We made it! The flight is more and more a test of stamina. We sat in the back row of the Alaska flight from Seattle to Newark; ugh. Although our seats were better on the Newark-Shannon part, Continental's absence of leg room is second only to United's. I yearn for the days when a guy could fly to Ireland on a one-third full 747.
Anyway, we're here and fighting off jet lag: I've already taken three naps. Now, I'm drinking my first cuppa and all is well with the world...
A few CDs awaited our arrival -- for some reason, Amazon sent them here instead of to Seattle. Creole Nocturne, pianist Tom McDermott and cornetist Connie Jones, is an absolute delight, a series of duets of Louisiana and southern jazz and gospel standards as well as original compositions by McDermott. But don't take my word for it; here they are at last year's Louisiana Music Factory Jazz Festival:
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