I was sitting behind the FOG desk when two figures walked in. The gentleman had a fairly large pack on his back. I actually thought it was a tent and asked them to set it up - I had no idea who they were or what they were doing. It turns out that Zach, who lives in the neighborhood, had previously been in and had bought Ocean Beach Stone #2, one of Anne’s OB stone paintings. He gave it to Karen.
It turns out they are both extraordinary musicians and had told Anne that they would come back and give her and FOG a concert to help celebrate FOG’s 6th anniversary. So I was flabbergasted when Karen went to the piano and Zach took out his TUBA and they proceeded to fill the gallery with the most wondrous sounds. They played Bach and some originals and some funky popular tunes and some Klezmer and were mesmerizing. The acoustics chez FOG are fabulous, and they played it to the max. It was so danceable and infectious (in the good way) that I wished it would never end. Alas it did, and we bid farewell with the promise of more to come. So if you ever hear transcendent tuba and piano music while strolling Taraval, you can thank Karen and Zach. -Peter
