Roger Waters: The Wall Live in Boston 9/30/2010

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

I was one of the lucky 50,000 or so to catch one of the three Boston performances of Roger Waters: The Wall Live, and I’ve got to say, it was stunning. I went to the first show–on Thursday–and was blown away: there really is nothing else quite like seeing it live, and I think everyone in the crowd that night would agree. The whole building seemed to know what was going on, participated right on cue, and took in the full power of the show.

Roger created a true spectacle: a combination rock-n-roll concert, opera, social commentary piece, fourth of July celebration, end-of-days judgment, teen angst reflection, multimedia blitz, and acid trip experience, all of it packed with thrilling excitement and somber observance.

Stage Just Before the Show

Stage Just Before the Show

I can’t say enough about the show, and neither could The Boston Globe, which gave the show a glowing review. If you’re able to catch this once in a lifetime show (or my lifetime anyways), you absolutely have to.

Card I gave my Dad for his birthday along with a ticket.

Card I gave my Dad for his birthday along with a ticket.

I took my Dad, who is a huge Pink Floyd fan, and has seen Roger in concert a number of times over the years, for his birthday. When we met for dinner before the show, he gave me his concert-tee from Roger’s 1986 tour as a thank-you, and I wore it to the show. Couldn’t have asked for a better thank-you gift, though I’m sure he would have kept and worn it to the show had it still fit him. Gifting it was also an excuse to buy himself a new tee-shirt, which he’s already worn twice.

SPOILER ALERT: continue reading at your own peril.

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Debt

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Left a thank-you note early this morning in return for some very gracious hospitality. While I’m not particularly proud of the prose, the experience was hard fought and the sentiment true.

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“I drank their last beer
& stayed an extra night.

It followed a day begun by
Furious sunshine’s height.

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Late summer New England harvest: baked three ways

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

My Saturday evening was great. It began with a trip to Allandale Farm and ended with a few cocktails at a local haunt. This post is about the six-or-so hours in-between.

New England farms produce a great late summer harvest, ranging from sweet corn to tart berries, and that harvest inspired my Saturday’s activities. With fresh local produce and a little dairy in hand, I set off to celebrate the harvest by baking it three ways.

Fruits of Labor

Late summer New England harvest: baked three ways

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Pie-off 2010: Blueberry-Peach

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

One night last week I tweeted that I was giving up on getting to sleep in favor of baking a strawberry-rhubarb pie for breakfast. It was delicious. A friend who is visiting from L.A. tweeted back “i know a bbq that could use a good pie like that. i dare you to bring it.”

Challenge accepted.

Unfortunately, Allandale Farm is in between strawberry crops at the moment, so I had to settle for 2lbs. of delicious California peaches and a pint of local blueberries.

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The Fruit - Before

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Finally got to dig in!

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Old Art

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

Since I purport to be, among other things, a sometime artist, I thought I should post some so-called art here. These are all scans of prints that I made from film that I shot and developed. None of them are the finished version–those were all given away as cheap gifts. They’re the only prints I have left, and I don’t see myself heading to the darkroom anytime soon.

Sunday

sunday, 2000, in my parents kitchen, Boston

Karen

Karen, 2001, Boston City Hall Plaza

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Poor Poetry

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

I’ve not written here for awhile, but have been writing quite a bit. Most of my penning has been short, unfinished fiction scenes from my boring life. Some, though, is bad poetry. I’ve created an alternate identity to share the words I force into each others company. Here’s a snippet from a piece entitled “One”:

“Wondering and waiting, thinking hard but speaking soft.

A chance anticipated. A calculated loss.

Legs kept moving, eyes shut real tight.

Misunderstood the meaning of the unexamined life.”

Read the rest of One, which is alone for now, and check back at PauvrePoete for future posts, or follow @PauvrePoete. For the record, the double entendre was inadvertent.

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Oh man, that was good…

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

But I ate it way too quickly. Fired up the stove for a quick-ish, super easy dinner for myself and little brother. A page out of Smitten Kitchen’s book (based on a classic Israeli dish) substitution of sauce to a simpler but slower one, (that I enjoy on occasion as a soup–it’s that good–nod to Marcella Hazan), all served over a handful of french fries (because I had some in the freezer). Top that off with a few sprigs of home-grown thyme, and you’ve got yourself one hell of a meal for under $5 a plate. Man, that was good.

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so light. so easy. so healthy (minus the butter). food coma.

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