I ended up going to the concert, albeit rather late (even later than it started, which was apparently a good 20 minutes after it claimed it would start, ahh, JST), and had a really nice time. As usual, I felt rather awkward during the social stuff during intermission and after the concert, but there was some really nice music, and it's always good to go see good music performed partially by folks one sort-of knows. This is good motivation to remember when Steve's assorted concerts are, and to drag some friends with me: it's been an awfully long time since I've been able to go to any of his performances- and I think one or two are just across the street...
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