I thought that the Pima Air & Space Musuem, in Tucson, Arizona, might offer a respite from Wagnerism, but to no avail: the Valkyries scene from Apocalypse Now was playing on video loop next to a Huey. I came to Tucson for the intensely happy wedding of two dear and dazzling friends, Alex Abramovich and Lucy Raven. The groom is no longer waiting at the altar.
