@enhydra lutris

to get off our backs, we'd have some bananas

enjoy your jittery day

and for the Stones. Always a good beginning to the official day, regardless of how long one has been up and about.

Was just informed by my wife that we just had a small quake, she only knew because stuff rattled against the wall. Got down to 34F, so no frost damage yet (whew). Made sourdough pancakes for breakfast today and am now glued to office chair. (Except for the 3 minute avian distraction I just suffered - things get crazy in our yard at times.) Looks like you had a fruitful and enjoyable time in Asheville. The one time we hit it we had very little time and hence skipped the RAD - need to go back, but it's a long drive and flying sucks more every passing day.

In honor of Monkey Day, the Monkees some Monkey business:

AND, of course:

Be well and have a good one

@Lookout

in a place called Lake Lure, just south of there. It was once a valley town called
Buffalo. The valley was dammed and flooded. Buffalo now stands under 200'
of water.

The Biltmore was pretty amazing. Especially enjoyed the Conservatorium.
They also had a interactive display on Leonardo Di Vinci at the art center.

thanks for sharing the musical side!

I like Asheville. Played a gig at Biltmore house one time, and have played several dances in town, at Mars Hill, and in black mountain. Lots of music there as well as other arts.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford helped to promote traditional music in the area.

Lunsford lived a rather extraordinary life that lasted 91 years and included two long marriages, seven children, being mentored by Robert Winslow Gordon, recording for Frank C. Brown, performing for the Roosevelts and the King and Queen of England, and working for the Works Progress Administration. He had close professional relationships with influential figures like Sarah Gertrude Knott, Sam Queen, and Samantha Bumgarner, among others. Lunsford was also active in politics throughout his life, and, like his collecting, his political and civic life reflected the racial divisions and political tensions of the 20th century.

In addition to collecting traditional songs, Lunsford composed several new ones, including "Good Old Mountain Dew" in 1920. In 1929 he and composer Lamar Stringfield collaborated on 30 and 1 Folk Songs from the Southern Mountains, a volume of songs arranged with musical accompaniment. Lunsford's major contribution to the perpetuation of folk music was the formation and promotion of folk festivals. In 1927 he advised the Asheville Chamber of Commerce to add a program of dancing and singing to its Rhododendron Festival. The program was so successful that the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival was established the next year. Lunsford organized or helped to found numerous festivals throughout his life, including the first National Folk Festival in St. Louis in 1934.

A high point in his career as a performer and promoter occurred in 1939, when he and his Soco Gap dance team performed at the White House for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. In 1949 Lunsford represented the United States at the first International Folk Festival in Venice, Italy. He spent his later years at home in South Turkey Creek, near Leicester, where he continued to receive and entertain visitors and to participate in local festivals until his death at age ninety-one. He was buried in the Old Brick Church Cemetery, Leicester.

Glad you enjoyed the Carolinas! Thanks for the OT!

@exindy

when a grouping of creators concentrate in an area.
It becomes a magnet for more.

good luck with your machine!

This is absolutely awesome.

I believe it shows that people, we the people, are the future. The investment class has been shoving so much into the areas of cities that provide them return because their passion is profit.

We, the people's, passion is creativity where the profit is in non-monetary terms. I believe that if we can stay the course, the people will emerge. (Note crossed fingers).

On a personal note, I broke my primary desktop machine, the Win7 one, last night. In trying to transition my email from POP to IMAP, Edge snuck in and turned on auto-updating.

BTW, Edge is gone and not coming back.

Thanks again.