On Monday, July 2nd, the Kennett Municipal band will perform "A Patriotic Cavalcade" of music at the old Jones Park band-stand. It’s 7:00PM, be there and be square. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. More on this story as it develops. I’ll be your master of ceremonies, as I have for the last nineteen years.
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If you’re interested, I’ve got the rest of my pictures from the Wild West Arts Convention available on Flickr now.
My siblings and I are members of the last generation to grow up immersed in America’s mythology: the cowboys in the Great American West. [That’s me, Leah, and Matt with the six-gun in 1961] Between my father’s great love for horses and 4 out of 5 TV shows being Westerns (even the test pattern had […]
If you were reading a couple of months ago, you may recall that our family has an affinity for the traditions and mythos of the Great American West. There’s the Sons of the Western Bootheel, for instance. You got to share our visit with The Rhinestone Ropers a while back. Tomorrow I leave for Claremore, […]
Every now and then, somebody thinks that having a donkey basketball game would be one hum-dinger of a fund-raiser. Then they have one. Attendance is big. Everybody loves it…but it’s a long time before somebody thinks that again: too hard to get a new crew of donkey-riders while it’s fresh on the minds of the […]
The last time I threw a leg over Ol’ Red was about 10 days ago. Spring had just begun to peek out, with patches of vivid green here and there among the brown dregs of winter. Now the red-buds are in their brief and glorious flower and all the grass is green. Daffodils and tulips […]
All this week I’ve been working through some or all of the noon hour, coming back after supper and working late. On Thursdays, we close at noon, but today’s emergencies had me going until 2:00PM. I just felt a little bit tired. Yesterday’s weather was absolutely beautiful and this morning it was much colder and […]
On February 9 and 10, I coached my nephew and his buddies for a performance in Semo Little Theater‘s valentine show, as posted previously. They’ve got a better video up now, so here’s the update. I’m the straight man and accompanist. "Ladies and gentlemen, no one writes a love song like the great Cole Porter. […]
The Scoutmaster of Troop 272 (sponsored by Kiwanis) had to leave town for an unexpected family obligation, so I agreed to take his place for today’s scheduled five-mile hike. Second Class Scout requirement 1-B: "Using a map and compass, take a five-mile hike approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian." There were […]
With clear weather and high-sixties temperatures predicted, I anticipated a great ride today. I went to the gym Wednesday evening before choir practice and got the Thursday weight workout done early. After choir practice, I went back to the clinic and did my paperwork. Got my cardio workout done before breakfast and, wonder of wonders, […]