Before I talk about this past (incredible) week, I want to announce that Dane Ueland, a Seattle singer-songwriter, will be playing at the Coffeehouse Bookstore as part of the Friday Night Live series. We are very lucky to have Dane play here, because he is an amazing musician with a gift - and I am not exaggerating. He has a bright future in music and you will want to be able to say, "I saw Dane when he was just getting started." I promise. Okay, on to the main blog post.
After working with Jim and Glenn and everyone else on the build site for a few months, I was called away to SEA for every Monday - Friday of the month of May, which means that I left one Monday with the coffeehouse an empty room and returned to find the books on the wall and the espresso machine up and running. The place looks amazing and validates all of the stress and dramas and hard work. It is unbelievable.
And who better to kick off Friday Night Live at the new Coffeehouse Bookstore than Whidbey native Timothy Hull? I talked to him a few hours before the show and he expressed trepidation that people might not show up. That was not a problem.
The place quickly filled up, with about forty people buying coffee and finding seats as Timothy sound checked with ambient, reverb- and delay-laden acoustic guitar. Then, he sang, and the voices stopped as torsos were magnetically drawn forward to immerse in Tim's lyrics about love and loss and a changing world where a new chaos of shouting and destruction reigns. He played my personal favorite, "Sorrow," during the first set and closed the show with a rambling, but poignant, meditation on the meaning of community.
Another highlight of the night was the unexpected help from Patty, Bill, Sue, Diane, and Gena, who gamely chipped in to mop the floor, do the mountain of dishes, and close down the coffeehouse. It was one of my favorite coffeehouse nights I've had. Thanks to everyone involved.
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