As I posted earlier today at Tweed's, I sure wish these folks had scheduled their concert for Saturday night of Labor Day weekend rather than 5:00 pm Friday. I live about 4 hours away by car and simply couldn't make it ~ not without taking an extra day off work prior to a three-day weekend, which ain't gonna happen. If the show were on Saturday night, I would seriously consider a road trip with an overnight stay, and so would many other folks living in a wide radius around northeastern Mississippi.

As it stands, the only people in attendance that evening will be locals, the idle rich, and the idle not-so-rich. I was once a member of that latter group, back before mortgages, kids, etc., etc., but those days are gone forever. Gotta keep my nose to the grindstone most of the time these days.

Art, great stories. I had forgotten all about the Siegel-Schwall band!