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"Celebrity freeway"
That's what T called this, possibly the most-photographed piece of concrete to be used in highway construction ever. It's part of the new connector between I-80 and I-580, probably better known to most of you as the bit of freeway that melted when a gas tanker crashed on a piece of roadway that ran beneath it.
By all reports, the accident hasn't resulted in the traffic nightmare that everyone was predicting, at least not in terms of spill-over onto other routes. And it has yet to affect my life directly, although there've been a couple of East Bay events that I might have driven to, had the freeway been in place, but I took BART instead, both times. So the highway disaster made me a better citizen, at least.
Currently in the midst of a concert week. Rehearsals yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and the performance is Friday. The pieces are in pretty good shape, especially when I compare us to the state we were in at this time last quarter. Of course, we're singing two nice, straightforward pieces this time ("Five Mystical Songs" by Vaughan-Williams and the John Rutter Requiem. The Rutter may even be a little too straightforward for my tastes, although the "Agnus Dei" is quite possibly one of the most gorgeous movements I've come across in any choral work ever), which makes a huge difference.
But I will be glad when it's done. Concert weeks are always draining.
By all reports, the accident hasn't resulted in the traffic nightmare that everyone was predicting, at least not in terms of spill-over onto other routes. And it has yet to affect my life directly, although there've been a couple of East Bay events that I might have driven to, had the freeway been in place, but I took BART instead, both times. So the highway disaster made me a better citizen, at least.
Currently in the midst of a concert week. Rehearsals yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and the performance is Friday. The pieces are in pretty good shape, especially when I compare us to the state we were in at this time last quarter. Of course, we're singing two nice, straightforward pieces this time ("Five Mystical Songs" by Vaughan-Williams and the John Rutter Requiem. The Rutter may even be a little too straightforward for my tastes, although the "Agnus Dei" is quite possibly one of the most gorgeous movements I've come across in any choral work ever), which makes a huge difference.
But I will be glad when it's done. Concert weeks are always draining.