Heaven

Tonight I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.

Turned off a little country road to a place I'd heard about. Met two people
carrying guitars and wearing bolo ties outside the door. Went in and saw a
bunch of old church pews and at the rear of the room was a stage. On the
walls were those big velvet paintings / towels / whatever they are---those
things they sell on the side of the road.

No admission charge, no drinking, just old folks and old music. I was
probably the youngest person there. Sat down and took a trip to heaven and
didn't even have to die!

The acts took about 20-30 minutes each. In the first set people from the
crowd came up and sang some. Not everybody knew the lyrics right, or maybe
I'm the one that didn't know them right. The newest song they sang was
"Rocking Years." Some of the songs they did were several by Merle,
including "Swinging Doors" which I had forgotten existed. One guy did a
medley of Hank Sr. One guy did two harmonica solos (Dang! Why can't I toot a
harp like that?) The band was gonna play an instrumental of Mountain Dew
and it was kicked off by lead guitar. He started playing the old song. It
was a hoot! Another group came up and started off their set with "I
Overlooked An Orchid." Awwwwwww, it was good!

I shall go back. I loved it. Paid a $5 donation, which for me means I
loved it a lot.

On New Years, they're gonna have a covered dish dinner. A covered dish
dinner at a music hall! Awwwwww, it's great!

Sounds like a place I would like to go....Where is this??

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Harry Stewart wrote in message <83j1di$ohi$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...

But you never told us where you went! What is the name of the show or the
performance group, and the theater where they perform? Town and state? Day and
what time? Give these guys some publicity and let others know how they can see
them too.

Barbara

It's aittle place in middle georgia. They have them all over, I think.
Just gotta find them.

Susie wrote in message ...

IMHO, a venue like this might cease to be "heaven" if it was widely
publicized. I could probably name five that fit this description within an
hour of my home (Asheville, NC). As the original poster said, they are "all
over" [the South]. If you're visiting, just ask the locals where folks in
that area get together to play music.

-Bob

Barbara J. Pruett <bjpr...@clark.net> wrote in message
news:385D3ADE...@clark.net...

I agree that publicity could cause it to change. Asheville, though, is
already a tourist mecca so larger crowds are to be expected. This little
place I went is in Powersville. I only know of two things in
Powersville--Powersville Opry (where I went) and Powersville Road.

What worries me is that I was one of the youngest one there at 43 except for
kids--and there were only three or four of those. Like soldiers with
memories of WWII, time tends to forget when the recollectors are gone.

Bob Gregory wrote in message ...