Remembering - Dave Evans - From Life's Other Side

Remembering great Bluegrass singer Dave Evans who died on 25 Jun 2017.

I had the pleasure of seeing him in person at the Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, north of Baltimore, MD.

Dick Henthorn
26 Jun 2017

Understanding

I have understood nothing of what I have read so I have to go back and read it all over again.
(Frederick Buechner, Listening To Your Life, p. 276)

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We went to the thrift store yesterday. I was looking for one more 2015 calendar. I found two and didn't like either. They were offering a 40% discount with their VIP card. I looked at the CDs twice and found six in like-new condition that I bought for $1.19 each. Three are Bluegrass. Mickey Basil, a cousin of Kathy Lee Gifford, plays piano and sings in the Annapolis, MD area. Mickey played piano at one of Wayne Taylor's Bluegrass concerts in Crofton, MD.

1. Gene Pitney - 20 Greatest Hits
2. The Bluegrass 45 - Once Again From Kobe, Japan
3. Claire Lynch - Friends For A Lifetime
4. Claire Lynch - Crowd Favorites
5. Mickey Basil - Live at Sam's Waterfront Cafe
6. Trisha Yearwood - Where Your Road Leads

Dick Henthorn

12 December 2014

You Are Still Needed

... as long as we have the willingness and the capacity to interact with others, on some level, our services are still needed. (Karen Casey, Keepers Of The Wisdom, 21 July) 28 September 2012

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Last night I watched some of the 23rd Annual IBMA awards show from the Ryman in Nashville, TN.  The show was broadcast, for the first time, over Livestream.  At one time during the show there were over two thousand people in the chatroom, more than that were watching.  There were several technical issues with the show: 1) poor lighting on the stage, 2) audio level too low, 3) video somewhat problematic.  When I grew tired of those issues I moved to the streaming audio on WSM radio.  I turned off the broadcast during the acceptance speech of Doyle Lawson who became a member of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.  He said he was talking from notes, but it was hard to believe that from the disjointed way he spoke.  That said, I really did enjoy being able to see and hear the show over the Internet.  Next year the awards show will move to Raliegh, NC.  I don't know what that move is all about.

Vocal Group of the Year

Blue Highway

Male Vocalist of the Year

Russell Moore

Female Vocalist of the Year

Dale Ann Bradley

Entertainers of the Year

Gibson Brothers

Mr. Dickie
28 September 2012

3rd Annual DC Bluegrass Union Festival

Decisions made in a moment can affect a lifetime. (A Gentle Spirit, 19 February)

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Today's posting on Mr. Dickie's Blog pays tribute to: 

• Bluegrass music
• Groups that promote the music
• Bands that performed on 25 February 2012 at the 3rd Annual DC Bluegrass Union Festival.

Yesterday I attended the 3rd Annual DC Bluegrass Union Festival held at the College Park, Maryland - Holiday Inn from noon until 11:30 p.m. That was eleven and a half hours of Bluegrass with breaks of only about ten minutes between sets.  Eight bands performed with two bands playing two sets.  The festival was a great success with a full house for the evening performances.  During the program they announced that plans are already underway to hold the festival at the same location in February 2013.

The winner of the Friday night band contest was a Washington, DC band - By and By.  They opened the show on Saturday.

The 2012 Washington Monument Award was presented to co-winners: Tom Gray and Eddie Adcock.

The president of the DCBU, Randy Barrett and Dede Wyland performed in the band Mama Tried.  Eddie and Martha Adcock performed with Tom Gray.  I couldn't find good webpages to use here.

The Bluegrass Promoters

DC Bluegrass Union

3rd Annual DC Bluegrass Union Festival

WAMU Bluegrass Country

International Bluegrass Music Museum

International Bluegrass Music Association

The Bluegrass Bands

By and By

• On Facebook

Dede Wyland and Randy Barrett - Mama Tried

• YouTube Video - Dede Wyland with Tony Trischka and Skyline

Big Chimney

Mitch Harrell and The Virginians

• Bill Harrell - father of Mitch

Eddie and Martha Adcock with Tom Gray

• YouTube Video

U.S. Navy Band Country Current

• Wayne Taylor - guest artist

Sierra Hull and Highway 111

The Boxcars

The Honorees

Eddie Adcock - Wikipedia

• Eddie Adcock

Tom Gray

Mr. Dickie
26 February 2012

Thomas 'A Kempis

If you cannot make yourself as you would like to be, how can you expect to have another person entirely to your liking? (Thomas 'A Kempis, The Imitation Of Christ, Book 1, Chapter 16)

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I created a YouTube playlist for multi-talented Bluegrass performer, Emory Lester.  His primary instrument is the mandolin.  In the videos he is playing both the mandolin and the banjo.  He was in Crofton, MD on Saturday afternoon performing with Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa.  Emory who is a native of Virginia, lives in Canada.  

