Next time you decide to arbitrarily hate a group of people (blacks, Jews, Muslims, atheists, …), think of this and ask yourself if you are qualified to have an opinion.

Use those frequent flier miles.
Jessica Hagy, Indexed, August 9th, 2006

Xenophobia

bigotry · hate · xenophobia

Dar Williams

Last weekend our family had the good fortune of attending the L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series in Freeport, Maine with Jason and Peg Pooler and their kids. It’s an outdoor venue. The weather was perfect: cool with clear, starry skies.

The featured performer, Dar Williams, put on a great concert. I wasn’t familiar with Dar before the show. Now I’m a big fan.

Dar’s voice is angelic and earthy and her song’s lyrics are cerebral, poetic, poignant, funny and moving. I clapped and cheered throughout the concert.

After the concert Kirsten and I stood outside and talked to Peg and Jason for a long time while the kidlets ran around and played. Most of the concertgoers had left so we were mostly alone. At around 22:30 Dar came out of L.L. Bean and approached us, just to talk. After hanging out with us for a bit she gave us two CDs. How cool is that?!

This song is called The Babysitter’s Here and is from her album, The Honesty Room. It’s a humorous song about a young girl’s experience with her babysitter, whom she admires greatly.

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concert · dar williams · folk · l.l. bean · maine · song