Tonight we went to see Cowboy Junkies at Humphrey’s By The Bay. It was a pretty good show, but they managed to play about a two-hour set without doing any songs from The Trinity Session, which is my favorite, and the only album Jen knows by them. Luckily their new stuff sounds mostly like their old stuff. The only thing I could have done without was the excessively long and monotonous instrumental sections, and the opening act, Keren Ann, who had a lovely voice, but had some trouble playing guitar, and desperately needed someone to set up her pedals correctly. I was surprised that the singer Margo, is a big fan of Bruce Springsteen, who I have always thought was a mealy-mouthed old goober. All of the intermission music between the opening act and the main event was Bruce Springsteen muzak.

I almost forgot that we had dinner at Umi Sushi on Shelter Island. The atmosphere left a little to be desired, but we were in a rush anyway, so everything worked out. They had a very nice sushi menu with pictures and descriptions of the 40+ different rolls they offered. We tried five or six and were not disappointed. We’d definitely go there again if it weren’t all the way down on Shelter Island. Price was very reasonable as well.

Anna and Tara are spending the night at M. & K.’s, but tonight is a school night…