What a weekend
I tried 5 times to get a James Brown clip on here, but something’s not working… oh well. You’ll just have to imagine James singing while you skim through…
here it is! James Brown - I Feel Good
Saturday was a day of extremes. Started with playing a much shortened set for the Johnson Street merchants contribution to Art-a-whirl. The magician went long and I didn’t start until 12:15. Had to quit at 12:30 because I needed to meet SE and her family over near Franklin Ave so that I could ride along with them to Hudson, WI., for KO’s mom’s funeral. The funeral a study in contrasts. Brand new building that made congregational singing feel like we were singing in a closet (in other words, very hard work and not supportive at all) but the service and sermon were well planned and focused on Gospel through JO’s life. She left strict orders that there would be no visitation or reviewal. She was cremated and her remains would be interred later. So the eulogies were offered at the luncheon. Perfect, if you ask me. It allowed for anyone who wanted to offer a story or remembrance and it didn’t hold us all hostage as someone who was asked to speak for 5 minutes rambles on for 20.
Then back to the cities, back to my car, back home (via the grocery where I picked up a baguette and a wheel of brie) and went home to change clothes and freshen up. McKilt came by around 6, as planned. He rode his motorcyle (which meant he was wearing jeans, for those of you wondering 
) We arrived at SH’s party around 6:30 and had a lovely time. Home around 9:30. I had a good time and I think McKilt did too. Not the Dr. Oz kind of good time, but good in other ways; hard to describe and I don’t think I’ll try.
Today was bittersweet. It was the end to a wonderful year of choir. The highschool and adult choir sang O Sifuni Mungu this morning and all the children’s choirs sang their year-end Evensong at 4:00.
I came home and slept for over an hour before I had the energy to get up and make something to eat.
I’ve struggled today with coming to terms with the fact that I don’t know when I will next have a choir. I have no idea when I will next work at a place as healing and supportive of my work as this. I’m afraid that I’ll either spend a long time without music as part of my work or wind up at a place that will be hard. I’m getting increasingly more and more sad about leaving these people and wondering when I will find a place again.
And, even thought things with McKilt went well last night, there is no certainty there either. Nothing yet that I can depend on when fear and sadness overtake me. Not yet anyway. And no real way of knowing if it will grow to that. Of course, that’s part of the adventure of it, I suppose.
I re-read what I’ve written and it sounds far more sad than I am. I meant what I said at the outset. I feel good.
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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Corporate Intrigue 2008
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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Corporate Intrigue 2008
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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Corporate Intrigue 2008
May 21st, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Sounds like you had a very pleasant weeekend. Kinda bittersweet with the choir thing and all.
May 21st, 2007 at 7:39 pm
I think a memorial like that where people can share there fondest memories are the best. When my Great Uncle died (a man that I really loved and respected) I couldn’t wait to hear stories about him from others and to share a short one of my own. But instead the Preacher of the church talked about how my Uncle had been “imperfect” throughout his life and instead assaulted us with a sermon of Fire and Brimstone. I was outraged. When I left I got pulled over for speeding. The cop asked me where I was coming from, “a funeral” I said angrily with fire in my eyes.
He panicked and left in his patrol car without giving me a ticket. No sane person crosses e when I’m livid. Apparently not even cops with guns.
-P
May 21st, 2007 at 9:41 pm
I think I know what you’re talking about with McKilt. I would love to be at the place where I’m finally comfortable with a man again. It’s hard to remember what that feels like.
May 23rd, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Very nice!
November 19th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
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