Hey, I've Got Nothing to do Today but Smile
We had a particularly nice morning with our people. The conversation was thoughtful and helpful, and the food was predictably good. Thanks to all of you who contributed to either or both.
Spent the afternoon on the deck in the shade with Ruthie, reading and listening to the Reds game (which included Junior’s long awaited 500th tater). Then a wonderful dinner (grilled chicken & mushrooms) and we were off to the Simon & Garfunkel concert.
For a couple guys in their sixties they sounded fabulous. Both, however are beginning to age. Paul Simon, for example, is balding significantly and Ruthie and I noticed that he resembles the pictures we’ve seen of an aging Harpo Marx around the house without his famous wig. (Ruthie also pointed out that if Simon had Garfunkel’s hair, he’d look exactly like Harpo.)
They started about fifteen minutes late, (not bad at all for a concert,) and they played for over two hours. We definitely got our money’s worth. Both men seemed to be having a good time, although Garfunkel is so awkward to look at, standing there with his fists on his hips or his hands jammed down into his pockets. (But what a voice!) Ruthie and I were definitely among the younger folk there, and it was fun to watch another generation carried so sweetly back thirty or forty years. Eight or so songs into the show they brought out the Everly Brothers to play a mini-set and then we all got to see Paul and Art themselves transported back by their childhood idols. Still awestruck after all these years.
A 1999 poll of professional songwriters named Paul Simon the Most Influential Songwriter of the 20th Century, and sitting there last night, immersed in his genius, it was easy to see why. Dude can turn a phrase like few others. (And for the record, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” still rocks.)
Here’s what they played:
Old Friends/Bookends Theme
A Hazy Shade of Winter
I Am a Rock
America
At the Zoo/Baby Driver
Kathy’s Song
Hey Schoolgirl in the Second Row
Everly Brothers:
Wake Up, Little Susie
Dream
Let it be Me
Bye Bye Love (with S & G)
Scarborough Fair
Homeward Bound
The Sound of Silence
Mrs. Robinson
Slip Sliding Away
El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
Keep the Customer Satisfied
The Only Living Boy in New York
An American Tune
My Little Town
Bridge over Troubled Water
Encores:
Cecilia
The Boxer
Leaves that are Green
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
Spent the afternoon on the deck in the shade with Ruthie, reading and listening to the Reds game (which included Junior’s long awaited 500th tater). Then a wonderful dinner (grilled chicken & mushrooms) and we were off to the Simon & Garfunkel concert.
For a couple guys in their sixties they sounded fabulous. Both, however are beginning to age. Paul Simon, for example, is balding significantly and Ruthie and I noticed that he resembles the pictures we’ve seen of an aging Harpo Marx around the house without his famous wig. (Ruthie also pointed out that if Simon had Garfunkel’s hair, he’d look exactly like Harpo.)
They started about fifteen minutes late, (not bad at all for a concert,) and they played for over two hours. We definitely got our money’s worth. Both men seemed to be having a good time, although Garfunkel is so awkward to look at, standing there with his fists on his hips or his hands jammed down into his pockets. (But what a voice!) Ruthie and I were definitely among the younger folk there, and it was fun to watch another generation carried so sweetly back thirty or forty years. Eight or so songs into the show they brought out the Everly Brothers to play a mini-set and then we all got to see Paul and Art themselves transported back by their childhood idols. Still awestruck after all these years.
A 1999 poll of professional songwriters named Paul Simon the Most Influential Songwriter of the 20th Century, and sitting there last night, immersed in his genius, it was easy to see why. Dude can turn a phrase like few others. (And for the record, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” still rocks.)
Here’s what they played:
Old Friends/Bookends Theme
A Hazy Shade of Winter
I Am a Rock
America
At the Zoo/Baby Driver
Kathy’s Song
Hey Schoolgirl in the Second Row
Everly Brothers:
Wake Up, Little Susie
Dream
Let it be Me
Bye Bye Love (with S & G)
Scarborough Fair
Homeward Bound
The Sound of Silence
Mrs. Robinson
Slip Sliding Away
El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
Keep the Customer Satisfied
The Only Living Boy in New York
An American Tune
My Little Town
Bridge over Troubled Water
Encores:
Cecilia
The Boxer
Leaves that are Green
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
3 Comments:
I'm jealous.
Your description of the concert was wonderful! It actually brought tears to my eyes (of course everything does these days!) because it was so vivid. I'm glad you had a great time. Although, you did miss touring the Corvette museum!!
Hannah
Our just-retired counselor went to the concert, too, and was talking about it Thursday when we took him to lunch. I had to laugh because he's old enough to be your father and he was talking about it in the same way.
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