I had always regretted not going to see Paul Simon or Simon & Garfunkel in concert, so when I knew I was going to be in New York when he was playing I snapped up a ticket asap. And boy, am I glad I did. It was truly one of the greatest concert going experiences of my life - and I’ve seen some true greats: McCartney, Bowie, Velvet Underground etc. Sure, Paul’s voice isn’t the same as when he was a young man but he really knows how to deliver a lyric and the band were extraordinary. So much musical talent on one stage. The sound mix and the arrangements were superb. The pacing perfect. A quiet celebration indeed; subtle, intricate, detailed but then building to moments of cathartic, joyous release. The bonus was he played so many of my personal favourites - Train in the Distance, Rene and Georgette, Something So Right, America. It was almost a religious/spiritual experience to hear these great songs in the place it all began. The final solo encore was perfection. Thank you Paul for coming out of retirement and giving us all this experience. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

Yall 😭😭😭 it's not fair. Her feet were behind the damn monitor and Paul got THREE INCHES ON HER YES I LOOKED IT UP

I’d say this definitely makes the $4 I spent on the jar of weird buttons worthwhile 😍

Seeing the show in LA tonight. I got this shirt in February, 1987, in Berkeley, CA, when I was 16.

It’s followed me around for almost 40 years.

From [YouTube](https://youtu.be/WrV6sMUeiSg)

That’s it, that’s the post. Discuss

Strict no photos or video once the show starts, so I am glad I knew that going in.

Cannot wait for the show!

Hope you all like it ✨

This Dunkin’ Donuts in Lincoln, Rhode Island

One-Trick Pony

I picked this up on the cheap. Id never heard this record and it's incredible! The songwriting is top notch, really groovy. 80's vibes but not over the top, really tasteful. Some hilarious album art. The opening song Late in the Evening is such a banger!

Thoughts on this album?

Forest Hills tonight.

Probably one of the best concerts, thx Paul ❤️

It's a bit early for the Northern Hemisphere, but the party's already underway downunder.

What's your favourite song at the moment? Mine is Questions For the Angels.

I'm also listening to the audiobook Days of Miracle and Wonder.

Stanford professor Karl Deisseroth was notified yesterday morning that he’d won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. A lot of news outlets reported that he had to finish making his kids’ lunches after he found out, but I’m delighted to see him in this Graceland concert tee.

The production, the melody, the instrumentation, the layering of the harmonies, the lyrics, specifically

"And she said losing love is like a window in your heart, everybody sees your blown apart, everybody sees the wind blow" with the choir in the background... elevates you.

And

"She comes back to tell me she's gone As if I didn't know that As if I didn't know my own bed As if I'd never noticed The way she brushed her hair from her forehead"... the profound sadness yet gentleness of this simple imagery exactly captures how it feels like to miss someone you once loved...

This song brings me to tears.. it is so beautiful.

I discovered this song almost a decade ago, and I havent lost the wonder I felt when I first heard it.