š Quite enjoying James Lapineās new book āPutting It Togetherā, about how he and Stephen Sondheim created āSunday in the Park with Georgeā. He interviewed almost everyone involved and itās fascinating to hear the story in all the different voices.
Got @birbigsā book from the library this morning and well over halfway through. This one got me good. Oof.
I guess the pandemic probably delayed it for a year or so, but looks like weāve hit the āhire a babysitter to go out for the nightā stage. Not sure the full weight of that realization had hit me yet.
Suzanne Vega was inspired to write the song Tom’s Diner 40 years ago today.
š There were no leaves in my yard when I finished mowing it less than 24 hours ago.
Guys and Dolls, adjusted for inflation (from 1933): the $1 “solid gold watch” would be $21.44 today. Harry the Horse collected the $5,000 reward on his father (also Sky Masterson’s raindrop bet), over $100k today. $1,000 for the crap game at Joey Biltmore’s garage: >$21,000.
š·šš¢ My kid thought the top of this mushroom looked like a turtle.
Traveled north last weekend. Stopped in Sioux Falls. It’s neat. More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmX2MXh3
Apple Music’s Halloween Classical playlist has Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy on it. I guess it’s a little mysterious sounding?