The Conical Glass: Bookcase thieves

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Bookcase thieves

Did I mention how much I hate elevators? This morning, I had made arrangements for someone to buy a huge teak bookcase that I'd decided wouldn't look so good in our new place because of all the wainscoting. Joe & I managed to get it down Elevator #1, and when we got to Elevator #2, it turns out that elevator was out of service. So there we were, with a 7-plus-foot-tall bookcase that weighs about a million pounds. We certainly weren't going to carry it down six flights of stairs, and we didn't want to bring it all the way back up to our apartment. We decided to turn it on its side and leave it near the elevator, making sure it was close to a wall so it wouldn't be in anyone's way. (Leaving things in the hall is hardly unknown around here -- our neighbors have had an empty plasma TV box by their door for almost a week now.) Once the elevator was fixed, I was going to call the purchaser to come over and help me with it, since Joe had to leave for work.

A few minutes ago, I got a call from a Realtor who wanted to bring over a physically challenged client to have a look at our place, so I went downstairs to see if the elevator was working again. It was, but the bookcase was gone. Who would abscond with a gigantic bookcase? Personally, even if this means I'm out the $50 I was going to charge the person from craigslist, I won't be too disappointed, since it was such a struggle to wrestle it into the first elevator -- it barely fit -- and I wasn't looking forward to a repeat performance. But still... strange.

Last night, I finally did something fun and went to see Bob Mould at City Arts & Lectures. I realized that I've been a Bob fan for over half my life. I've seen him with Husker Du, on his first post-HD solo tour, with Sugar, and post-Sugar solo; I think the only musical guise I've completely missed out on is his DJ'ing gig. (He came to San Francisco to spin records last fall, but Joe & I were out of town.) It was Bob's 47th birthday and I've got to say, he's looking terrific these days. Rock critic Michael Azerrad interviewed Bob about his life and career, and then Bob played a 30-minute solo set of songs, including one from his forthcoming (Feb. 2008) CD. Afterward, Bob signed copies of his new DVD and chatted with fans. Is it not amazing that the guy has been making music for almost 30 years and he's still coming up with fresh sounds? Plus, I found out that he writes an advice column for the Washington City Paper! The man is amazing. I wasn't quite sure if I enjoyed the evening so much because it was truly a great event or because it simply meant I wasn't packing & moving, but who cares; it felt like a reprieve.

posted by 125records @ 11:35 AM

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