Today is Pete Seeger's 89th birthday. How did he spend the day? How do you expect? Protesting the war in Iraq, as he does almost every Saturday I drive to work. Today he was wearing a yellow slicker because of the rain and looking like that guy on the box of fish sticks. I should have taken his photo while I was stopped at the stoplight at the corner of Routes 9 and 9D. But of course that didn't occur to me until I had driven away.
So instead I present to you this photo from an event held here Wednesday night:
I'm telling you, Pete Seeger plays every event in this town. I could hold a barbecue and say, "Pete, do you want to come play at my barbecue for peace?" And he'd be there.
Today is also my grandfather's birthday. But he didn't make it to 89. He died of Alzheimer's when I was in college.
I suppose in hindsight, that wasn't the best way to end a post.
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