May 11, 2018
The second week of my two week vacation started with a trip to Anthem to visit Mary and Roger. Mary was the MPR Senior Account Executive in Rochester for many years. They spend their winters in Anthem, Arizona and their summers on a lake in Wisconsin. The best of both worlds. One fly showed up on the patio during a delicious lunch and wonderful conversation.
From there I traveled up the road to Sedona. Voted as the most beautiful spot in America many times. It is red rock country. My friend Rick owns a home near Bell Rock one of many red rocks in the valley. (Photo attached) We went to a very nice place for supper and the steak was great. Thomas took very good care of us and he recommended choosing mashed potatoes as one of the side dishes. Very special. The only problem we had was that the valet service lost my rental car. For a while I was concerned that the fellow that I turned the keys over to may not have been an actual employee, but then why would someone pull that scam to steal a brown four door Kia. Wouldn’t you hold out for a Lexus?
This week Live from Here is a look back to January and a show at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California. I’m With Her sing “Game to Lose” and “Overland,” there will be performances from Eugene Izotov and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and comedian Jenny Zigrino shares a few thoughts on younger siblings. Plus: the beginning of Chris Thile’s four-part Song of the Month, January 2018; music from Gaby Moreno; a word from Low Self Esteem, Inc.; Tom Papa’s observations from “Out. In. America”; and a visit to a modern gold rush town. Tune in for this weekend’s rewind, and Chris will be back live again on May 19th from The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, with guests Father John Misty, Neko Case, and Rory Albanese.
Tonight I will be at The Paramount Center for the Arts working a table for MPR. The Kingston Trio is performing this afternoon at 1:30 and tonight at 7. I hope to see you there.
“What we do upon some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are, and what we are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline.” H.P. Liddon
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