Resonating Grace.

This is a family band and very good  The young step dancers out front are members of the family. It is going to be a big band soon.

Don Melon Band.

This was the lead off band of the 2016 Mountain View Bean Fest. The Harmonica Player is superb. He is also the Mayor of Mountain View.

Chase the Mustang Mascot.

Chase is the name of the Cal Poly Mustang mascot of the Cal Poly athletic teams. My daughter, Nancy, was recently on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo, California. Nancy was born in 1946 when I was a student at Cal Poly. I believe that the doctor bill was $100. That is one of the best $100 buys that I have had in my life. Nancy sent me my own stuffed Chase. Thank you, Nancy.

Nancy also sent me sweat shirt that matches Chase's sweatshirt.

The Cal Poly hat is a previous gift from my grand daughter, Joy. Thank you, Joy.

This link is to a minute video of the real life mustang, Chase. Chase

Break in at Jefferson Corner.

Friday morning, early, some one drove a vehicle through a window at the Jefferson Corner Convenience Store. Several cash registers were taken. An unsuccessful attempt was made to take the ATM machine. Here are some photos of the mess. And a short video.

Mary Harper. Mountain View Fiddle Player and Singer.

I was so impressed with Mary Harper. An eleven year old fiddle player and singer from Mountain View, Arkansas. She has been State Fiddle champion five years. So you know that she can really play the fiddle.

She also sings so good. The video below is of her singing. Dramatic, unique phrasing, and such presence. Especially for eleven years old. She has several videos on Youtube. I believe that Mary has a Native American heritage. Like my kids.

Miscellaneous Scenes from my trip to Mountain View.

Folk Music Capital of the Whole World!

Strange looking musical instrument.

The Farley Cabin.

 Jewette Farley and the old PrunePicker.

The old PrunePicker and Sue Farley. 

Stone County Courthouse.

  

Jewette picked up some prime merchandise. Sue and I were lucky to find a seat for the ride home.

Three winners from the Amateur Contest.

Typical picking session.

Fall Day

Vital Signs for October 2016.

Another month gone by. My, how time flies when you are 91. My weight loss has really slowed. I started my diet on July 1 with a weight of 255.

At the end of July I weighed 241. A loss of 14 pounds for the month.
At the end of Aug I weighed 233. A loss of 8 pounds for the month.
At the end of Sept I weighed 225. A loss of 8 pounds for the month.
At the end of Oct (today) I weighed 222 pounds. A measly loss of 3 pounds for the month.

That is a weight loss of 33 pounds in four months. Undoubtedly I am not as strict now with my diet as I was four months ago. I want to get to 210. Need to walk more and eat less.

I notice that lately I have some severe dizzy spells. I fell over in Mountain View. I was bending over to fold up my chair at the Picking Park when I almost passed out. My head hit the ground lightly. Jewette and some Pickers helped me up. No more sudden moves for me.

Mountain View 2016 Outhouse Races.

This was an exciting event. Huge crowd. Splendidly designed and built racers. Pit crews were the best. Takes muscles to be a pusher!

Here is a video of one of the many exciting races.

Video of Side Street Steppers.

Please excuse the poor light and short video. I ran out of battery. Many of this group's numbers are on Youtube. I saw them live and they are very good and charming.