pre-Thanksgiving

[ezekielsdaughter]

A full day:

• Torah study in the morning at Touro synagogue.

• Deposit some checks for the Sisterhood

• After that, a run to the Crescent City market on Girod to pick up fresh produce. Five bunches of greens—I was nervously watching the guy ahead of me who was also buying mustard greens. I didn’t want to end up with a choice of collards and cabbage. But mustard greens in two colors on safely on the Thanksgiving menu. Louisiana satsumas, fresh herbs, green onions, broccoli, and pecans—because they looked good.

• A hurried lunch and a trip to “This is It”, the Michael Jackson movie. Everyone else that I know has seen it and I finally conceded that I should also. There was a 30-45 minute slot when I zoned out and could not tell you what went on, but in general, I enjoyed it. At the beginning of the movie, I ended up watching the “chorus line” more than MJ. He is holding back—he mentions that he is saving his voice. But these young dancers are putting their all out there. They have to be half his age and want to impress. There is much love going back and forth. In one long dance sequence, MJ is dancing on stage and the other dancers are on the floor cheering him on. One review that I read said that they were cheering the groin thrusts; I think that they were cheering the dance idol that they had since childhood. MJ himself is ebullient at the end. After all, this is a 50-year-old guy cheered on by folks half his age. They are saying that he still has it. So that part I liked. I liked seeing the actual “work”: Michael asking for more from his musicians. His choreographer at his side, pointing out where he was going to go next. I wanted more of that. I wanted to see mistakes. Instead, we see perfect dance routines and perfect music.

• Next is a theatre production in the Marigney. I am looking forward to that also. After that, I have to return to earth. I have to write down the actual menu and start getting the items that are missing. Decide what can be cooked in advance. Clean (yuck!)

I write this with WWOZ in the background. There was a Latin festival today and they are continuing to play Latina music. New Orleans is returning to normal in some sense. There is getting to be too much to do!