amusedIt might be terrible (or at least openly mercenary) of me, but the first thing that crossed my mind when we were talking about B’s secondhand ties to Gillian was whether I could finagle some sort of backstage experience. I think his links to the Irish music crowd are stronger (he was asked onstage when the Chieftans played Symphony Hall), but I don’t think the fantasy was entirely outside of the realm of possibility. Still, I feel a little guilty about having my mind fall so quickly upon personal gain.
Of course, I said nothing.
I did mention Drew’s interest in picking up the banjo, and that that had spurred some weird impulse in me to try fiddle again. I’m horribly UN-dextrous, though, and tend to feel like things that are easy for real musicians are just incomprehensible to me. Future plan, though... I’ve much on my plate right now.
