A man who lives up to his name, Brendan D. Light is a character out of a novel: A quick-witted guy who makes a mean soup and a meaner macchiato. And when he’s scanning the tables with those shifty eyes trying to figure out who ordered the Hummus Plate, you have to ask yourself, “Is this guy a spy?”
Café Underscore
musical portraits
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Young couples of all sorts populate this café. Some are clearly good friends trying to figure out if they are more than just friends. Some can’t keep their hands off of each other, some have those regular patterns and body language that usually come with many years of attachment. The common thread is the intense focus on the other person. It’s all passion, and for each, there is no one else in the room.
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Antonio is a deep-voiced triathlete with dark hair, thick beard and a quick smile. He’s proud of his Italian heritage. Someone said he grew up in Ohio but it is easy to imagine him being from somewhere quite far away.
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In a café populated with students and professors, one day, an unusual sight: Grandma, Grandpa, and their four- or five-year-old grandson. Grandma left to go shopping while Grandpa bought the little boy a large chocolate milkshake. The drink was so tall and the boy so small that he had to kneel on his chair to get the laws of physics on his side. While the boy negotiated with his drink, Grandpa read to him from a book. Most memorable was that Grandpa never stopped smiling. They were in the café only briefly – but long enough to make a lasting impression.
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Light as a breeze on a Florida beach and impossibly cute, Kellye should have her own TV show, called, “Kellye!” Why not? She already has a theme song.
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This Cuban-American actress one day described her recent winter break, visiting her roommate’s family in Morocco. Wow. Cuban-American woman in Morocco. What would that music sound like?
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For several consecutive days this charming fellow sat in the café with a grad student, translating an ancient Latin text. What kind of images must float about in his mind?
Upon hearing this completed piece he commented that he is, in fact, fascinated by birds, one in particular (the Hoopoe), and drew a picture of it.
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All music © Steve Rashid / Used Camel Music - BMI
