Interesting energy in the air at the concert last night. A very eclectic mix of people: young punks, old punks, families, retired couples, even the elusive 18-35 crowd. One member had to leave early in preparation for birthday #1 today.
What struck me most was the Liquor Store crowd, which was obviously surprised to see a concert happening. The interesting thing was that people who had no idea they were in for a concert decided to stick around a while. What is normally a very busy in-and-out section of town slowed down for a couple of hours, and people leaned on their cars to listen, chatted with other people and generally (I think) had the sense that it was nice to stop and hear the music.
When music fills the air, it makes even a bare parking lot feel warm and alive. This to me is very significant, because towns people are drawn to are also warm and alive. So, let's hope it continues-thus far this has been a fabulous summer for live music in Woodstock.
Also, an interesting link from Julie Craig, who is a librarian par excellence. The subject of this post is whether or not the public library could exist today (had it not already been invented). Worth reading.
http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2007/07/10/if-public-libraries-didnt-exist-could-you-start-one-today/
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For one night there was music ricocheting off of every surface in town.
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