Went to Stratford, IA last Friday to the Stratford Bluegrass Festival. Click photos to enlarge.
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Music from noon to 10:30 pm Friday and Saturday night. Great bunch of performers, from a huge area. The last photo is of Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers -- they were late getting in --they had performed in Tennessee the day before and then had some motor problems on the way to Stratford (which is north central Iowa).
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| There were all sorts of campers at the City Park. This might have been the most unusual. Elevated tent -- with air conditioner! |
Late Saturday evening we drove to Marengo, IA to get a little Great Granddaughter fix. Spent Sunday with them. She had a fever part of the day and was either draggy or bouncing off the wall.
Planning on going to Hiawatha, KS tomorrow to play Pegs & Jokers and visit with Harold & LaRhoda Neher.
“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” —Phyllis Diller
GROANER’S CORNER:(( If you are from the northern states and planning on visiting or moving to the south, there are a few things you should know that will help you adapt to the difference in life styles:
1. If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel-drive pickup truck with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
2. Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store. Do not buy food at this store.
3. Remember: "Y'all" is singular, "All y'all" is plural, and "All y'alls'" is plural possessive.
4. Get used to hearing "You ain't from around here, are ya?"
5. You may hear a Southerner say "Oughta!" to a dog or child. This is short for "Y'all oughta not do that!" and is the equivalent of saying "No!"
6. Don't be worried about not understanding what people are saying; they can't understand you, either.
7. The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "big ol'," as in "big ol' truck " or "big ol' boy." Most Northerners begin their new Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it.
8. The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.
9. Be advised that "He needed killin'" is a valid defense here.
10. If you hear a Southerner exclaim "Hey, y'all, watch this," stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he'll ever say.
11. If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It doesn't matter whether you need anything or not. You just have to go there.
12. When you come upon a person driving 15 mph down the middle of the road, remember that most folks here learn to drive on a John Deere, and that this is the proper speed and position for that vehicle.
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Later, Lynn
Little Johnny's new baby brother was screaming up a storm.Johnny asked his mom, “Where’d he come from?”“He came from heaven, Johnny.”“Wow! I can see why they threw him out!”
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