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there was a 12 piece brass czech polka band. and they were good! sweet and melodic and upbeat. the singers had lilting voices that see-sawed their way to your inner child, like warm coffee cake on a blustery winter day.
i stopped to talk with a woman who was sitting with the band. she was quietly observant, and made a small figure in her chair (i think she was trying to be inconspicuous). we chatted and she pointed to her husband, who was playing the trumpet in the corner. they'd been married for 50 years and nowadays he invited her out with the band so she wouldn't have to be at home alone. then she nervously and politely refused to have her photo taken. she also declined a dance. she was very sweet.
i stopped to talk with a woman who was sitting with the band. she was quietly observant, and made a small figure in her chair (i think she was trying to be inconspicuous). we chatted and she pointed to her husband, who was playing the trumpet in the corner. they'd been married for 50 years and nowadays he invited her out with the band so she wouldn't have to be at home alone. then she nervously and politely refused to have her photo taken. she also declined a dance. she was very sweet.