Originally a fan of Trip Shakespeare. I found I’d missed a lot of good things by listening mostly to NPR. The Bush years made NPR nearly intolerable. I looked for more Trip Shakespeare and found great things to listen to. I’m charmed by the music and I take much delight in the worlds created in each song.
I made a trip in my little car to Minneapolis all by myself. I went to see the benefit for the Reuben Lindh Family Services music program. Many people were involved in that really sweet show. One of the many highlights was being able to hear Matt and Dan Wilson with John Munson and Joe Savage playing a couple of Trip Shakespeare songs.
After the show I got to talk to Matt for what seemed like a long time but must have been a couple of minutes. I don’t know why I would think that Matt would care that he’s my musical hero but that’s how I stumbled and he very kindly made the interaction one of unhurried yet efficient grace. I still wonder how that happened!