Pete Seeger\u00a0 –\u00a0 Vassar College\u00a0 –\u00a0 October 10, 2009<\/p>\n
Now here is a true giant of a legend, so no way I’m passing up this chance.\u00a0 Outdoors in front of the Vassar College chapel on a sunny but brisk afternoon.\u00a0 It is unsigned, so not “complete” in my mind, and I may take steps to rectify this situation, but all in good time – or not.\u00a0 And here’s why: I was well positioned to rush Pete when he finished up, but was approached by one of the local coed students who had also been sketching (there were a few other sketchers out in the crowd).\u00a0 She was amazed (as was I) that she had the exact same case (Curious George, from a watercolor set whose innards I had discarded in order to stash the pencils\/leads that I use) that she used for her materials.\u00a0 We showed each other our works, then I suggested we go get autographs.\u00a0 Well, by this time Pete was on the chapel steps and quite besieged.\u00a0 His handler said no more signing, he had to get to another appointment, and whisked him inside.\u00a0 That, apparently, was that.\u00a0 But nor for me – he’s gotta come out somewhere, so I went to the other side of the chapel where there was a waiting limo, asked the driver if he was for Pete, and he was, so I figured “piece of cake”.\u00a0 Me & Toots waited, waited, all the other hangers-on gave up and split but not me.\u00a0 Toots went to the nearby art museum and I waited some more.\u00a0 After about 45 minutes, I figured I couldn’t risk the wrath (enough already!\u00a0 plus getting chilly), so I went to make peace, took a spin through the museum, when we came out the limo was gone and so was my chance for the autograph.\u00a0 Not enough reason not to post it.\u00a0 Along with preceding act the Roundabout Ramblers (at least partly made up of Vassar faculty), and I couldn’t get all of their signatures either.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 Theirs was a 2-page-spanning sketch, both halves scanned separately and joined together for this composite.\u00a0 Only a cursory cleanup of the “spine” area for the blogosphere.\u00a0 Opening act was the Bearcats, quite decent Dixielanders.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Pete Seeger<\/p><\/div>\n
Pete Seeger\u00a0 –\u00a0 Vassar College\u00a0 –\u00a0 October 10, 2009 Now here is a true giant of a legend, so no way I’m passing up this chance.\u00a0 Outdoors in front of the Vassar College chapel on a sunny but brisk afternoon.\u00a0 … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"