We’re on a road trip. We’re tired. I am taking a nap now. Well, in a minute. We were in Vine Grove, Kentucky over the weekend. We were lucky enough to see a very nice home town festival. There was jamming galore. It was nice to see Tommy Brown and the band on stage Saturday. … Read more
Judy is Papa’s mother’s neighbor. When Papa’s father died, Judy played the organ for his funeral, a real friend indeed, and deed. She was a music teacher and choir director, but has had to take a leave from her job and cut back on some activities. She has been struggling with an unusual illness for … Read more
We had a great weekend. I met D2 and retrieved GS3, GD1 and GD2 Thursday afternoon. They were fun to have around. In their words, not mine, we “took a day off” on Friday. They were here becasue there was no school, and they enjoyed it. Friday night D3 was in charge, and Papa and … Read more
Here’s another of Common Craft’s wonderful Videos. This one, Social Media in Plain English, is a pretty good take on something that can be very hard to explain. Those who have been using the web in this way for a while came to understand this without an explanation. The rest of you can watch and … Read more
When Freddie Harris passed away, I couldn’t find a single picture of him anywhere around here. We finally did find a few, but it seems hard to believe that we had so few after seeing him on stage so many times. Anyway, I located them on one of the computers around here. These are from … Read more
I’m managing from a list again. I am having trouble focusing, due to the troubles down south. The coverage this morning included distribution problems for supplies in Houston; inability of people to get to Galveston to survey their property and the cancellation of the “look and leave” policy; cattle wondering all over and even being … Read more
Yesterday I spent a lot of time scouting for information on Port Bolivar and Galveston. There isn’t much good news about that area, the devastation is widespread. Just getting the power on in Houston will require major effort, never mind Galveston. Much of the Bolivar peninsula looks like wasteland. I’m grateful that members of my … Read more
The coverage of Ike has been intense and terrifying at the same time. The water looks pretty high to me. Reports of 7 feet of water on the Strand in Galveston seem surreal. I’m still praying for all those who have been affected.
Mom and S-Dad lived on the West end of Galveston Island for several years, and then on Pt. Bolivar after that. I still have family in the area. Late this morning, I was able to reach my youngest brother by phone. I was relieved to hear that his son, daughter, grandson and ex-wife were … Read more
Even if you don’t care for bluegrass, you might be interested in this article about banjo pioneer Eddie Adcock. He recently had surgery at Vanderbilt, an effort to treat a tremor in his hand, and help him continue to play. It sounds pretty complicated to me. I remember him telling us that he had to … Read more