The second time since I knew he existed, Ben Caplan came to the Netherlands in 2022. Or 2023, I don’t know exactly. And that is because I was not there, I was indisposed. Luckily a friend of mine went there. He knew about my history with the Canadian folk singer. He went, and bought two records at the concert, complete with a personal signature and a short remark.
Much like the opera’s with my mother, concerts and music has always been a very social event for me. I usually go there with people I know well, and I make it a whole evening. A drunken conversation after the concert is a good thing, and really belongs to the experience. And when somebody else asks me to join someone else, I always say yes (yeah, unless I’m indisposed). Many time I say yes first, and only afterward I ask what kind of music it is. I like to be surprised, and I like that drink afterwards.
I hope it will be like that for a long time.