Performance Indication #26

like Glenn Gould






- John Zorn



Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 7:03 pm
Line: "Daly City" BART train (car 423y)
Location: between Bay Fair and San Leandro stations

A thin lady with sad eyes boards at Lake Merritt station. She clutches a floral patterned purse while listening to music through tiny earphones. She chooses a seat next to the indication in the half-empty car. She sets her purse down, looks at the indication momentarily, and strums her fingers on the seat for a second. She proceeds to remove a notebook from her purse and jots down a few notes. She returns her notebook, settles comfortably into her seat, and looks out the train window at the Oakland shipyards as she listens to her headphones.