1 – “Hoard your energy” (Bob Dylan). Yes, I agree. Save it for all things bluegrass
(festivals, jams, events, thoughts).
2 – The future is unknown, but the past is certain. Learn from your mistakes;
Like not attending that bluegrass festival you missed last year, and then
making sure you it attend it this year.
3 – Nothing lasts forever. We lost the Susanville and Plymouth festivals last
Year. Aren’t you glad you went while they existed, or disappointed because
you didn’t?
4 – Renew you license for eccentricity. Own two banjos.
5 – If think you are too old to camp at a bluegrass festival, do the next best
thing. Rent a motel room, or rent a nice RV. Lots of folks younger than you
do just that.
6 – Joan of Arc was not Noah’s wife. Noah and Joan missed out a lot in life
because bluegrass music wasn’t around back then.
7 – “If you are fortunate, there is a point in your life when you stop lying about
your age, and then start bragging about it” (who said that?) Seize the day,
and your bluegrass instrument.
8 – Make the rest of your life an unwritten one. Attend a bluegrass event that
you’ve never gone to before.
9 – “Music can exist without the world, but the world cannot exist without
music” (author unknown). And, Bill Monroe could have existed without
bluegrass music, but bluegrass music could not have existed without Bill
Monroe.
10 – “He who sings prays twice” (St. Augustine). And if you sing a Bluegrass
Gospel song, well, think about it….
11 – “All music is folk music. I never heard a horse sing.” (Louis Armstrong)
12 – If you are reading this and are not at the “Great 48” bluegrass jam in
Bakersfield, make an appointment with your therapist. And if you are
at the “Great 48” and are not reading this, that’s okay.
13 – “Alcohol free bluegrass festival.” Thanks, I’ll take a six-pack!