Below are links to the websites of:

Emory Lester

Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa

Bluegrass Today Article about Wayne Taylor

Mr. Dickie

20 February 2012

Bellevue, Nebraska - Log Cabin

Bellevue, Nebraska - Log Cabin

Relax, visualize yourself accomplishing one of your goals.  

(after Eric V. Copage, Black Pearls, 16 November) 

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From time to time I've written about the fact that I lived next door to a log cabin while growing up on Hancock Street in Bellevue, Nebraska.  

The cabin which had no indoor plumbing was occupied by Grandma Mountain.  She lived to be nearly 100 years old (I no longer remember how old she was or the year she died.).  For a while after her death the place was occupied by a nice couple with at least two children.  

When we moved into our house we had two outhouses in the back yard, near the alley.  One was in bad condition.  My father didn't waste much time in tearing that one down and closing the hole.  The other outhouse was a nice, well-maintained building with white siding.  Dad was teaching high school and at Halloween the high school boys like to tip over the outhouse.  Because the outhouse at Grandma Mountain's house was in a sad state of repair Dad decided to move our outhouse to her property and close the second hole at our place.

My father, Edward C. Henthorn, left Bellevue for Wichita, Kansas sometime in 1953.  Prior to his departure he was a member of the Sarpy County Historical Society.  If memory serves, Mr. Shallcross was the president of the group.  The society decided to negotiate with the Mountain descendants, probably her son, in an attempt to purchase the property.  I don't remember how much they paid for it or whether there was a fund drive.  At any rate, they were successful and that's why now, nearly sixty years later this historical Nebraska landmark still exists for all of us to enjoy.

National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Where Is My Little Cabin Home? 

by Kathy Kallick

This song was number eleven on the Bluegrass Unlimited

Top 50 Count Down For 2011

I was asked by college friend, Jim Rowe, where he should look for photos of the log cabin.  I found several that I'm using with this posting.  Thanks to the folks who took the photographs.

Mr. Dickie

29 December 2011

Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa

The more we endure with patience and grace, the stronger we grow and the more we can face.  (Helen Steiner Rice, From The Heart, 12 November)

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Last night I attended a Bluegrass concert performed by Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa at the Baptist Church in Crofton, MD.  I knew about the performance because Mr. Taylor posted an "event" on Facebook.  The bass and mandolin players came down from Ontario, Canada and the banjo player came from South Carolina.  There were other guests who also performed.  It was a wonderful show of just over two hours.  I took a few pictures during the show.  This time I got up and went to the front.  This made a big difference in how the flash worked.  I enjoyed talking for a few minutes with each of the band members.

Just before intermission they passed the collection plates.  During the break I purchased the latest CD of the band, "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Day" and the latest CD of mandolin player, Emory Lester, "Reminiscing Today."

Have you listened to any live music lately?  It's a good thing to do.

Mr. Dickie

19 November 2011

Excess Baggage

The gate into real life is narrow, and the way is difficult, so don't try to carry a lot of excess baggage.  (Warren W. Wiersbe, Chapter-By-Chapter Bible Commentary, p. 636)

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This morning I got a nice surprise when I turned on the radio in the bedroom.  The radio was tuned to 105.5 FM.  This is the frequency of the  local WAMU-FM transmitter for Bluegrass Country the Internet radio station.  I'd left the radio tuned to this frequency a few weeks ago when I was testing to see if the new antenna placement would allow me to once again listen to Bluegrass music over the airways.  It didn't work very well, so I forgot about it.  Apparently they continued to make adjustments.  Now, much to my surprise, the radios in the computer room and the bedroom both pickup a fairly strong signal.

Bluegrass Country

Last night I listened to a private Internet radio station in Atlanta, GA.  A retired DJ runs the station.  I listened for just over an hour.  There are no commercials.  He mentions the station name from time to time between the songs.

