My husband and I managed to sneak in a last-minute trip to NYC for the concert and peace march. We saw the the first 2.5 hours of the show, left for the march, and returned at 4 PM.
Crowds were NOT big, unfortunately for Joni perhaps but fortunately for us, since we easily got good seats. Out of towners were undoubtedly scared away from the city. I liked Sylvia McNair's version of California. Also enjoyed The Four Bags' "Help Me Polka" and especially an instrumental version of The Fiddle and the Drum by klezmer musician David Krakauer. Saxophonist Greg Osby did beautiful versions of Tax Free and Ethiopia. Did you know that Tax Free actually DOES have a melody? In fact it's quite beautiful. We had to leave by 7:30. Can't wait to hear the report from the real marathoners.
