Be-boppin' Away

Never thought I'd say this but Ben Rudnick is better live. Our town has free concerts at the library during the summer (odd, isn't it? The only place they shush you is the place where they blare music). Ben Rudnick played and Doodles loved it. I mean he was so into the crowd, loved crawling on strangers' strollers, and when the music started, he bobbed his body up and down and wiggled his head around. My only regret is that there aren't more free, easily reached, kid concerts around. He seemed to groove in actual rhythm to the music. Maybe the tone deafness/lack of rhythm thing skips a generation. (And did you know that there's a sequel to "Sally Salamander" on the new album? How great can life be?)