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"Can you relate to the notion," my grandfather asks, "that this could be the high point of your day?"

A couple dozen people are gathered to hear a singer who visits every month, I think he said his name is Hugh. Right now he's singing an old Sinatra tune; a few minutes ago it was a choppy but generally pleasing instrumental rendition of "When You Wish Upon A Star" with moments of flamenco.

Hugh knows how to work this crowd about as much as it can be worked, saying "you know the best thing about having a birthday? You're still here!" The median age here is probably around 92, excepting of course myself and my 8-year-old cousin, who waits patiently near our grandmother for the cake to be served. This is our _great_-grandmother's hundredth birthday, and she sits in the front row basking in the attention.
Sunday, July 18. 2004
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