April 21, 2020
I decided I’d take my accordion out in quarantine and try to learn how to play it. Of course I had to put on my German dirndl… because that is the closest region of garb I have, though it’s way off. Things: I need to replace the leather shoulder straps Read more…
December 30, 2011
The Iced Whale ornament waited patiently for the Christmas tree, comforted by the whiff of the salty scent of the Atlantic that wafts to The Electrician‘s home. In protest to a premature holiday kick-off, he waited well-past Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber-Monday to adorn the tree. Aaaah, a Poinsettia in front of a frosted window. The Read more…
February 9, 2009
The Brooklyn Academy of Music‘s Howard Gilman Opera House is a wonderful place to see a show. Even more so, to see the instrumental bliss of New Mexico’s Beirut and their cacophony of accordion, trumpets, ukulele, and glockenspiels. And even more so, to see the amazing band supported by the Vassar Read more…