Only in Nashville can you go to a neighborhood dog parade, have a nice chat with Emilylou Harris, and then listen to a street performance of Sam Bush, Rodney Crowell, Mike Farris, Emilylou Harris, John Hiatt, and Buddy Miller.... and all before lunch. Happy hearts.

Grrrrrrrrrrr

Family

 

Always so nice to hang out with my family. Sorry we missed Uncle Paul...Thanks again to Jim and Linda for hosting supper and to Mom and Dad for the football tickets. I love you all and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving!

Joan

Lutherpalooza!

My friend Steve, and I played this afternoon at a Christian Music Festival, put on by the Lutheran church, hence the name "Lutherpalooza". They invited praise bands from all the local churches to play 35 minute sets. Since my Presbyterian church, nor Steve's Catholic church have praise bands, we did our own thing. For instance, we played "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" with a country Patsy Cline feel, a bluegrass version of "Are You Washed In The Blood of the Lamb/I'll Fly Away (I play mandolin on that one), an Amy Grant song, and Peace In The Valley. Steve was surprised to learn that Peace In The Valley was written for Mahalia Jackson, not Elvis Presley as he thought! He sang it Elvis style though (sometimes he can't help himself). We did 7 songs total, on a really big outdoor stage. It was fun, I think we surprised some folks, we weren't what they were expecting! Always keep 'em guessing!

Nothing else on the musical horizon for now; Steve wants me to audition for a Christmas variety show with him...we'll see.  So there you have it, girl with guitar!

Acoustic Junction...again

Last Saturday night I played Acoustic Junction again, back by popular demand. I had another 25 minute set, my buddy Steve played/sang with me on 2 songs, and another friend Ruthie, sang harmony on 2 other songs. The guy with the video camera was not there, so no movie to share with you. It was a good show and the other talent was way better than in June! As always, I had a good time!

Camp Nelson

This week was Camp Nelson for 5 year old Brody (son of Andy & Kristin) and 9 year old Sofe (daughter of Carole & David). They camped in the living room and thought that was pretty cool. We knew we were going to have our hands full with these two, so Jenna (Gene's daughter that lives in Hong Kong, but who is in KS for summer break) came with the kids. Another set of eyes is always a good idea.

Pop Gene took the kids to a local creek where they caught frogs and chased crawdads. This is a small part of it, there are pools along the way that the kids could swim in. They loved the mud! We also boated to Sandy Beach where everyone swam and floated around on noodles. Jenna even decided she'd like to ski, so she did!


Sofe forgot her belt, so Pop Gene made her a hillbilly belt. It works.

This was one of the funniest moments, Lawrence was "relaxed" and "things" sort of just drop down, which Brody noticed. His reaction was priceless! I tried to explain this to him, as best I could to a 5 year old, and when I reminded him that he had one too, he yelled "BUT NOT LIKE THAT!" Gene is still chuckling over it.

They brought home 2 big catfish from the trot line. Suddenly Sofe realizes just where food comes from. She did not eat fried catfish that night. We enjoyed ours!

What's camping without  s'mores?!

Everyone had a good time and I'm sure the kids will be back next summer. We were exhausted!

I'm on youtube

A few weeks ago I played at a showcase called Acoustic Junction. Local/regional performers are invited to participate and I was invited. This is the link to some clips from the evening. I've already been asked to come back in August. Nice being appreciated! At the beginning, I'm singing with Steve, then after a kid, I'm playing again, so don't quit after the first bit. Now I see that more videos have been added, so after you click on the link below, you'll need to scroll down a bit until you see Acoustic Junction and my picture, then click there.

www.youtube.com/gearycountycvb