With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.
I enjoy paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.
September 14, 2003 - 1:56 a.m.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m addicted to live music. Addicted like an addict. I was thinking to myself, “Wow I haven’t been to hear live music in six day. How’d that happen?” I can quit any time I want, really, I just don’t want to. Yeah, that’s it.
Tonight I went to see Noam Weinstein. This is my fourth time seeing him. The second time he disappointed me, other than that he just keeps getting better. I think I must have been having a bad day that one time. Before the show I was thinking about him and Andrew Vladeck, they are my favorite local artists now. When I got to the Living Room who did I see there but Andrew, he’s friends with Noam. Richard Julian was there too. He has toured with Noam. It is a small world.
This was the first time I’ve been to the Living Room since it moved. The new space is wonderful, it is still intimate but more elegant and less crowded. It has the same number of tables in twice the space. The acoustics are better too.
Noam has the same problem as Eric Schwartz, my favorite song isn’t on any CD. He has a working on a new one, I hope it is on that. I bought his second CD today. I would have liked his first, it has Orgy on the F Train the first song I heard of his on it but it was sold out. I was looking at the credits for this one and found a pleasant surprise. Norah Jones has vocals on 5 of the 8 tracks. They are part of the same crowd. Norah used to play the Living Room all the time. I unfortunately never caught her there.
After the show I talked to Noam about FRFF. He has tried out for the emerging artist showcase but didn’t make it. He’s going to try again. I told him to come up and play the Budgiedome. I’m pretty sure the Früheads will love him. I know that Carey will think he’s cute.
Check out his homepage it is weird and fun. Follow the pictures link, it isn’t what you’d expect. He is a definite batnose.
When Andrew was leaving he saw me talking to Noam and said, “You know Gordon too?” It made met think about what Lisa says about me. She said that I know everybody and she calls me the mayor. Other people have commented on it too. I never feel that way. In my mind I’m always the kid in high school that doesn’t know anybody. That isn’t true anymore and I’m finally starting to see it. I don’t have enough intimacy in my life. My only real conversation the last few days was 15 minutes with Carey this afternoon. That doesn’t mean I don’t talk to people though.
Tomorrow is the Jewish Family Dance with the Klezmatics. I was hoping to go with Marti who I haven’t seen in a year. I also asked Gella and Melissa. For a while I thought all of them might go, now it seems that none of them will. I am going to not let that stop me from going. I’m going to look at is as on opportunity, not a problem. I’ll go and find a partner and maybe meet somebody worth knowing. That has always been a traditional function of dances and who am I to fly in the face of tradition. I just have to overcome my prejudice about it being a Jewish dance. So many of my friends went out of their way to date Jewish women. I never have. I don’t really care what a woman’s background is. I’ve even been known to go for cute redheaded Irish girls.
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Email me: GordonLew at gmail
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