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This post covers Monday and Tuesday.
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MONDAY
We were up around 8am for some "Jameson's Final Day In Boston Adventures!"
First stop was Tatte, AGAIN. If you have been keeping track (doubt it) we've been there three times now and have gotten:
Muesli Greek yogurt cup
Sourdough toast
Salmon egg sandwich
Ricotta berry French toast
Greek pancakes with pear chutney
Orange juice, mint lemonade, and pear juices
...and all have been absolutely delicious, with excellent presentation and service to boot.
Today's treats were a morning bun for me, a raspberry lemon pavlova for Jameson...
...and we split a traditional shakshuka. Can you believe Jameson has never had it before!
CLICK HERE for a video of delicious shakshuka poached egg yolk!
Again, everything was exceptional. As you guys know, I like to collect enamel pins and have several from some of my top Foodie Finds on tour (Sandwich Hag, Willy Street Co-op, Allie Boy's, etc.) Tatte also had enamel pins for sale so I got one for my collection. I would absolutely recommend this cafe as a must-eat in Boston.
After that we returned to the hotel briefly so Jameson could do some work, then off we went again to Faneuil Hall.
We walked up and down the rows of shops, most of which are very touristy. There was a Newbury Comics so we popped in there, then walked across the street to the harbor to look at the beautiful water and ships.
Back to the Quincy Market portion of the hall to get "chowda" from Boston Chowda Co. They serve it piping hot in bread bowls.
Jameson got the classic New England white chowder, and I got Manhattan red (because dairy.)
Both were delicious (I had a taste of Jameson's.) The flavors were complex, lots of spices, strong seafood stock undercurrents, and clearly not from a can. Mine had loads of veggies including big chunks of potato, pepper, tomato, onion, and carrot, plus lots of herbs and spices, and very large clam pieces. I love the chewy tender clams!
After that we were very full and walked off our meal by visiting historic cemeteries along the Freedom Trail. I think they were King's Chapel Burying Ground, and Granary Burying Ground. Paul Revere, John Hancock, and other American historic figures are buried here. The tombstones are beautiful and well preserved. Here are two of my favorites for the detail of the stonework.
This one features death snuffing out the "Light of Life" while Father Time watches, or something like that.
Most other skulls/crossbone carvings were 2D and simplistic in style, but this artist was able to get a 3D look and realistic details in the skull.
Back to the hotel to grab Jameson's vinyl records, then to the post office nearby to ship them to him. We rested for an hour...and then it was time for Jameson to go :( I walked him to the T station and we hugged goodbye. Thus ends a wonderful long weekend with him in Boston. I'm so glad that he came out, that we got so much time together, that he got to meet the band and see our show. We had great weather the whole time and got to see and do so much! We've made some wonderful new memories in this great city :)
From the station, it was still so nice out that I decided to walk to Whole Paycheck and restock more groceries for the coming week. Back at the hotel a rest and a light dinner, then reclaiming the room for myself by putting my clothes on the bed and redelegating the table as the "kitchen." I loved having Jameson here but also appreciate the joy of selfishly taking up space :p
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TUESDAY
I had fallen asleep early, around 11 I think, but was awake sporadically between midnight and 2:30am following Jameson's travels (I kept my ringer on so I'd wake up every time he gave an update.) He got delayed twice, and the final flight had only eight people on it! I didn't think "empty" flights were a thing any more! Pretty cool. But anyway he got home safely albeit at 2:30am. He went right to bed because it's a Disney workday for him and the most sleep he could hope for was 5 hours.
But I was awake at 7am also, for no reason. The room feels lonely and quiet without Jameson making little snoozy noises in the bed next to me. But selfishly I'm also glad for quiet times, and for being able to spread my stuff all around the room again :p
Kind of reflecting on a comment that
lookfar made on a previous entry: "Now I am interested to hear if it went smoothly, what surprised you about having J visit you on tour, and so on. Tho I suspect it will be more like 'what was I worried about, everything was perfectly unremarkable:'"
It did go smoothly. Most of Jameson's stay was predictable, but some things were a bit surprising. I predicted that we'd eat out nearly every meal, which we did, and that it would mostly be unhealthy stuff, which it was. That's why before Jameson arrived I made sure that I had psychologically accepted that my eating pattern would be different for a few days and to let go/not worry about that. It helped that we walked a LOT; over 5 miles every day that he was here, and 11 miles on the first day of exploration. I also expected that playing the shows on Sunday would be rough on me because I'd be tired from the Saturday night "band hang." I made myself understand and accept that before it happened so as not to be a cranky downer on either Saturday or Sunday.
I'm a person who is very strict with myself and who doesn't like to release control in a lot of areas of my life. But that's also a reason that I get along so well with Jameson. He is more laid back than me, and of course when we're together he wants me to relax and have fun with him. His presence helps me to let go more often, be less tense, and just enjoy being in the moment :) And I was able to do that this week largely because he was here.
