Month: March 2006

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Duke and I saw Neil Young’s concert movie "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" tonight. It really moved me. There was an enormous  truth and honesty. It is just briefly mentioned in the beginning of the movie that Young found out that he had a brain aneurysm not long before the filming of the concert. It was filmed in the Reiman Theater in Nashville. Duke and I saw John Gill there on our honeymoon which probably helped me feel like I was there. Young’s wife was one of the backup singers. The obvious love between them was palpable. You could just see the communication that they shared with just a glance. The music was powerful. "Prairie Wind" reminded me of being a little girl in North Dakota. The song about writing a letter to my friends, the song "Harvest Moon", in fact every song entranced me. Music and great lyrics have a way of touching me emotionally that always surprises me. I came away feeling blessed and thankful for today and all I have. I kept reminding myself not to " be anxious about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself." 

Dinner and a Play

Some friends and I went to San Francisco for dinner and a play a couple of weeks ago. The play we saw was written and performed by Leslie Beam who used to work at Intuit. The play was miss-matches.com sex, Lies and Instant Messaging.  She did a wonderful job. The show was entertaining, thought provoking and fun. You couldn’t help but laugh at Leslie’s on-line dating and relationship experiences. I really admire people who have a dream and go for it. That is what Leslie did.

For dinner we went to Canteen. My friend Pat always makes our dinner reservations when we go out and she always picks wonderful places. Canteen was no exception. I highly recommend it. It is a tiny little gourmet restaurant with excellent food. It only seats 20 so reservations are hard to get but Canteen is well worth planning ahead for. I noticed when I read the Examiner review (linked to above) that they are open for breakfast. I’ll add that to my list of fun things I want to do. I just called Canteen. Their recording says that they do not take reservations for breakfast or lunch.