MerleFest

I'm at Merlefest this weekend, in Wilkesboro, my hometown. Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes tonight. Also, Steve Martin is playing banjo with the Steep Canyon Rangers as his backing band. I haven't been this excited to come home in quite some time. Nothing old-persons-related to speak of. The Kentucky Derby is in jeopardy of being rained out apparently. If I were working today I'd be elbow deep making mint juleps and seeing what sort of crazy hats the members came in wearing. Not that 'm going to miss that at all, but it's just fun to see octogenarians getting tanked sometimes. So here's to Derby Day and Merlefest. I'm going to fend off the hippies.