Some "surprises" about Jameson visiting me on tour were little changes that I noticed in his behavior. Two things that stood out were that every time he got a shower he'd leave the wet towels on the floor (he NEVER does this at home,) and he also kept the thermostat at 67 or 68 (19.4 or 20 C) the entire time. At home he keeps it much warmer, like 76 (24.4 C.) I think it's clear that these changes are because this was a mini-vacation for him. Getting new towels every day is a treat, and so is having a nice cool room to return to after a day of stomping around Boston. However I hadn't thought about or predicted these things, so I was a bit surprised to end up requesting housekeeping every day, and also having to wear a sweater while we were relaxing in the room. Neither thing was a "problem," just things that "surprised me about having J visit on tour." And it's also very informative because if/when he comes to visit again, or when we go on vacation together, I can have the thermostat already to his liking when he arrives. And expect to use those housekeeping services, and whatnot.
The things that I was worried about, as lookfar predicted, turned out to be negligible or didn't happen at all. Mostly I was worried for his comfort: that he would have enough space in our rather small room; that he'd get to see and do as much as he wanted; that he'd have a good experience at our show and meeting my coworkers. As far as I could tell, all of that happened and we had a wonderful time together :)
In any case, I felt a bit lonely this morning without him. I was a bit tired from the on-and-off sleep last night, and mostly used today to be a slug. Stayed in pajamas, packed things to put in my trunk, ate snacks, walked to a HomeGoods to look for snack-sized tupperware (no luck.)
I went to the theater early both to put stuff in my trunk and to practice the pedal E that I'm having such trouble with. My local friend Walt sent a very helpful video of himself playing it (he's a WAY more experienced bass trombonist than me) giving different examples for how he approaches that note and pedal notes in general so that I could try several things. It's always tough to try and describe to someone else what you're doing with your embouchure and air, you know? It's not like anyone can see inside your mouth. Plus everyone has a different mouth size and structure to consider (for example I've got a pretty big overbite.) But anyway, the video was actually very helpful and I got some things out of it. I'm going to watch and play along with it every day for a while.
The evening show went well, although we had a hold during the fight scene. I heard later on that some piece of the set wouldn't move. As long as no one was hurt, it's all good. And DAR is back and conducted the show :) It sounds like his vacation wasn't very restful, but hopefully getting a break from the repetition of the show was nice for him.
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Wednesday: No plans during the day, we will see what I'm in the mood for. One evening show.
Thursday: Two-show day with our first sensory-friendly show. I'm excited to see how that will go! No plans.
This post covers Monday and Tuesday.
--- --- --- --- --- ---
MONDAY
We were up around 8am for some "Jameson's Final Day In Boston Adventures!"
First stop was Tatte, AGAIN. If you have been keeping track (doubt it) we've been there three times now and have gotten:
Muesli Greek yogurt cup
Sourdough toast
Salmon egg sandwich
Ricotta berry French toast
Greek pancakes with pear chutney
Orange juice, mint lemonade, and pear juices
...and all have been absolutely delicious, with excellent presentation and service to boot.
Today's treats were a morning bun for me, a raspberry lemon pavlova for Jameson...
...and we split a traditional shakshuka. Can you believe Jameson has never had it before!
CLICK HERE for a video of delicious shakshuka poached egg yolk!
Again, everything was exceptional. As you guys know, I like to collect enamel pins and have several from some of my top Foodie Finds on tour (Sandwich Hag, Willy Street Co-op, Allie Boy's, etc.) Tatte also had enamel pins for sale so I got one for my collection. I would absolutely recommend this cafe as a must-eat in Boston.
After that we returned to the hotel briefly so Jameson could do some work, then off we went again to Faneuil Hall.
We walked up and down the rows of shops, most of which are very touristy. There was a Newbury Comics so we popped in there, then walked across the street to the harbor to look at the beautiful water and ships.
Back to the Quincy Market portion of the hall to get "chowda" from Boston Chowda Co. They serve it piping hot in bread bowls.
Jameson got the classic New England white chowder, and I got Manhattan red (because dairy.)
Both were delicious (I had a taste of Jameson's.) The flavors were complex, lots of spices, strong seafood stock undercurrents, and clearly not from a can. Mine had loads of veggies including big chunks of potato, pepper, tomato, onion, and carrot, plus lots of herbs and spices, and very large clam pieces. I love the chewy tender clams!
After that we were very full and walked off our meal by visiting historic cemeteries along the Freedom Trail. I think they were King's Chapel Burying Ground, and Granary Burying Ground. Paul Revere, John Hancock, and other American historic figures are buried here. The tombstones are beautiful and well preserved. Here are two of my favorites for the detail of the stonework.
This one features death snuffing out the "Light of Life" while Father Time watches, or something like that.
Most other skulls/crossbone carvings were 2D and simplistic in style, but this artist was able to get a 3D look and realistic details in the skull.
