Almost met a legend...

[NightTrain]

Yesterday mornin'I was gettin' dropped off by my co-worker at the truckstop parking lot,where we meet to carpool.I noticed a luxurious bus parked nearby,and upon further investigation,saw the name"Ralph Stanley" scrolled down the side.I was like a kid in a candy store....Besides the late,great Bill Monroe,the"Godfather of Bluegrass",Mr. Stanley is probably the biggest name in bluegrass,especially if you're partial to the old school"high lonesome sound"...,made popular by Bill Monroe.Any way,I opened the bus door and conversed with the driver(they were playin' Richmond,Va.,last night)and he informed me that Ralph was asleep...and I had to go home and sleep myself.So...Ralph and I,alas,did not meet....real close though.Maybe one day,before he (or I)goes to "bluegrass heaven".

[MUDHOLE KID]

I Love Bluegrass But My Wife Say's It's( I'm Gonna Drink Myself To Death Music) That's My Roots,her's To, But I Guess I Just Repect It More.bluegrass Gospel Hits Home

[Hawkeye]

I love Bluegrass and I don't drink at all... does that mean I have to stop listening to it?

Hey NightTrain... cool story about Ralph... a few months back (Bike week in Daytona) I saw the guys from "Orange County Choppers" riding down I95 heading south... I can only guess they were headed down to Florida to spend time there for the Bike Week celebration... The whole crew was in a motor home with a box van and a trailer behind it... like a race car trailer... it was painted up with their shop logo on it... not as cool as Ralph.. but cool... and then there was the time David Allen Coe's tour bus passed me in my truck.... and when I met Jack Bruce...

[Aunt Joyce]

It's great listening. But I'm not up on its history.
I developed a love for the music when one of my doctor's nurses invited my son Eric and myself to come and sit in on her clogging class.
That evening we travelled west on Bird Road until we came to the warehouse section. In one of the warehouses a sizeable group was gathered for the clogging class.
The group clogged to Bluegrass music. I had carried my tape recorder with me and taped whenever the instructor took them through the steps. They danced on a plaform so the clogging was really loud.
Eric and I loved to watch it. We were invited to join the class but we declined politely.
Since then, whenever I hear Bluegrass, in my mind I can also hear the clogging. It's pretty darned neat!

[MUDHOLE KID]

Hey Hawkeye,i'm Building Me A Little Toy Myself ,i'm Almost Ready To Roll It Out,i've Got Some Photos,but There Still On The Camera,ill Post Them Soon.it's Kinda Of A Rare Breed

[mudd_catt]

I got to shake Charlie Daniels hand on two seperate occasions, Does dat count?

[NightTrain]

From my understanding...The Stanley Bros. and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs all played for Bill Monroe,at one time or the other.Mr.Monroe was a prideful man that believed in loyalty....it is my understanding that after people left his band,to set out on their own,they were seen as disloyal to him,and ungrateful for what was afforded them.Of course all of the above mentioned went on to stardom,anyway.....and everyone of 'em loved to eat catfish!(Had to make the catfish connection some kinda way!!!):fishy: