29 March 2010

Nowhere interesting

Spent the morning and some of the afternoon with Geevs, Bekah, and Margruite salvaging wainscoting and other trim from an old Mennonite house on the Buffalo Creek, that will soon be used by the fire department to practice a controlled burn.

Got home and wrote a bit. In the evening I worked on the "stand" for the granite slab table Todd Braun's made for us. This is still a bit of a challenge. The slab is 9' by 42", weighing about 1500 lbs. So the stand has got to manage some serious weight, be stable in all dimensions (tippy would be a very bad thing in this situation), and allow for enough leg room to be comfortable at supper. If this sounds simple to you, I'd love your suggestions.

To the title: Just read the essay "Direction Nowhere" by Nate Chinen of At Length about the March 6-7, 1970 dates Neil Young and Miles Davis shared at the Fillmore East. Thought it was worth sharing, or at least remembering.

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