3-Oct-99 WUMB members concert
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Millie and Joel were here overnight. I forgot to mention in yesterday's entry that eight of us -- Millie, Joel, David, Rachel, Anne, Charley, Arlene, and I -- went to dinner last night at Korea Garden in Central Square, near the corner of Mass Ave and Pearl Street, up the street from Charley's. I had something with shredded beef and vegetables that was marked "spicy" on the menu but turned out to be just the right amount of spicy -- you never know with people who like kim chee. Actually, even the kim chee at Korea Garden isn't prohibitively spicy. I wish I remembered the name of my main dish, but I can probably find it next time from the position on the menu, two thirds of the way through the entrees, and the description. Arlene and Joel had the bi bim bop (I hate to try to spell these, because you just know it's wrong) in stone pots, always a favorite.
I did a little more on my shirts today. The yokes are sewn to the shirt backs, and the fronts are pinned to the yoke facings. As I look at the directions, it seems as though there's nothing to it; but it still takes time, trimming seams and pressing things in between construction steps.
Anyway, tonight we went to another members' concert at the U Mass/Boston radio station. This time we saw some people near an open door to the upper parking level of the library. I always figured there must be a way from the parking garage into the library, but it's never open. We asked, and found our way right in, saving a long detour through the administration building and up to the second floor catwalk level. The concert hadn't quite started when we got there.
The performer was Peter Mulvey. I can't say we were enthralled. He's obviously a quite competent guitarist and was exceptionally articulate talking about his musical background and how he writes, but the songs didn't do anything for me. I think I'd enjoy reading him a lot as a music critic. In talking, he pulled together a wide variety of references to other musicians from classic folk to hard rock and They Might Be Giants; he's obviously very knowledgeable and has a good background in music theory. It's just a question of my taste and preference for songs with tunes I can sing along to. We felt no need to come home with any of his CDs.
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