Day Seventy Nine and Weekend Report

I survived another Monday, hanging onto the weekend festivities.  As I reported last week, we played the Lake County Folk Festival over the weekend.  It was the kind of event where your sure you're going to wake up at any minute to find it was just a dream.  There was a cool breeze blowing in all weekend from the north across Lake Eustis, keeping us comfortable even during the heat of the day.  The  Saturday evening show was just magical, a great line up of music, a cool breeze that the dragon flies seemed to really be enjoying, and a group of kids chasing each other across the lawn just north of the stage.  All was right with the world, at least in Eustis! 
   Sunday was equally dreamy.  We played two sets, one unplugged set in Harper's Alley, and our final set on the main stage just before the closing ceremonies.  The Harper's Alley set went really well and we drew in a lot of folks off the street.  At one point I took a survey to see how many folks had stopped by just to see our percussionist Norm Mcdonald, almost everyone raised their hands.  Yes, he's a real crowd pleaser!
 We were pretty well exhausted by our last set and I was starting to forget how to play the guitar, but we managed to get through it.  We ended with our signature tune "The Ashley Gang" and were joined on stage by our good friends from Eustis Jeff Friberg, Steve Waters, and Harley, I didn't catch Harley's last name, but those guys really kicked it up a notch maybe even two.  It was a great way to end a great weekend.
 Until tomorrow, here's your daily dose of wisdom:

Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support.”

Day Seventy Eight

We're getting all geared up for the Lake County Folk Festival this weekend in Beautiful Downtown Eustis.  We've been visiting Eustis now for a number of years and for some unexplainable reason the folks there have taken a real shine to us.  And I'd have to say the feeling is mutual.  The town is a hub of musical and artistic activity, and home to a bunch of friendly folks we've come to think of as family.  There's always something going on in the historic downtown area thanks to a little organization called "Eustis Main Street" run by our good friend Wayne Carter.  Wayne is also an official Harmonizing Ashley Gang Member, so you know he knows how to get things done.   We always look forward to a visit to the best small town in America, Eustis, Fl.
Until tomorrow, or maybe monday, here's your daily dose of wisdom:

The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you're doing, someone else does”