Medical Lessons

My plan for today was to write on evidence-​​​​based med­icine. But that can wait, at least until the morning comes.

I came upon the most won­derful recording of a concert by Carole King and James Taylor played in November, 2007 at LA’s Trou­badour Club, a place I’ve never been. PBS aired the video, about an hour long in its fuller form, for its June fund-​​​​raising drive. I have tickets to see the pair at Madison Square Garden in a few weeks, and had seen yes­terday morning a heart­ening review of the old friends’ joint concert tour.

Sweet Baby James (1970)

Even within the limits of our old TV and nothing approaching a Dolby sound system in our living room, the images – the sounds and smiles gen­erated by Taylor and King, fix­tures of my childhood – made me tremble with joy. It was lovely beyond verbal expression and I felt, among other things, glad.

Here’s the

See more A Tapestry, and Double-​​​​Dose of Magic (on Carole King and James Taylor, Trou­badour and Breaking Addiction)