Lip balm Laughter

This weekend has turned out to be one of the most unexpected best. I have to give public thanks to my amazing friend Ruby. She rescued me Friday evening and helped me forget about my current hypertension life. She asked about old dramas that have eased into that We-Can-Laugh-About-It-Now phase. I relived foofaraw and FEFFFF and giggled over the stupidity of it all. Men in bear suits, Jesus on a telephone pole, jars of mayonnaise, Easter forgotten, swinging walkers and can you rearrange your whole studio to meet MY needs? Probably my favorite moment was visiting an old haunt, tripping down a memory lane of scents, trying to avoid the overpushy saleslady, and being chided for not buying lip balm. Kisa and Ruby know me that well. They’ll say I Told You So but I can’t stop thinking about what I didn’t get so I’m going back for a tube or two!

Kisa & I spent Saturday night wandering Northampton – we zipped into Different Drummer for a cookbook stand and a flexi cutting board (kisa is so smart), eating yummy pizza (it’s a tradition now!) and listening to Rebecca Correia and Kyle Spark at Bishops. They are so good together! I almost remembered the entire setlist:

• Greatest Mistake? – a new song I haven’t heard before
• Miss You – easily one of my favorites
• Better Day – I always want to call this one ‘Rain’
• Quiet Hands – I shed a small tear for “our” first dance song. I love it!
• On Your Way Down – I thought Rebecca would tell the story but she didn’t
• For the Taking – my favorite Kyle and Rebecca duo song. They sound great together!
• Walking Back – definitely one she needs to perform more
• Sarah’s Song – I love the line about the Chinese buffet
• Gin – this one always gets people. Kyle’s solo is kickazz!
• ? – I don’t remember this one. Something new? Something unfamiliar?
• No apologies – another one I need to hear more often

My glass of Merlot lasted all night. It went well with the amazing music. Rebecca talked about the Miss You cd release party she’s having in Florida (at Virgin). After six years we are all anxious for the new music we have heard so much about. She joked that if we didn’t come to Florida we would have to buy Miss You on the Internet. Very funny.
After the show we talked about a hometown cd release party. I’ll see what I can do about rallying the troops when the time comes. Time to party!