Thanks for coming to this! Glad you enjoyed the afternoon...

Great to talk to you there! It was nice to have an enthusiastic & attentive crowd.

...and that's after a week in which I got to hear Alabama Shakes at MGM, and Mary Halvorson at RegattaBar. For financial & logistical reasons this isn't a sustainable pace, but this constant inspiration & variety is life-food to me and I will do it when I can.

Ah! I caught the evening performance and enjoyed the whole program very much. I also think it was an astounding feat of endurance to do that program twice with little time between performances in that heat and humidity.

It sure was great to get a chance to hear them live! I’m really happy that the Gardner keeps hosting musicians we otherwise rarely hear in Boston. Now I’m hoping we can also start getting concerts at times other than Sunday afternoon.

Yes! I was there with @doriastories.bsky.social and then after a quick coffee we drove out to Rivers for the final concert in their weekend of contemporary music. Many good options today, but I don’t regret our choices. Sorry I didn’t see you to say hello.

I had seen passing reference to these pronouns before, but when I read that book (which you gave me!) it was the first time I had any context for them & a memorable demonstration of their usage. Glad to be able to share that point of reference!

Great to see you there. It was an inspiring evening in a place that I’ve
come to associate (especially over the past year) with particularly adventurous listening experiences!