'The Black Rider' & Grandma Bea
Last Wednesday I went to the Ahmanson Theater to see The Black Rider, a play written by William Burroughs, directed by Robert Wilson, and with music and lyrics by Tom Waits. It was first put on in 1991 and now it's back. It was creepy and surreal and half of the audience left after intermission. I loved it. I loved it so much I went back for a second viewing last night. I snagged a quick pic that doesn't really even come close to giving you an idea of what it was like, but here is anyway.
My Grandma Beatrice is going to be on NPR's Morning Edition in Austin Monday! She and her son Russ (my step-dad) did an interview as a part of the StoryCorps oral history project. A portion of her amazing interview will air at 7:45am (CST) on KUT Radio. After the broadcast the interview will be available for download here. It's an amazing story from an amazing women who is now 93 years young. Check it out if you can.
