They shifted the statues for harboring ghosts

[sovay]

And for New Year's, Eric took me and Anita and Eddy to the Boston Pops with Amanda Palmer. There turned out to be dinner involved. And Bizet and Brecht. And a tippy moocow. And a cover of Lady Gaga (with feminist, post-structuralist critique). And a short film with Bill Nighy. I said hi to Neil Gaiman for an editor I know. I consider it highly unlikely that this will be the template for next year, but I grant it a surprisingly auspicious start.

Happy—and better—2010, all.

Comments

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Vladimir Horowitz, "Pictures at an Exhibition: Con mortuis in lingua mortua"

Horowitz and Schnabel were spotted one time on 42nd St, going into a seedy jazz dive (tm). The aficionado who recognised them couldn't resist following. Eventually he worked up the courage to approach their table and murmur "Maestri - I'm so sorry, I do have to ask: what on earth are the two of you doing here?"

"We've come to hear him," they said, nodding at the man on the piano in the corner.

"But - but - but! You are the two finest pianists of the century? Why...?"

"Because he's better than us."

The man on the piano? Was Art Tatum.

[sovay]

The man on the piano? Was Art Tatum.

Awesome.

Happy New Year!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

When wakanomori told me that Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman were an item--which was news to me, though all the rest of the world apparently already knew it--I just laughed and laughed--it's like all my recent cultural references have to somehow connect, sort of like a giant rock-paper-scissors game. Of Course those two would be going out.

Sounds like a wonderful evening! Happy 2010.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

I think that makes me the second to last person to know...

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

Sounds brilliant. Hurrah for the auspicious start.

Happy—and better—2010, all.

Thanks! Happy--and better--2010 to you and yours!

[muchabstracted.livejournal.com]

...That sounds awesome.

[gwynnega]

Sounds like a marvelous new year's eve!

Happy New Year!

[time-shark.livejournal.com]

*g*

[4nt1g0n3.livejournal.com]

Still extremely envious. l too was unaware of a relationship between Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman. Tell me you took photographs, audio, video, anything!

A signal honor

[negothick.livejournal.com]

The Boston Pops site says of Neil Gaiman: "He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers,"

Fascinating. I didn't think the venerable DLB went in for such lists. One wonders who the others are.