Welcome back everybody!
     We’re back after a wonderful weekend of jamming, performing, camping and making new friends…all for a good cause too!!
        Buck and I filled Big Red (that’s my truck) to the brim with music equipment  and camping gear, and headed for the mountains of NC, to participate in the 3rd annual Ya Mama’s Fest III.  This was our first time, and wow, was it a doozie!!
Imagine a huge bunch of country folks, hippies, cooks and musicians tent camping by the creek and playing music at night.  Donations were taken and given 100 percent to a sick friend for their medical expenses.  When I can make music, eat bbq and hug necks AND help someone in need, I am always down for it!!  And when I say bbq, I mean hickory smoked, dry rubbed savory pork goodness! In addition, to the bbq, we made lots of new friends! One of our new friends is Bob.  And Bob loves to cook over an open fire, and oh my Lord is it good!!!  Check this out:

That my friends, is a Swink Apple Crisp prepared in a cast iron dutch oven.  I can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful it tasted.  Mmm mmm MMM!!!!

Buck and I did something new this weekend.  We weren’t able to have the whole Sanctuary band with us, so we went and played as a duo called Moon Pie.  He played blues harp and sang, and I played guitar and tried out my new stomp box.  This is what it looks like:

It sounds just like a bass drum when you stomp on it, hence the name stomp box.   Very useful for keeping a beat when you’re playing another  instrument at the same time.

Needless to say,  it was a tiring, but awesome weekend. These sweet folks definitely put a smile on my face!  Can’t wait for next year’s Ya Mama’s Fest IV!!!

All good things in life require two things: One, you have to want to do it.  Two, it takes time.  For me, it means a lot of practice, and researching a lot of music.  My relationship with Buck requires lots of love, sacrifice and hard work.  But, definitely worth the effort!
I remember when Cyndi Lauper released her album, She’s So Unusual. And she was most definitely unusual.   But she is a talented musician.  “Time After Time” is a classic.  It’s one of my favorite songs of the 80’s. I love those songs that show flaws and vulnerability in a relationship, and yet stir feelings of loyalty and commitment at the same time.  The lyrics to “Time After Time” pull you both ways, but leave you on a happy note.  I’m a sucker for happy endings, ha ha!!  It’s amazing how songs are a comfort to us.  Music is a faithful friend.
As always, your time is more valuable than money.  Thank you for sharing your time with me.  Have a wonderful day and we’ll talk again soon. Love to all!