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otr, the ark, ann arbor, 23 july 2000. after the fact.

originally i had planned to arrive at the ark at 7:30, one hour before the 
doors opened.  but i looked outside and saw the sun shining and i decided to 
be a little earlier.  it seems that people are more willing to stand in a 
line when the weather is meek.  that's why i was hoping for rain, or 
something like that.

so i got there at 7:00.  i wasn't the first in line.  but my spot was good 
enough.  i managed a front-row seat, which was what i wanted.  right there in 
front of karin.  or as in front of karin as i could have been.  had i been 
directly in front of karin, i would have been sitting in the aisle.

the lineup:
linford
karin
jack
and chris donohue on basses of all sorts.  well, a couple sorts.  he did play 
an upright.

the list:

when i go
and can it be
goodbye
anyway
if nothing else
faithfully dangerous
show me
green clouded swallow tail
i will remember
jacksie
rhapsodie
fairpoint diary
lucy
my love is a fever
circle of quiet
latter days
--encore one--
all i need is everything
now i know
--encore two--
poughkeepsie

when i go had only linford and karin, as did rhapsodie and fairpoint diary.  
now i know and poughkeepsie had linford, karin, and jack.  the other songs 
had the full band.  as full as it is now, anyway.

karin informed us that chris "plays a mean piano, too."  she said they just 
learned that.  linford said that for a while he was afraid he was out of a 
job.

there was a firefly flying around for a while.  at one point i could have 
captured it.  eventually it landed on chris's hand.  after that i don't know 
where it went.

i really, really like fairpoint diary.  and green clouded swallow tail.  
though i must say i do prefer otr with percussion.  but the upright bass was 
nice.  very nice.  i wouldn't mind seeing more of that.

karin's toy piano playing was marvelous.  ("are you ready for your big solo?" 
linford asked her before the song.)  i wish there had been more of it in the 
show.

one of the encore songs (somebody help me; i can't remember which one!) was 
dedicated to three people, one of whom was linford's brother myron (that is 
his name, right?  that's what i heard).  it was his birthday.  "he's here," 
said linford.  then he asked, "the big 3-0?"  from somewhere in the audience, 
myron replied "2-9."  karin commented that "only an older brother could do 
that and get away with it."  at that point jack chimed in.  "he's older than 
that?"

linford also mentioned his mother.  she is turning seventy, she is taking 
piano lessons, and she is seeing a therapist.  "we have high hopes for her," 
he told us.

after the show i did get to talk to jay.  and i met a lurker.  i wanted to 
ask linford why he hasn't played his accordion again, but he didn't appear.  
oh well.

speaking of linford, on 01 september 2000 he will be appearing at the trinity 
house theatre in livonia, mi.  apparently just linford and his piano.  the 
people at trinity once told me they wanted to get him there.  i guess they 
succeeded.


-burrill.
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