Some Fridays are better than other Fridays ...

... and this is one.

Last month I complained that nothing much at this year's Music Midtown appealed to me, especially at $125 a ticket, and I posted something from the Deslondes as an example of what they were missing from the lineup.

So now that the Deslondes are playing the Variety tomorrow night, at something considerably less than $125 a ticket, I feel almost honor-bound to be there. Come say hello if you see me.

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