Monday, June 15, 2009

Day 125 - Family reunion

The knee feels OK today after the bike ride. I was planning to run today, but instead I went to see the entire Marsalis family play at the Kennedy Center. And when I say the entire family, I mean everybody. Dad, mom, sons, even sons who don't play music, extended family members, people who once stopped by the Marsalis house for coffee, former plumbers, etc. Even Harry Connick, Jr., was there.

The purpose of the night was to honor Ellis. So all the sons were there: Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, Jason, and even Ellis Jr, who doesn't play an instrument and is apparently called "The Oracle."

It was a great show. Here's what it was like:

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