First off...Hey yaall...
It was Sunday morning...yesterday...as usual I packed up my banjo grabbed the music stand and headed to Church at 9:15AM. You see we meet and pray at 9:30 ..have a little snack and some coffee....that is over at 9:50 ...then I head straight to the Rest Home to entertain my seasoned friends. I give em a message about God and we praise in song together for 45 minutes ...Back to Church and choir practice...where we run through the song we are to sing in Church that will begin in 5 minutes. After the annoncments and a congregational song or two ...we have a meet and greet..everyone walks around and shakes hands hugs etc. I go the the middle row to see my good friend in Christ Mr.Dilling ..yea thats right Steve Dilling the banjo picker for III Tyme Outs Dad. He comes to the little white Church almost every Sunday... a real nice man!!!!! He introduces me to Skip ...yea thats right ... Skip ...you know the Guitar / Vocalist for CherryHolmes. I have his autograph on my festival cowboy hat...he signed it a year or two ago behind the stage at Bass Mountain BlueGrass Festival. Skip married into Steve Dillings family ...I think it was Steves sister. I asked Skip if he had his guitar with him and he didnt...I asked him if he would consider playing our Chruch guitar and singing one after my band finished with our song of the week ...He gladly excepted. OH my back to the Choir box for me.... all pumped up and very nervous ....you see... now there is someone in the Church that will soon find out how bad a picker I really am...lol I know all of you have been through this type of preasure...Its one thing picking and singing for people that dont have a clue but playing for a PRO oh no Im petrified!!! Pulled it off ...Did I'll fly away with the band and then introduced Skip ...OH MY ....the absolute best singer I have ever heard!!! He did ...In The Garden ..you know.. I come to the Garden alone while the dew is still on the roses....yeeee dawg ....I cant believe how good Skip sounded with a guitar he has never seen before..amazingly awesome is all I can say...After Church Mr. Dilling said he will bring Steve to pick one with me soon...oh my ...I never dreamed this banjo thing would be so rewarding ..........weeeeeeewwwww heeeewwwwww!!!!!!!! ..But.......... I have known for quite a while how great God is!!!!!!