Conversation and Concert

Before the oldies concerts we go to, we like to meet at the buffet and converse and graze. I met my friend Cory (his wife was traveling) and as usual the conversation had all the elements of what a good conversation should be. We discussed music, who play with whom and when, where they are now; we talked about our faith, our church, our choir music, our own musical history, and about history in general. People that were related to those things were discussed in the context of the topic. Not once did the subject of some-one's behavior or something they said come up. In other words, no gossip. The perfect conversation.
Then we went and saw Chad & Jeremy and Peter & Gordon. For those of you under a hundred years old, they were huge in the early sixties, part of what was known as "The British Invasion". Chad & Jeremy came out by themselves, no band. Just two guys with their acoustic guitars. Chad played the piano for some songs. There was some music history of their era, and the music consisted of their hits of course, plus folk and blues. One song a Capella. Who now would do that? At this moment I can only think of Huey Lewis and the News, and the Eagles. Peter and Gordon sang after, and Peter did most of the talking. Heard about a young and up and coming singer songwriter Paul Simon, and the prolific and talented Carol King. I had forgotten she had written a zillion hits for everybody in those days. At the end Chad & Jeremy came out and they all sang together. Breathtaking. A perfect way to end the evening. Perfect conversation and perfect music.