It was awesome! It was epic!
I wish you all could have joined us July 2 evening. Yes, it was hot for a while, but turned into another perfect Texas night and a memorable one. Avi Vinocur and Patrick Dyer Wolf came, played, sang. We all shared memories of how they came up with the name of the band; how they have ... for no sane reason ... traveled the roads to Goodnight, Texas to see their namesake.
Two upstanding young men with immense musical talent. The songs they have written and perform; the guitar, mandolin, banjo riffs and harmonies. Two strong voices blended and rehearsed into a show none of us will forget. It explains why we get "pilgrims" from all over - just random visitors that have taken to heart the kind words from The Band about The Place. People coming in here to see for themselves why the band is not only proud of their Namesake bump in the road, but why they and we share this immense pride in how we all live. Community, support, tolerance, song and breaking bread. And great music!
Son Ron cooked and served a perfect bison taco bar for the crowd, which included vi
rtually everyone in Goodnight and a nice contingent of "ticket buyers" ... the folks who ponied up donations for our community fundraiser. There were no politicians!
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