We had a great New Year's Eve. Eric, Cindy and I had dinner in Georgetown and then went to the
Kennedy Center to see the gentleman above, Slide Hampton, and his jazz band. None of us had ever sat through a jazz performance before. This was trumpets, trombones and saxaphones accompanied by a piano, a guitar and drums. They were great. I enjoyed it, even though my mental singer couldn't pick out a melody anywhere. The band was accompanied by a quartet at times. Fortunately it was just "at times." I do not like that type of singing. It reminded me of, well, I won't say what because I'm sure to insult someone else's taste in music. *I just read a review of the concert. The reviewer seemed to like New York Voices more than Cindy and I did. First, see that picture of them above? The two women did not look like that. They looked like they had just rolled out of bed into ill-fitting dresses. The cute one on the left had a huge bushy natural that she liked to whip around a lot. She also reminded me not to wear low-backed dresses where your fat hangs over the top of the dress back. And heaven only knows what the lady on the right was wearing. I won't get started on her uncombed hair. And that blended "bop-bred" harmonizing singing reminded me of too many old groups from the 50's that Mom and Dad used to watch on TV. Yuck. The reviewer also talked about an a capella version of I'll Be Seeing You. Isn't a capella all alone? What was the smaltzy piano doing? That was the most belabored version of a sweet, simple, sad song that I have ever heard. So. I guess you could just say I didn't like them. But I loved the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band.
Before the music, we had dinner at Hook in Georgetown. As the name would imply, this was all seafood. Look at some of the starters. They are served in flights - one raw fish prepared three ways. It was sushi at its best. They don't have what I ate on this internet menu. It was tuna. In fact, I had two kinds of tuna for dinner. The main course was yellowfin tuna with white beans and baby bok choy. That was seared on four sides - otherwise raw. Heaven. It was so much fun to be there with Eric and Cindy. They like to try new things. In fact, we decided to try a new restaurant every month. I usually cook a very healthy meal to keep us fit. That makes this especially fun.
Crudo
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