donation.

It's not in the Odaiko New England calendar yet. I'll post more information as I get it ( Read more... )

I know some of you visit or live in Maine, so I present the following for my (and my brother's) edification ( Read more... )

About an hour ago, I got back from Times Square (OK, 55th St and 7th Ave) after standing in a huge crowd with jiapa and watching the ball drop.

We ended up chatting with two other people we randomly met while out there -- turns out I was the only non-doctor of the group, very weird. (He was a pathologist, she was a cytologist, and jiapa does internal ( Read more... )

utterlyjaded is a bad influence. I now have grappa and walnut torrone.