I'm glad you got to see Laurie Anderson, she's a treasure. Don't know if you like podcasts (acknowledged that not all folks do) but Laurie was a guest on Anderson Cooper's podcast "All There Is" talking about grief. That made me cry. Plus what a beautiful voice she has!

P.s. possums are good critters, besides being North America's only (?) marsupial they eat ticks. The fierceness is admirable.