“Adventure,” opined The Old Lady, “is where you find it.
“It might be in a carport, where a tiny oak snake is tucked in between buckets.
“Could be in the backyard near that carport, which overlooks a flooded field studded with spooky oak trees.
“If you look for adventure you will find it, wherever you find yourself.
“That which you truly expect will find you.”
LISTEN to The Old Lady!
“It’s odd,” pondered The Old Lady, “the things that we notice, and to which we attach significance.
”Today I looked down while driving and noticed that the odometer had hit 250,000. My immediate reaction was, pull over! Take a picture!
“And after I’d done so I thought, ‘Why?’
“Why do certain events in time and space seem significant only at certain milestones? Why is 250,000 miles more interesting than 249,999? Why is my birthday more important than a Tuesday? Why did we spend so much more on fireworks for the Bicentennial than we did the year after?
“What makes it all the odder is that it’s just numbers, artificially imposed measuring systems. None of it really means anything.”
And then The Old Lady toddled off to post the photo on Facebook.
“It’s not just the bands…” reflected The Old Lady…
“It’s not just the FREE admission…
“And it’s CERTAINLY not the August heat…
“What I love best about WAKE UP FEST is family. I love seeing Jimi Davies, the promoter, playing guitar with his little sisters and brother in their band RAINBOW SALLY AND THE SUICIDE SNAILS. I love that even though the show was running late because of a storm and electrical problems Jimi let Sally the lead singer, Jada on ukulele, and brother Mylan on drums perform as long as they wanted. I love that the hard-core, tattooed, spaced-out crowd rushed the stage and treated RAINBOW SALLY AND THE SUICIDE SNAILS like the rock stars that they are.
“I love that folks bought Sally’s hand-made merch… and wore it proudly!”
SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS… THE YOUNGER THE BETTER!
LISTEN TO The Old Lady!
“My, how the time flies,” observed the Old Lady over her spectacles, “WAKE UP FEST 2019 is upon us!”
The fun starts Friday afternoon and runs straight through Sunday morning at the Valdosta Wake Compound (look for the sign just west of I-75 exit 13).
“Too many bands to list!” cried The Old Lady as she packed her drinking water, sunscreen, and sun hat. “Listen up, young’uns, drinking beer is fine as long as you DRINK WATER TOO, I am still traumatized from the night a young man passed out while playing a set because he was dehydrated, it was not only upsetting but it cut the set short.
“Y’all please DRINK WATER and PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM THE SUN!
“And by the way… have fun!”
LISTEN to The Old Lady!