Back to the hotel to grab Jameson's vinyl records, then to the post office nearby to ship them to him. We rested for an hour...and then it was time for Jameson to go :( I walked him to the T station and we hugged goodbye. Thus ends a wonderful long weekend with him in Boston. I'm so glad that he came out, that we got so much time together, that he got to meet the band and see our show. We had great weather the whole time and got to see and do so much! We've made some wonderful new memories in this great city :)
From the station, it was still so nice out that I decided to walk to Whole Paycheck and restock more groceries for the coming week. Back at the hotel a rest and a light dinner, then reclaiming the room for myself by putting my clothes on the bed and redelegating the table as the "kitchen." I loved having Jameson here but also appreciate the joy of selfishly taking up space :p
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TUESDAY
I had fallen asleep early, around 11 I think, but was awake sporadically between midnight and 2:30am following Jameson's travels (I kept my ringer on so I'd wake up every time he gave an update.) He got delayed twice, and the final flight had only eight people on it! I didn't think "empty" flights were a thing any more! Pretty cool. But anyway he got home safely albeit at 2:30am. He went right to bed because it's a Disney workday for him and the most sleep he could hope for was 5 hours.
But I was awake at 7am also, for no reason. The room feels lonely and quiet without Jameson making little snoozy noises in the bed next to me. But selfishly I'm also glad for quiet times, and for being able to spread my stuff all around the room again :p
Kind of reflecting on a comment that
lookfar made on a previous entry: "Now I am interested to hear if it went smoothly, what surprised you about having J visit you on tour, and so on. Tho I suspect it will be more like 'what was I worried about, everything was perfectly unremarkable:'"It did go smoothly. Most of Jameson's stay was predictable, but some things were a bit surprising. I predicted that we'd eat out nearly every meal, which we did, and that it would mostly be unhealthy stuff, which it was. That's why before Jameson arrived I made sure that I had psychologically accepted that my eating pattern would be different for a few days and to let go/not worry about that. It helped that we walked a LOT; over 5 miles every day that he was here, and 11 miles on the first day of exploration. I also expected that playing the shows on Sunday would be rough on me because I'd be tired from the Saturday night "band hang." I made myself understand and accept that before it happened so as not to be a cranky downer on either Saturday or Sunday.
I'm a person who is very strict with myself and who doesn't like to release control in a lot of areas of my life. But that's also a reason that I get along so well with Jameson. He is more laid back than me, and of course when we're together he wants me to relax and have fun with him. His presence helps me to let go more often, be less tense, and just enjoy being in the moment :) And I was able to do that this week largely because he was here.
Some "surprises" about Jameson visiting me on tour were little changes that I noticed in his behavior. Two things that stood out were that every time he got a shower he'd leave the wet towels on the floor (he NEVER does this at home,) and he also kept the thermostat at 67 or 68 (19.4 or 20 C) the entire time. At home he keeps it much warmer, like 76 (24.4 C.) I think it's clear that these changes are because this was a mini-vacation for him. Getting new towels every day is a treat, and so is having a nice cool room to return to after a day of stomping around Boston. However I hadn't thought about or predicted these things, so I was a bit surprised to end up requesting housekeeping every day, and also having to wear a sweater while we were relaxing in the room. Neither thing was a "problem," just things that "surprised me about having J visit on tour." And it's also very informative because if/when he comes to visit again, or when we go on vacation together, I can have the thermostat already to his liking when he arrives. And expect to use those housekeeping services, and whatnot.
The things that I was worried about, as lookfar predicted, turned out to be negligible or didn't happen at all. Mostly I was worried for his comfort: that he would have enough space in our rather small room; that he'd get to see and do as much as he wanted; that he'd have a good experience at our show and meeting my coworkers. As far as I could tell, all of that happened and we had a wonderful time together :)
In any case, I felt a bit lonely this morning without him. I was a bit tired from the on-and-off sleep last night, and mostly used today to be a slug. Stayed in pajamas, packed things to put in my trunk, ate snacks, walked to a HomeGoods to look for snack-sized tupperware (no luck.)
I went to the theater early both to put stuff in my trunk and to practice the pedal E that I'm having such trouble with. My local friend Walt sent a very helpful video of himself playing it (he's a WAY more experienced bass trombonist than me) giving different examples for how he approaches that note and pedal notes in general so that I could try several things. It's always tough to try and describe to someone else what you're doing with your embouchure and air, you know? It's not like anyone can see inside your mouth. Plus everyone has a different mouth size and structure to consider (for example I've got a pretty big overbite.) But anyway, the video was actually very helpful and I got some things out of it. I'm going to watch and play along with it every day for a while.
The evening show went well, although we had a hold during the fight scene. I heard later on that some piece of the set wouldn't move. As long as no one was hurt, it's all good. And DAR is back and conducted the show :) It sounds like his vacation wasn't very restful, but hopefully getting a break from the repetition of the show was nice for him.
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Wednesday: No plans during the day, we will see what I'm in the mood for. One evening show.
Thursday: Two-show day with our first sensory-friendly show. I'm excited to see how that will go! No plans.
