Uneventful drive down to Rhode Island, talking about science and the mind. We were the first of the ensemble to arrive at the church. I changed and used the facilities in the back... down a trail, behind a bush. Dev arrived next. Martin called to say he was on his way. Eventually Victor and Alex arrived. We got the PA going, and did some sound checking. Around 10:50 we began playing... pick a note (D Maj) C Pent/D Pent circulation, Eye of the Needle. The bride and groom had not yet made an appearance, so five of us did some circulating in G while Victor soloed (this wasn't quite successful, to my ear) Calliope, Moving Force, and then Invocation, which morphed into Growing Circle for the groom's walk down the isle. One pair in the wedding party didn't seen to want to walk to that music and waited until it was over. We did some circulating to cover their passage. Sat for ceremony, which was very nice, and gave us a full history of the romance between the bride and groom. MB commented later that she feared that perhaps it would go into too much detail. We played Hope for the 'recessional' music, which worked quite nicely, and then Third Relation, which worked a little less nicely.
Standing around unplugged outside, we played Moving Force again and Bicycling to Afghanistan. Martin declared we were done, so we were. We got held up a little loading our stuff out of the church, because they were taking pictures in the front, and there was no rear entrance. Eventually we were set to go. There was a big group shot arranged. We stood on the church steps and played Asturias as things were being organized.
Martin headed to the reception, the rest of us headed to Crazy Burger, a popular little restaurant in Narragansett. I had the "Neurotic"... they specialize in funky vegetarian burgers. Some talk about our connections to Guitar Craft, and the upcoming course. We left around 2:45, and were back home by 4:30 or so. A two hour nap ensued.
Down basement for practices. Afterwards, I did some work on the KKC website, then MB and I took a walk, up and around on Highland, talking about home renovations, and the funny family of one of her close friends. Stopped at the video store and picked up a movie about the work of a recluse, who wrote a 15,000 page illustrated fantasy novel, and many paintings and collages, all while working as a janitor. His work was only discovered when he was near death.
Back home we made miso soup. The first batch we chucked when we found an ant floating in one of the bowls. The unlucky guy had apparently crawled into the kettle. We washed everything and began again. Ate watching our movie. I have a few more things to do... then bed.
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