200 disappointed guitarists

I was so looking forward to Rhys Chatham's US premiere of the Crimson Grail for 200 electric guitars at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. But unfortunately rain and electricity don't make a great combo, and after tornado warnings and a torrential downpour (that had better "pressure" than the shower in my apartment) the show was canceled. Oddly enough, once I found a place to huddle out of the rain after a soaking, and once I got over my disappointment that the story I came to tell wasn't going to happen, I settled in and found that the group melancholy was an equally interesting story unfolding.