#Sorry for shoehorning a Baccano! PSA into this personal post

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I had an excellent night at The Irish Inn. Arrived in time to hear two songs, then later another song—watched five different people dancing (a young person with two elderly gentlemen, with whom I am familiar, and a familiar waitress with another young woman). There was a group of about a dozen or thirteen other young people there, which is very rare; one of them was old friends with one of the young musicians, which might explain why he was able to sing a song of his own (and had harmony from an older gentleman, no less!)

(Typically the sessions at TII are closed sessions, something that only really sunk in for me after too many visits).

When I dropped a tenner into the tips bucket, one of the regular staple musicians asked if I had a song as well (this never happens. Perhaps he recognized me from my past visits & tips, but even then, I think he only asked since another outsider had just sang). I did. I've never sung the song accompanied before, but the musicians adjusted (obviously, as they always do; it helps that the song I sang was a well-known song, but also proper musicians are just that capable).

It worked out?! People applauded and complimented my voice. I was busy talking with the young people in an attempt to figure out how and why they ended up at the TII (you simply don't see such a large group of young people there). The fellow who was friends with the musician fellow was (I think) a roommate with so-and-so(s), and the woman I spoke with said she brought along her roommates, so it was a whole shindig where circles of roommates and friends coincided, I think. Wow!

Incidentally, totally unrelated, but Baccano! Vol. 1 seems to be slated for an audiobook on May 14, 2024 ($25.99)?! I feel obligated to buy it to demonstrate my support. Yen Press has certainly been dipping into audiobooks with the likes of popular titles like SAO, but I never thought YP would bother with Baccano! I don't want to hope that this means Baccano! has sold better than I thought it did—really, I haven't paid much attention to which titles YP has afforded audiobooks, maybe this is YP trying to milk more money out of an underperforming series—in any case, I do want to publicize this so that people are aware in advance.

#personal #Baccano! #Baccano #Sorry for shoehorning a Baccano! PSA into this personal post #I am tipsy and I figure I have been remiss in logging on to Tumblr #so the one time I am logged in I surely had better post about it while I still can