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Monday, August 25, 2008

It's Me (#412)

January 2008: One of Georgia's fastest-selling and most-anticipated concert events (Kingsmen, Gold City and Kingdom Heirs - the only time these three groups appear together outside of the National Quartet Convention) is mortally wounded by a rare Georgia ice storm.

March 2008: Ohio receives a record-setting snowfall the same weekend as the four decades-plus-old Monroe Men's Club Sing is held. Commonly referred to as the "Westfall Sing," the event is postponed until April and the original talent line-up is significantly altered as many of the artists are already scheduled elsewhere.

June 2008: Heavy thunderstorms force the cancellation of the final night of the annual Suwannee River Jubilee just prior to intermission. No one at the music park can remember this happening in the history of the event.

June 2008: A unseasonably strong cold front moves through Maine the weekend of the annual Blue Hill Gospel Music festival. People are sitting in their lawn chairs, bundled up like eskimos, while performers edge closer to the spotlights to stay warm.

June 2008: Heavy rain moves in during the first night - and the first-ever former & current members reunion - at the Primitive Quartet's annual Hominy Valley Sing.

July 2008: Karen Peck & New River's Homecoming is visited by some of the first rain showers the state of Georgia has seen in several weeks.

July 2008: The Greenes' Gospel Singing Jubilee moves into a great new location in Marion, North Carolina. Rain follows it from the old location in Boone, North Carolina.

August 2008: Areas of Oklahoma experience 10+ inches of rain...48 hours prior to the opening of the annual Seminole Sing. The sing is forced inside to a nearby building for opening night because the music park's field is suitable only for those who love to bathe in mud. Despite improved weather as the sing progressed, area flooding kept some concert-goers away because they were more concerned with things like saving their prized possessions and pets, and trying to keep structural damages to a minimum.

All of these weather-abused concerts have one thing in common: Me.

Several months ago, here on Danny's Diary, I mentioned that if I were not working for Singing News, I would want to be on the Weather Channel, chasing tornados and riding out hurricanes.

I'm beginning to wonder if someone somewhere took me seriously.

You know, all of us at Singing News and many Singing News readers all take great joy in ribbing Jerry Kirksey about his love of cooking and the writing he does about his adventures at restaurants across America.

Well, I'm getting a taste of that now - no pun intended.

In case you're wondering, yes, it can deflate your confidence when a promoter calls up and says, "I'd prefer you go to someone else's event this week. We don't need the rain." Or, "Will you just stay home Saturday? I'm afraid the building's roof will collapse under the weight of all that snow you'll bring."

That last line is particularly bothersome when that call comes in during the month of JULY.

However, I remain positive in my outlook. Your area needing a healthy winter for skiing? Call Danny. Looking to end to a drought? I might consider a paying gig to do a rain dance (but I will not be responsible for anyone's hospital bills when they hurt themselves laughing).

Better still...

I'm available for an umbrella company endorsement.

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