We went to the Bottom Line on Sunday for the late show of the Dave Van Ronk tribute. Tix were sold out, but we got standing room and they even managed to find us a place to sit down. It was an excellent and moving tribute to the Mayor of Greenwich Village, with two dozen people whose lives had been touched in one way or another by DVR getting up and talking about him, and performing one song each. They also announced that that the City Council had passed a resolution naming the street north of Sheridan (where he used to live, AFAIK) Square Dave Van Ronk Street. The local councilman, Alan Gerson also presented a framed plaque with a copy of the declaration by the city of May 18th as Dave Van Ronk day (which was a bit humourous to me the following evening, when I went to see "A Mighty Wind" that evening...). Sunday was the real "Mighty Wind". He is missed by all, but his work and his life continues through his music, and the many, many people he touched and even more, helped, along the way. Cheers, -- Arne Langsetmo
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