The Book of Love

Irene and I have been catching lots of shows lately. The latest was at the Toad, which coincidentally, is attached to a bar named Christopher's. We had the great luck to see Rose Polenzani, a very talented Americana/Indie/Folk musician singing with another very talented young female musician, Rose Cousins. I found a video of them doing a song called "Book of Love," by the Magnetic Fields. Irene and I are going to see them on Valentine's Day.

My favorite lines are:

"The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know"

Best of all, Irene managed to convince them to play at North Prospect this Sunday.

Enjoy.

North Prospect Church

North Prospect is the church that Irene is currently doing what amounts to a work-study program at. She worked there several years ago, so this is her second time. It is an "open and affirming" UCC Congregation. You may have seen the UCC adverts around town: "Don't put a period where God has put a comma." Most interestingly (for at least one of you) North Prospect puts all of its sermons online--including those of the lovely Miss Anna Irene Jenkins. They also have a very involved "Elderspirit" program, which is geared towards there senior congregants, of which there are many. In fact, part of Irene's work at the church is to increase attendance, particularly among the young.

She's already got an easy one--I've gone with her every week for more than a month. When's the last time that happened?