Pat,

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That's impressive Bob... hangin' with all the big dogs!


I loved it while it lasted. The owner was shelling out some serious bucks to get the big names into a small town. He was an acoustic music aficionado. The week before we played there, Newgrass Revival was there. My friend and I had already booked a table right in front of the stage and we decided to go around the corner to smoke a joint before the show and we ran into Newgrass Revival at their van doing the same thing. Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Pat Flynn and John Cowan were smoking some homegrown from Bowling Green.

I told Sam we were playing there the next weekend and I guess it befriended him. He came over and sat with us at our table during every break. He’s not only a fantastic mandolin player, but he’s also a really nice guy. Bela Fleck seemed kind of aloof, but maybe he was having a bad day.

I got to meet a lot of my musical heroes there over the time before it closed.

I’d like to take you up on the offer to go to Merelfest together, but thinking as far out as next April isn’t something I can do right now. I’ll let you know on that. Thanks for the invite.

Bob
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