A long Palindrome day’s journey into night
The events of tonight started the morning of April 13th. I was on my day off from work and on a high from the David Gilmour concert the night before at MSG. The next morning, I came crashing down to earth upon the news that my dads brother passed away after a long illness. Later in the same morning, I was notified that Erin & Her Cello were performing at Rockwood Music Hall on 6/1 and without hesitation I bought my ticket and I had something positive to look forward to. I had missed her previous two shows, the first at Rockwood was the night of the Black Sabbath show at MSG, and the second at Chiawali, I was out of it after a long week at work. There’s no way I’d miss three shows in a row.
We move ahead in time to June 1st. It wasn’t a good day for me at work as everything seemed to go wrong from the moment I clocked in. All of the negative aspects showed themselves from the inability to camly deal with difficult donors , struggling to deduce information in scheduling pickups and the feeling of being incompetent at doing my job. I couldn’t bolt out the door fast enough. But this evening was the rainbow I had to look forward to. I made it to Rockwood that afternoon and was going to have dinner but then Adam spotted me from inside, I walked in and I couldn’t stop smiling. I decided to have dinner while the sound check went on but I wasn’t sure what to eat. A hour passed and with tapas and Estrella Damn from A Casa Fox down the street in me, I was ready to go. But before the show began, I saw someone very special to me enter the room, the angel dressed in black aka Jen Jinx. At this point I’m on cloud nine and a single note hasn’t been played.
With percussionist extraordinare Jacquelene Acevedo joining the band tonight, she lent an extra groove and harmony to the ten song set. Playing a mix of previously performed material and in progress songs everyone was on form tonight. The slight miscues coupled with banter only added to the charm of the intimate venue.Based on the in progress songs tonight, I can’t wait for album number three. The combination of the music, the good company and a glass of rose made the bad day become an afterthought. It’s a perfect way to wrap up this Spring day. There’s a reason why the show happened tonight, the date 6/1/16 is a palindrome that can be written the same way backwards and forwards.
Although, it was weird to be upstairs after the show and see the faint remains of daylight. I settled into my familiar role of the third wheel, alternating between chatting and being a wallflower. In the end, I had a great time tonight and this is one cloud I don’t want to comedown from yet.