EZ Does It Net Radio

Mr. Dickie

12 October 2011

Pick Yourself Up

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 26 May)

Whatever may happen today, I will think of it as a challenge which I am well able to meet. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 27 May)

Life is tough enough even when we have friends to encourage us. What would it be like if we had to do it alone? (Warren W. Wiersbe, Chapter-By-Chapter Bible Commentary, p. 439)

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This morning I'm listening to some Dave Brubeck music downloaded from the library today. I also listened to the Bluegrass CD I purchased yesterday, The Pathway Home an album by Keith Arneson and Wayne Taylor and friends.

There were four library books due this morning. How convenient it is to be able to use the Internet to renew materials when they are due.

Mr. Dickie

13 June 2011

Putting A Damper On It!

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it is impossible for anyone to accomplish. But whatever is possible for another, believe that you, too, are capable of it. (Marcus Aurelius in One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 24 April)

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Yesterday I had plans to go to The Granite Hill Campground west of Gettysburg, PA to listen to Bluegrass music at their 62nd semi-annual concert. Rainy weather was predicted for our area and it looked to me like it would move north into Pennsylvania. Before I could make a decision about what to do I noticed that I had a headache coming on. Having been at Gettysburg in the past when it rained, I remembered that I'd promised myself I wouldn't do that again. Luckily my friend Dave, who was already up there with his wife in their RV, had his cell phone with him. I called to let him know I'd decided to stay home and nurse the headache. He told me they were dry and warm because they were in the RV listening to the music over a channel on the FM radio. That's cool. It's going to rain again today.

I continue to add more links to the genealogy society website. I added one to the Monroe County Historical Society website. I added two to the Monroe county area of USGenWeb, one to the homepage and one to a partial listing of the books in the county library collection of the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. I'm now at the point where I can make changes to most of the existing pages without too much chance of getting into trouble.

This morning, while I'm typing, I'm listening to Kenny G on my Oasis player. I like the idea of being able to listen to music without disturbing anyone else.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the people who live along the flooding rivers and especially to everyone who will be impacted because they started to open the flood gates above Baton Rouge, LA yesterday.

Mr. Dickie
15/May/2011 8:46

Bluegrass Music

How sad that, right before our eyes, we see history repeating itself... (Selwyn Hughes, Every Day Light, Day 105)

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I'm pleased that I was able to share photos I put in albums on Picasa with friends on Facebook. This allowed me to include links to the photo albums in both my Google blog and in Facebook postings. I received some nice feedback, so I know it worked.

I continue to enjoy reading the Facebook postings of many old and new friends on Facebook. It's great fun to be in touch with classmates from Bellevue, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas days. I'm a member of the Facebook LOC Group created by my former boss, Jim Stevens. We have twenty-one members now.

Years ago one of my neighbors told me about Milorganite fertilizer. It's relatively cheap and it works well on our yard. One bag which costs less than $13.00 is enough to cover our entire yard if I remember to use the right setting on the spreader.

I'm planning to attend the Bluegrass Festival at Granite Hill Campground near Gettysburg, PA on Saturday. I'll meet the Naylors at the campground. I've been there many times. The trip takes about ninety minutes.

Mr. Dickie
11/May/2011 8:02

DC Bluegrass Union Show

There is always room for knowledge, for each of us harbors ignorance of some sort which knowledge could displace. Always be at peace with the words, "I do not know." Holding fast to ignorance is proof of stupidity... (Mike Magee, The Book Of Choices, p. 228)

The best learners want the knowledge badly, need it, and pursue it with deliberate yearning. (Mike Magee, The Book Of Choices, p. 193)

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The DC Bluegrass Union show yesterday left something to be desired. The tickets I printed out stated that cameras and recording devices weren't allowed. They didn't enforce this rule. The day was quite rainy with cool temperatures. When the show started the air conditioning vents in the ceiling of the auditorium were blowing cold air down on everyone's head. I enjoyed listening to the two sets performed by Wayne Taylor. I was somewhat disappointed that he sang several songs from the latest CD in both sets. The sound crew wasn't very good. Apparently they didn't have communication between the stage crew and the folks manning the sound board. This resulted in lots of problems which culminated in a very long set-up time for the next-to-last band. This was followed by more attempts by the band members to get the monitors adjusted after the first or second song. At that point I bailed. Cyndi called me right after I went out to the hallway. She came to pick me up about twenty minutes later and we started for home early. I'd think twice before attending this event again if they are able to pull it off for a third time.

Mr. Dickie
17/Apr/2011 9:00