This is my first Substack post! I’ve been thinking about joining the throng and seeing for myself what this is all about (I’m doing more and more of my topical reading on Substack these days) for a while now, and the relative lull in my schedule for the holidays is a good time as any to attempt to try a post for myself. I’d like to get in the habit of writing, with the hope of becoming more facile as I go along.
I’ve recently been seeing posts commemorating the great pianist John Hicks’s birthday (Dec. 21) with anecdotes and personal remembrances. I have a few of my own, centering on musical experiences ranging from formative record listening sessions, to indelible memories of live shows, along with a few cherished bandstand encounters. Briefly, here’s a couple of tidbits: