It is only fitting that on this, Lucille Ball's 100th birthday, that I was in Jamestown, NY. . . .the town of her birth, for my weekly Wegman's run. These people up here are very proud of their most famous daughter.
And she shares a birthday with my BFF from Afton. . . Sandy! Sandy is every bit as much fun to be with as Lucy was to watch. Must be something magical about August 6. And if I recall, this was the day that Lucy Baines Johnson got married many many years ago. And now she's divorced. So that kind of debunks the whole "August 6 is magic" argument right there.
But anyway. . . Happy Birthday Lucy and Sandy. You have both made many people happy!
The Straight No Chaser concert last night was jam-packed. Even more than for Steve Martin or Allison Krauss! This makes me very happy. That all ages and generations can get that pumped up about a group of guys singing without instruments! This bodes well for the world, is all I can say. And they were phenominal. By the time my friend Nancy and I mosied over for the concert, we were SOL on finding a place to sit. We stood and happily watched the backs of other attendees for most of the concert. . . just getting fleeting glances of the group when someone moved. But it was worth the stress on my 62 year old feet to stay for the whole thing. What a talented and charismatic group.
We went back to Nancy's for dessert (my friend Nancy is not only an exceptional Ceramic Artist - as opposed to "potter". . . .there's a difference - but she is a great cook and baker as well). On my way home, about an hour after the concert was over, there was still a long line for those that wanted to meet the 10 members of the group Straight No Chaser. Everyone was yucking it up and having a great time. I don't know of many other celebrities who are so generous with their time once the concert is over. Of course, it does take awhile to get 10 autographs. And of course, I could watch everything from my front porch.
Today is reading (American Rust. . . I'm loving it), choir practice and the movie Super 8. That's after I worked out this morning and went to Jamestown for groceries. I should have looked for Vita-meata-vegamin!
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