Musique Makers @ Longfellow's Wayside Inn

　昨晩、突然に車が壊れてしまい、あえなく公共機関での移動を余儀なくされました。このクソ忙しい時にタイミング悪く壊れてしまいました。あ〜あ。今日は友人のジェフ・ノットンソンとのギグだったのですが、彼の家の近くまで電車で行って、駅まで迎えに来て貰いました。は〜、ジェフ、本当にありがとう。ジェフは奥さんと３人の小さいお子さんがいるのですが、家に行くと、奥さんと小さくないお子さんがいました。ベースを弾き、ユーチューブでドラマを観ていました。子供の成長は早いですねぃ。次に会う時は、すでに車を運転している………てな事になってなければ良いのですが。あー、恐ろしい。

My car broke down last night and I was forced to use public transportation. It is a busy weekend and a very bad timing. Oh well. Today's gig was with my old friend Jeff Nottonson and I took a train to the station nearby his place and he was kind enough to pick me up from there. Thank you very much Jeff and sorry for the trouble. Jeff has a great family with his wife and three children. When we arrived at Jeff's home in Acton, I saw his wife Mary-Jane and not small children for the first time in a long time. Now the children are much bigger and much more mature, playing the electric bass and checking out new TV dramas on YouTube. Oh, God, they make me feel older. I hope they won't be driving when I see them next time.
　アメリカを代表する詩人ヘンリー・ロングフェローが愛したウェイサイド・インという所で結婚式の仕事でした。素晴らしい景観でした。ニューヨークのような大都市に住んでいると、こういう牧歌的な風景は見るだけで胸を打ちますね。ロングフェローの詩は寡聞にして知らないです。ごめんなさい。ボストン近辺にはけっこうロングフェロー所縁の地があるので、後学のために読んでおきます。

We had a wedding gig at Wayside Inn which was loved by one of the most important American poet, Henry Longfellow. The place had a great view. Since I live in New York City which is the jungle on machines and steels, I appreciate this kind of pastoral scenery. Sorry but I'm too inexperienced to know any of Longfellow's poem. There are a lot of places closely connected to Longfellow in Boston. I promise to read his poem in the near future.

時間がなくて、あまり写真が撮れなかったのですが、風光明媚の地でございました。いずれプライベートで訪れようと思います。 I could not take too many photos because we had so little time. It really was a charming place with somewhat historic views. This is the kind of the places which make me want to come back and visit again.

　それにしても、車の力は偉大ですね。普段なら今日のような２時間程度のギグなら、移動時間とセットアップの時間を入れても５時間もあれば十分な時間だったのですが、今日は電車とバスとその待ち時間も入れて、全部で１２時間もかかりましたよ。

Oh boy, I think the person who invented automobile is great. I calculated that I would have spent five hours total for today's if I had a car. Instead, with the public transportation, I spent twelve hours today.