Gleaning Facebook: Eagle at Arrowhead

Big moment at Arrowhead yesterday morning! As I was showing off beaver dams and lodges to a group of Garden Lakes Elementary kindergarteners a bald eagle eavesdropped in lazy circles over our heads. I hope he was scouting the real estate in search of a potential homesite in the tall pines near our fish-filled lake.

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David Matheny
Naw...he's just trying to see who else is bald. 

Richard Wear
They should reopen Powatan Beach. That would bring in the Spring breakers.

Melanie Collette Babb
Our grandson Wesley was at Arrowhead with a group from Garden Lakes earlier in the week. He talked a lot about his field trip and Mr. Shaw.

Rebekah Aycock
That would be amazing!! My mom and my sister live next door.

Bill Barker
Wow

Emily Barksdale Moore Threlkeld
Our children had such a great time!

Gleaning Facebook: Bil Lepp and NPR

Glad to see our favorite fibber, Bil Lepp, standing up for the West Virginia incarnation of this wonderful public service.

Sheila and I have been subscribers to Georgia's public radio for many years. And we are gonna continue at least until we get OUR turn at a weekend at the King & Prince Hotel!

One of my life goals is to persuade GPB to broadcast the Big Fibbers Contest. Whadya think?

Gleaning Facebook: Concert Quiz

 Sheila and I have not been big concert kind of folks over the years, but we have heard some great music. And since so many friends have posted concert lists, I'll give it a go too. Here are dozen musician/musical acts I've enjoyed in person (in approximate chronological order) and the obligatory fib to make it a baker's dozen.

The Beatles

Pat Alger

Peter Paul & Mary

JD Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys

Richie Havens

John Denver

Joan Baez

Pete Seeger

John McCutcheon

Judy Collins

The Grand Ol' Opry

Suzy Bogguss

Kathy Mattea

Which is the fib?

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Comments

Jenifer Beaver

Loving this list! My guess is John Denver.

Terrell Shaw

Sorry, Denver's concert in the seventies at the old Atlanta Omni was wonderful!

Victoria Steele Logue

That is so mind blowing that I can't possibly guess.

Terrell Shaw

Some other great ones I've heard are not on the list: 

Peter Yarrow as a solo act, 

Arlo Guthrie, 

Sweet Honey In The Rock, 

David Holt & Josh Goforth, 

Tom Paxton, 

Not to mention my musical Facebook friends I have enjoyed in person:

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Brannon Shaw

, My favorite Fantine.

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Lillian Shaw

, My favorite Doralee Rhodes and I haven't even seen her in that role yet!

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Gary Greene

, If you haven't heard his "Cherokee Names" look it up.

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J Grant Magness

, the guy who gave singing opportunities and much more to the youth of our church for almost two decades.

• Jamie Barton, I love to brag that I have sung with the Cardiff Singer of the World! 

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Sam Baltzer

, no one has done more to bring good music to Rome during the last few decades.

• (Russell) 

RussandSteph McClanahan

, another Rome treasure

• The Beatless!

• Tony Baker, still writing and singing, though I've heard him only once since the sixties; (when his son was in my class in the eighties Tony visited with a guitar.)

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Ed Kilbourne

 (always a great show several times since the sixties)

• and, of course, 

Richard T. Ware

, with whom I have sung folk songs many times since the 1960s.

Deborah Lake Dawson

The Beatles

Terrell Shaw

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding! You got it! Sheila is the Beatles fan. She still has a trunk full of Beatles cards, posters, even wallpaper! She saw them twice, once at the Atlanta stadium and once in Jacksonville. My mother-in-law even saw the Beatles. But not me.

Brannon Shaw

I knew this but I felt I had an unfair advantage.

Deborah Lake Dawson

That's awesome she got to see them!

Terrell Shaw

So I'll annotate the list a little:

Pat Alger: I like to brag that back in the sixties I cowrote a song with this famous songwriter. When we were teens Pat was in the cabin with me, Cleve Burton, Greg Cordle, Gene Stewart and other friends at good old Camp Glisson. Our counselor was "Big John", a Methodist preacher of great girth. At the Friday night talent show our group of audacious boys sang "Who Could Ask for More?" -- a song written mostly by Pat but with input from the whole cabin. I remember one verse alluded to the fact that even if "Big John"'s belly arrived on time, the rest of him might still be late.

I have several of Pat's albums. Cleve and I drove to Atlanta to hear Pat when he was making the circuit of small coffee houses in the early seventies. Later Pat wrote for Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and others, including many well-known country/folk songs like "The Thunder Rolls", "Unanswered Prayers" and "What She's Doing Now".

Terrell Shaw

PP&M: 

https://aloneonalimb.blogspot.com/.../peter-paul-and-mary...

Terrell Shaw

J.D. Crowe & the Kentucky Mountain Boys:

An earlier girlfriend had acquainted me with the music of J.D. Crowe who played bluegrass regularly in the Lexington, KY area so when Sheila and I started dating again in late 1970 I wanted to take her to hear him. We heard him in the lounge of the Holiday Inn in Lex. Later he became better known nationally with J.D. Crowe and the New South.

Terrell Shaw

Richie Havens:

I am racking my brain to remember who I was with when I attended a Richie Havens concert in Ohio. Was it 

Mike Bock

? Or was it Teacher Corps friends? Or both? I really enjoyed the music, but the primary memory is that, though I did not smoke it myself, the smell of pot was so strong that it may have improved the experience for me. And at least once a funny-looking cigarette was passed down our row; I just passed it on.

