zellerbach woes :)

last evening, i was at aswat - an arab music concert at the glorious zellerbach auditorium. the experience was lovely to behold. well, if i were to be completely honest, i'd say that i fell in love with half of it, while the other half demanded of me a more trained ear for the music. also, it is true, that next time i'll love it more.

while at zellerbach, i looked at the cal performances program and saw that mclaughlin and corea are performing here this saturday. my heart leapt, and i wanted to attend. in a few hours, i had decided i would indeed attend. in another few hours, other constraints had ceased to appear challenging. and another few, i was making plans. and then, when i wrote to a friend asking if he might be interested in attending, i finally took myself to the website to send him the link. the website said in no ambiguity - "sold out". my immediate reaction was a loud, internal groan :). this concert that i found out about only 12 hours ago (of music i haven't even developed an ear for yet, incidentally) had viciously transformed itself into a civil right i was now feeling deprived of. shortly enough, i stepped out and had a tremendous laugh at myself :).

i may not attend the concert, but i'm glad i've learned something from it anyway :).