I'm back from my Florence Nightingale duties for the remainder of the day: I've got a lot of work to do this afternoon and evening, and this should hopefully finish all the work opn the BABES full score and vocal score I had. There are still two or three numbers outstanding to be finished, a couple of revisions, and the scores will be officially ready for publishing.
The hospital was a full house today: I was there by 9:15, my evil brother and Lady M showed up around 10:45 and left just before noon, my nephew and niece arrived around 12:45, my father's lady friend around 1:15, and - as I left at 2 PM with my nephew and niece - my father's attorney showed up to discuss my father's real estate transactions.
My dad was much more energetic today, and his diction is improving. My niece and I suspect he's had a mild stroke, but there's been no word from the cardiologist about the EKG results. He was quite talkative, and this is new. We had a long discussion about the Macbeths and his unhappiness with them and his wish to come back to Manhattan fro a visit. His oncologist wants him on zoloft to combat his depression, but nothing can be done until the EKG results. As a result, my dad bursts into crying fits at the drop of a hat. Today there were quite a number of them, each whenever he thinks about his future, feels sentimental or hurt.
There's a possibility that a former production assistant from EMI Studios in london will be coming to New York for a visit. She was our production liaison on the Kern and Herbert recordings in 2001-2002. I'm hoping my return to NYC will not be delayed since I want to throw a shindig for her and some of the recording personnel while she's in town.
And that's my afternoon report.
