For those of you who are unaware, I've moved back to the Mountain indefinitely. Some might view it as a step backward, but in this economy, I'm just thankful for a roof over my head. Considering I live in the middle of nowhere, there is never much going on, which is why I was thankful to get out for an evening in Honesdale.Honesdale has no big claims to fame; and for all of those fans of The Office, I hate to disappoint, but Schrute's Beet Farm does not actually exist in our great metropolis.
What does exist, as of a month ago, is The Cooperage. It's a newly renovated building on Main Street that hosts a variety of events. The last Friday of every month there is a "Concert at the Coop," which stems from John Kascht, who used to have concerts in his chicken coop outside of town. As John said before the show, the benefit of the new facility is the fact that one no longer has to venture into the field to use the bathroom.This evening I had the pleasure of seeing the Matt Hoffmann Quartet. It consisted of Matt Hoffmann on the vibraphone, Dylan Canterbury on trumpet, Mario Pietra on upright bass, and Sam Lester on guitar. Their set list consisted of "Lover Come Back to Me," "Dancing Sunbeam," "Creepin," "After Theater Jump," "How Deep is the Ocean? How High is the Sky?" "I Concentrate on You," and "Three Little Words." As is common in jazz, during each song, each musician had a solo. What's great about seeing Matt play, though, is the fact that he gets so excited about the music that everybody plays. One cannot go to a show and not hear him humming along to the tunes as he plays with an ever present smile on his face. The show was definitely the highlight of my day.
