Time Out- Take Five

Last night Nick and I went to a terrific jazz concert - The Dave Brubeck Quartet. We have always loved Dave Brubeck - his "Time Out" album is the most famous - and Nick's love of the music is truly bred in him. Nick's father, Bill, was a big Brubeck fan and Nick listened to it a lot growing up. We had a Brubeck song on our wedding CD, even. So, given that is was memorial day weekend and that Nick's father was a veteran of WWII, it was pretty darn fitting that we got to attend a Brubeck concert. What we did not know - and that Mr. Brubeck talked about on-stage - was that Brubeck was a WWII vet of Patton's third army and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge - as did Nick's Dad!!!! It gave us chills to hear him talk about it, and then he played an absolutely beautiful song called "Weep No More" that he wrote after that battle. Nick and I could just feel Bill smiling down on us. We miss him and love him. But what a joyous way to remember him....a way he would approve of. Good jazz and a cocktail! :)