Lovely Sue

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“All in the Downs the fleet was moor’d,
The streamers waving in the wind,
When black-eyed Susan came aboard;
‘O! where shall I my true-love find?
Tell me, ye jovial sailors, tell me true
If my sweet William sails among the crew.”
~”Black-eyed Susan” by John Gay

Purrfect Puzzlement

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When Lucas picked out the 700-piece puzzle, I thought about redirecting him toward the 100-piece ones. We have a ton of puzzles, after all.

But Lucas has been a puzzle-master for years now. He can pick out a matching color faster than I can sometimes, and he has a killer eye for shapes. It’s like he has that missing piece’s edges imprinted in his mind, and other similar pieces click with that template: “Oooh! This may be the one!”

Plus, since we now have an actual dining room table, we’re free to use the old slate/wood coffee table for play, which means that the puzzle wouldn’t have to be completed today.

And if it lingers, all the better.

The boys and I have come to the table off and on all afternoon, all of us intrigued by the developing whole.

Although Kevin doesn’t love puzzles, he pulled the stool over and played the Les Paul (I mean, Josephine) for a long while.

I don’t think piece-hunting is aids my song-lyrics memory, but I’m definitely more into singing some lead when I’m seeing the line. 😉

ESoED Acoustic: Washington Square Park, 7/25/09

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We’d been in New York for a few days already and were rich with musical experiences.

We’d been awed by the phenomenal Pat Martino the night before at the Iridium. We’d taken the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tour at the (now-closed) Soho annex (with the awesome John Lennon exhibit). We’d bought Kevin’s Les Paul, Josephine at Rudy’s.

And we’d just been down City Hall-way to purchase a Xoom H2 recorder at JR‘s, the same one we recorded this show of sorts on.

So when we walked toward Washington Square that afternoon, planning to play a little for the homeless people and the black squirrels, we weren’t expecting to be drowned out.

Yep, down by the fountain, a guy was banging on the drums while kids did flips and stuff. And by banging, I mean BANGING.

It was frustrating then, and it was even frustrating editing these recordings. 😛 It would be very easy to blame the drums for taking two years to get them posted, but it wouldn’t explain the other shows sitting in my to-edit folder..

The full session with all the in-between talk and all:

And the individual tracks…

Intro

Monroe’s Hornpipe

Let’s Shoot for the Moon §

Moondance

Jo Song #2 (‘Cause I Love You) ♥ (See legal.)

This is WSP

Every Second of Every Day ♥ (See legal.)

Georgia

Sitting on Top of the World

Willin’

Idle Chatter

Music Man ♥ (See legal.)

Summertime

♥ Original songs © Every Second of Every Day
§ Written by and © Kevin’s uncle, Danny Cockram