A few notes from Gary

Hey folks.  I guess a lot of you are wondering why I haven't written very much over the last few months and I'll have to admit I do have, as Ricky Ricardo used to say to Lucy. "got some explainin' to do."  I live in a big old two story farm house.  The walls are not insulated and when the wind blows candles will flicker.  Therefore being a thrifty sort of guy, I simply choose to not heat most of this old house.  I do keep my "apartment" nice and cozy in the winter, but allow the rest of the house to remain unheated.  So what has this got to do with me not writing entries into the blog, you might ask?  A good and fair question and here's the answer.  My computer is a desk top model and I keep it in the unheated part of the house.  Right now my fingers are frozen just typing this much.  We've had an unusually cold winter here in Central Virginia and this house has felt even colder.  I hope this helps explain why my blog entries have been few and far between this winter.

Tonight I am driving out to Appomattox, VA to see Travers Chandler & Avery County at Baines Books & Coffeehouse (Should be warm in there!).  The show starts at 7PM for those of you who might want to come.  Listen to the clip as you go to the Avery County web site.  Travers describes his music and "Baltimore Bar-room Bluegrass."  What an apt description for some really great traditional Bluegrass.

Then tomorrow I'll be driving down to Kenbridge, VA to see Missy Raines & The New Hip at the Kenbridge Community Center on 5th Avenue.  Now, it seems I have some more "explainin'" to do.  Most of you know I am a Bluegrass man through and through and many of you might wonder why I would go see a band called The New Hip.  Doesn't sound too bluegrassy does it?  Well, I must confess I have not been to see Missy with her new band, but I have been a friend of hers for many years and followed her music as she played with Eddie & Martha Adcock and others.  Out of her continuing friendship with me and my deep respect for her, I look forward to seeing her again so close to home.

Well, my fingers are now officially numb from the cold, so, for now, I'll say......

"NUFF SAID!"