After catching Tightwad Tuesday at the Hedge House, Michelle and I spent some time relaxing in the yard, then turned on the tube. VH1 had a show with Journey’s Randy Jackson encouraging discussion from John Maher and Paul Simon. Not being a John Maher fan, I was skeptical, but Paul is one of hte greatest songwriters ever, so we watched.
I was impressed by John for the first time, but I was pulled back to the summer of 1999 when Michelle insisted that I go with her to see Paul Simon in concert. It was a perfect day with a perfect sunset in the 4th row. Paul hadn’t toured in a while, and standing atop the Gorge with ravens flying overhead and a natural amphitheater of happy people, he was elated. The show was amazing. Paul infected people with his elation. Its too bad that Bob Dylan had to kill it. Sure Bob’s great, but that was a while ago. His live show suffered, so we left a bit early.