Gavin Bryars - Incipit Vita Nova (David James, countertenor)
Another Portland story, circa 1995:
For the last three years we lived in Portland, my wife and I lived in the top floor of this [image above] former church; the six foot arched window you see was in our living room. One Halloween the whole building decided to have a party.
It was a good party, ranging from quiet discussions to the Israeli guy who threw a pumpkin out of our window because his friend insisted that “you haven’t experienced the USA until you’ve thrown a pumpkin out of a second-floor window.” [Note: the argument seemed persuasive at the time.]
It came to a close in the morning hours of November first, with a dozen or so people sitting around, drinking coffee and watching the sunrise through that big arched window. Some wise soul put in this Gavin Bryars CD and fixed that moment in my memory.
Posted to most memorable obscura
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