Shopping, Sightseeing and Soul Medicin
Today we went shopping on 5th avenue. We some small stuffed animals at FAO Schwarts, 13 dollars worth of chocolate and that concluded our New York spending spree. Yeah, we hate shopping. Oh, ok. I found a few rare jazz organ CD's at Virgin on Times Square.
We went to Ruby Foo's for dinner with grand cousin Steve. And then we went to the Rockefeller Centre to see the Christmas tree. We also went to Top of The Rock and got an excellent view of the city. Cool to see things from a different angle than the Empire State Building for a change.
Given our complimentary tickets we went back to Iridium and caught the last set of the organ summit. Lonnie was in top form as usual. And we finally got to meet Akiko Tsuruga. 6 organists in the house? But wait! There's more! Mike Torsone was there. As was Seleno Clarke. And Lonnie Gasperini stopped by briefly. Full house!
After the show we kept Jimmy McGriff company backstage. Good to talk to him! And good to hear that he's still with it despite his illness...
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