pantoum's Diaryland Diary

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SOMETIMES I PLAY THE MAN IN BLACK

Sometimes I play the man in black. Or at least some people in chorus call me that because I'm shy onstage and look down at my guitar and just groove. Only they think I look cool, like Johnny. Funny. Guess that's similar to how I like how my little brother Lad sings with his eyes closed the first couple of songs at his shows. I told him I thought this was cool, and he said it's so he can adjust to the crowd, be comfortable instead of nervous. The things we do....

Anyway, am on my way to back-to-back meetings and want to run upstairs for a coffee—decaf, sigh—first, so am posting a nice e-mail I received after our concert. Will try to add a first-person entry later.

Drummer X—my name for her—reminded me of how strange it is to come from a family of seven and know I could only invite two of them to something so significant in my life as my wedding. Sad commentary.

This just in from Drummer X:

Just wanted you and the rest of the chorus to know I truly enjoyed playing with the CWC again this year and wanted to thank all of you for asking me to be a part of this. This was a hard concert on me and I didn't really realize it until the night of the concert. As I heard the "people of god" minister, priest, rabbi read their speeches and then listened to the chorus sing as the picture of all the ceremonies were being shown, I realized about 300 people had just seen one of the pictures from Cee's and my wedding, but who had never seen them, because it is against god's laws, is my own parents and family.

Thank you for putting this concert on. The chorus doesn't just sing, you guys make a difference in our community.

That aside, also wanted to pass on what a great addition I thought Ali and Terri were to the little band [which I am sometimes a part of—but mostly when we need a guitarist to play a Johnny Cashlike role]. Seems to grow every few years, and I]m not talking about my waist line........ And it looks like we may really get a lesbian rock band started out of this. You'll have to ask Terri what the name is again.....makes me blush to say it.

As always, one of your biggest fans.
Drummer X

SANG IN SHOWER: Another embarrassing one. I got a brand new pair of rollerskates. You got a brand new key....

READING: one of my handwritten cookbooks—someone asked me for my smoked salmon goat-cheese strata recipe

BEST OF SPAM Subject Lines: Bettie: She loves you before • Fidel: you'll be amazed Milo • Julie Dahl: where are you? • Dolly Gilman: hmmm, let's try it • Roxie Rollax repliccas you watned - possess the hypocrite

Possess the hypocrite. I like that.

10:40 a.m. - 2005-06-07

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