from the archives

was searching old emails for “sandy denny” and found this email from may 2004 to carolyn:

best two things i’ve done of late:
1. took the afternoon off and went to marianne’s
graduation from journalism grad school. during the
reception, i ate tiny cakes, had one glass of
champagne, and talked with her very very delightful
parents and aunt for a long time. it was like flying
on a giant bird. which is to say: surprising, and very
awesome.

2. on saturday, i went to the farmer’s market, bought
a glass of green tea lime juice and lettuce and baby
carrots and sugar snap peas, walked to a shoe store
and ordered a pair of shoes, then bought $5 crappy
sunglasses, walked across the brooklyn bridge to BAM,
saw “in the mood for love” (alone), then walked home,
got on the subway, and had dinner on the upper west
side with my old friend thu.
CURTAIN

great sad song to listen to maybe if you ever feel
like being sad and turning off the lights and
listening to something on repeat, which i did recently
when i realized the last person who was in love with
me was marc vogl, which was five and a half years ago,
which seemed like a very long time ago. anyway: the
song is the fairport convention’s “farewell,
farewell.” the lyrics aren’t super sad, but sandy
denny’s voice is flat out heartbreaking.