Mike Bock

Yes — I was with you at the Richie Havens event — great concert

Christie Hufstedler Boyd

When Perfect Harmony was filmed in Rome, I worked on the movie. I was on set for all filming. One night filming went to after midnight. I gave Richie Havens a ride back to the hotel. We got to talking about  music and the next thing we knew it was daylight. I'll never forget that night.

Nena Dake

Part of Perfect Harmony was filmed on Avenue A now in the house where I live.

Sheila Matthews Shaw

I didn't know that! I have not seen that movie. Will have to watch it now.

Drew Fountain

When did you see John Denver ?

Terrell Shaw

Early seventies, I think... we had seen a Flames game there about the same time ands they were in Atlanta from '72 to '80

Bob Doster

The Grand ole Opry is not a musician/musical act. It is a radio show.

Terrell Shaw

True but they do perform before an audience and we were in that audience once.  And it was, to us, quite an act, with lots of music.

Bob Doster

Who'd a thunk it. Terrell Shaw at the Grand ole Opry.

Larry England

John Hartford was one of my favorites and Odetta;I'm leaving for Merlefest shortly and looking forward to Jerry Douglas and Peter Rowan again.Steve Goodman and John Prine were two more favorites I saw often in the 70's and the McCarrigle sisters.Music has been a lot of fun in my life and company too;I saw Otis Redding in Statesboro in the late 60's and he did the best soul show I've seen;I also loved William Bell and his "Private #" and "You Don't Miss Your Water."

RussandSteph McClanahan

Pat Alger has been a favorite of mine for 30 years. You "co-wrote" a song with him. Wow! Many won't recognize his name but would recognize his songs. Get him to come to Rome! 

Terrell Shaw

I haven't heard from him in many years, but I really enjoy his music.

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RussandSteph McClanahan

My favorite he wrote is Highway 29 between Lagrange and West Point. I bout wore that road out. And thanks for the shout out!

Terrell Shaw

Pat is from LaGrange, you know. Cleve and I visited him down there one time:

9 to 5 -- Coming Soon!

Here's the Rome Little Tgeatre promo for 9 to 5 the Musical. Lillian will star as Doralee Rhoades -- the 'Dolly Parton' role. Can't wait!

 

Gleaning Facebook: Blue House Bees

Mike Burton has a long history with bees and even I have had a brush or two with those experiences. So when I saw this I knew I'd want to preserve his Facebook post here on my public journal.

"Honey bees in the floor joist. Major operations to remove wall and cut out comb and place in large tubs. Randy Williams us putting hoe 6 or 7 feet into floor to drag out honey. I'm looking fir queen to put in new hive. Few stings so maybe arthritis will abate. Another hive under the living room. Smoker working better so maybe find that queen and be able to move away from the house." - Michael J. Burton

 

Facebook Comments

Ann Perkins Niemeier
Oh no!

Laura A. Washington
Wow!!!

Freida Tucker Seckinger
Don't hear you say this, so I will say it for you. "There is always something."

Michael J. Burton
It's either piss ants or bedbugs is what mama said

Vivian Ray Benton
LOL

Freida Tucker Seckinger
Michael J. Burton Her comment is so funny. Mama used to say "it is from hell to breakfast." Can't explain that, but I knew what she was implying.

Freida Tucker Seckinger
That comment made me think of an event at Camp Sidney Dew back about 1965. We were at the boy scout program for Tom's little brother, David. Believe it or not, I had on my redish wig, one piece hot pant suit, and a good tan. I know that is hard to believe now, but it is true. Anyway, I sat down on a log while having a snack. Yes ants appeared you know where. I almost took off my suit heading to the bathroom, while Tom's mother Kate was yelling, "Wait Freida, wait." Such fun memories . . .

Michael J. Burton

Toooo funny

Vicki Rogers
did u save honey to consume? so natural, no preservative, real food right from honey bees.

Calvin Hughes Jr
Who own house?

Michael J. Burton
My daughter

Calvin Hughes Jr
Oh ok.

Julie Bagaglio Peters
Ginger Whiteis is this your house?

Ginger Whiteis
It's my sisters. Kinda looks like the weathered blue on the back of my house 

. Thank goodness I'm not dealing with bees.

Lynn Green Self
Yikes! I always hired a local drink to get my bees each year. He never wore a bee suit and was so drunk he didn't care if he got stung! What a great character!

Michael J. Burton
Send him our way

Lynn Green Self
Alcohol got him first!

Dinah Moss Estes
Finally you did and I am glad. You know when I was renting 2nd floor of this house at that time but loved this house. I was little worried but I just ignored and knew they won't bother me as long as I won't bother them. They are valuable to the nature.

Terrell Shaw
We'll be happy to help dispose of the honey, Little Red Gola Burton.

Jamie Saunders
Wow honey !!!!!

William Kolok
Oh does that bring me back to the old days

Michael J. Burton

Yeah I thought about you and the bees down at the creek where we robbed honey and then painted

Bill Barker
Wow

Gola Burton
Rained on the bucket of honey and bees. Too many to move it before the rain. We were not home when the rain started. But... I am sure there will be more honey to rob

Jeri Carter
Somewhere I think we have negatives of old pictures of you in a beekeeper's hat/net and smoker, robbing the hives down at the old homestead on the creek...

Michael J. Burton
Love to have a copy

Jeri Carter
Right now the old B&W negatives are buried in a bunch of other stuff in the art storage/darkroom downstairs. I'll keep my eyes peeled and if I find any of the old photos, will send them....

Michael J. Burton
Thanks

Kelly Wilbourn Brady
Glad its not being killed..we need more honey..

Betty Smith Franklin
My guest accommodations.....