Fred and Anna Banks Recption

August 16, 2009

Our friends Fred and Anna Banks had an awesome recption in St. Leon on a hot and sultry Sat. night. Plenty of food, friends, family and fun were abound while the Mt. Pleasant String Band performed into the evening.

There may be a hole in the yard under the tent.

I think there may well have been 5 different people running around with cameras, so I'm expecting to see a bunch of photography from the event. I've put mine up and you can see it by clicking the main image at right.

We've been looking forward to the event for a while now. While our summer has been very busy, we looked forward to getting the kids out to play (and dance) with other kids. Fred and Anna provided a great venue for the occasion. We appreciated being included in their special occasion and it really meant a lot to us to be there. We got to see a lot of people we have not seen in a long time... and as well, we saw a lot of people all together for the first time in a long time. Yay for Fred and Anna, we love Fred and Anna!

Thanks for a great time and we hope to see you on some of the local waterways soon!

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Am I possibly Panderer Number 1?

May 25, 2009

I just got the new Panderers CD, Mucho Diggo in the mail today. I popped it in and listened to it in its entirety and "I dig it much." Some old songs renewed, and some new songs crafted in that famed Panderers style... and a neat corn cobb printed on the disc. Another helping delivered with mucho expression and love.

I pre-ordered the album a while back and forgot all about it. It arrived today and much to my surprise, it was hand-labeled AC#001. Additionally, a mysterious card with only a zero in the middle and a one in the corner... more evidence that this could be the first disc bestowed.

Could I possibly be Panderer #1? And what does AC stand for? "Awesome Cat," yeah... Awesome Cat #1?

I just wonder. The Panderers are known for ultra-smooth things like hand numbering their CD's and printing corn-cobbs on the disc. When I bought the first album, I was #23. Have I moved up the food chain? Is there maybe an AC#01 or even an AC#1?

We might never know, but maybe Scott might stop by one day and let us all know.

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Funny thing happened in Rabbit Hash, KY

January 18, 2009

Another cold Sunday found us paddling over the rough, Ohio river waters to Rabbit Hash, KY. We meet at the public landing in Rising Sun to paddle across to see the best kept secret in Kentucky, Rabbit Hash. The General Store attracts many awesome musicians. I mean, awesome. It's almost like a rites of passage thing for any serious musician in the midwest area to play the General Store. If they don't play it free, it's very cheap. They are not playing here for the money, I'll put it that way.

We canoe over there, well, because we like to canoe anyway... and Rabbit Hash it right across the river from Rising Sun. A little walk up the bank on the other side, and you're right in the middle of Americana. Imagine this, you walk in, and you're greeted by the locals with a genuine welcoming smile, there's cornbread and taters on the wood stove, and a buffet of other country-folk food brought by the locals placed there to help yourself. No cover, no charge, just buy your beer, play nice and be merry. Be yourself.

A few friends of mine head over about once a month and I'm in attendance whenever I can. There's ALWAYS great bands that play in the General Store... sometimes in "the barn". Last time I was there, we watched the "Gregory Morris Group." Today, we saw "The Tillers." Just plain out good times, good friends, true music, the good people of Rabbit Hash and the best dutch oven corn bread this side of the Appellations.

But you know what made today's visit exceptionally awesome? As I was shaking hands with the locals and listing to the Tillers rippin' on the dobro and stand-up bass, I was bending over to ladle out a some chicken and and dumplings off the stove and I bump hands with... Jean Robert de Cavel, yeah, that one, the biggest chef in Cincinnati, and he has his little girl with him. And he wasn't the only one with a kid there. This place is essence of my most nostalgic place on earth.

Many of you know my love of cooking... and food/wine experiences, so I'm really interested in what Jean Robert is eating, or not eating. Last time I saw him was at Seven Days for SIDS at the Cincinnati State Culinary Institute... next to the likes of David Cook (Daveeds, in Mt Adams) and other culinary dignitaries. Seeing Jean Robert ladle out the same dumplings as me, is like meeting Donald Trump partying in a trailer park. This goes to show that a true culinary experience... has to be found, and it's alive and well in Rabbit Hash.

The General Store can probably only hold 35-40 people legally. It was shoulder room only and everyone is just happy. Happy on a Sunday. Happy in general. Man, it's really what the doctor ordered.

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Rabbit Hash Barn trip to see Gregory Morris Group

September 12, 2008

We did a trip over to Rabbit Hash to see the last show in the barn for the year before they move things back into the General Store. We love Rabbit Hash. We meet on the banks of the river in Rising Sun, Indiana and canoe across the river... which is really a step back into Americana. In Rabbit Hash, the local pets run for Mayor and they insist on keeping life simple.

Imagine... instead of a long line to pay a cover to go inside a place that you really don't care for, we walk right in, no cover, grab a bowl and help yourself to the most delicious home-cooked food in Kentucky. The locals are awesome and anyone who knows the secret of Rabbit Hash becomes a regular.

On this trip, we saw the Gregory Morris Group really lay it down. Shoes came off, corn-bread crumbs hit the floor and the barn was shakin' - Cant wait till the next trip back to Rabbit Hash. Check out the pictures and videos. Sorry about the quality, we only went with what we could canoe over in!

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"Sweetie" launches website

April 21, 2006

To showcase odd videos, pics and music, Sweetie thought it may be cool to assemble a site to put it all together. Watch out, it's really unpolished and strange. Thanks to Brian Faust for the rippin' logo. He threw this together for Scott a while back.

The reason for the site was that we seemed to be able to get together once a week and have some fun... and coincidentally, pull a gig once a month. So, it made sense to put something up so people could see where we might be. At the same time, we have put together some goofy photos and even a video on an original. It's all low-fi and crude. Please, lower your expectations and then click the link below. Till next time...

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