Monday 11/06/2023
The hummingbirds have finally gone away, or almost. After a week of heavy consumption last week, refilling the jar two or three times a day, suddenly there’s only one bird coming by and the juice lasts more than a day. I never posted my nice hummer shot here, did I.
It was like that for a couple of weeks. Now, nothing.
Also, yesterday when I went over to the California Ave. market, I spotted a parking space and pulled into it, and only when I got out did I notice the coincidence.
Same make and year and color (not the same model, the other one isn’t a plug-in), and license plates only 47 apart, 6VHU068 and 6VHU115.
Took a standard walk first thing. Then down to FOPAL where I spent 2:30 processing a shit-ton of books and getting my section all tidy for the sale next weekend.
Spent some time on guitar practice, but the news there is, I finally got time for a tete-a-tete with Mary to find out why and how exactly she wants me to perform. Her concept is there will be a general revue or showcase of everyone around here who plays anything. A relaxed post-holiday party in the lobby on 12/27. There will be a cello duo, a flute duo, piano and so on. Different people showing what they know. So I said, “So only one song?” Oh, no, at least two, maybe three. But things people might sign along with. So I am going to focus on that.
“Puff the Magic Dragon” was one I had suggested earlier and she liked it. Unfortunately I am finding that one just brutal to play. It has a really pretty chord sequence, G – Bminor – C – G – C – G – Eminor. Which if you play it right, gives you a lovely descending scale in the bass (listen). But the first G has to be a barre chord, stopping all six strings at the third fret, then smoothly down to all six strings at the 2nd fret for the Bminor. And my poor left hand just is having a hell of a time doing that, repeatably. So possibly I may give up and start with Malvina Reynolds’ “Sing Along” which is fun to sing and to play.
Other than that one, “This Land Is Your Land” is easy to play, but I would want to have all the verses memorized. Finish with “Jambalaya” which is super easy to play, only 2 chords.
Codgerville 