I'm in. I'll take a stab at next weeks edition. Gwine be quite busy, but I'll work it in somehow. Doing the Silver Dollar City thing again. Regards the Marionville thing, I thought, perhaps, it was the Grand Finale of the JR Jam, which had a run of some 8 or 9 years back in the 70's and early 80's. Began as a, well, jam, with a few friends of Jim "JR" Rollins pickin' on the porch of his parents lake cabin one summer. I guess they must have had fun, because he decided to have a second annual, which, if what's left of my memory serves me, was held on Buzzard's Farm, twixt Reed's Spring and Branson West, formerly known as Lakeview. This "fest" expanded as the years went on, with the hog roast becoming the centerpiece of the consumables. The circle of pickers gave way to a stage and sound system, and by the time it was all said and done, the "Jam" had become incorporated and the final installment, as I recall, lasted a little over two days, cooked up 3 full hogs, presented just over a dozen bands, and hosted somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 folks. I could be mistaken, but I believe the Undgergrass Boys might have taken the stage that last go-round. And, as mentioned above, the JR Jam bowed out at a farm just outside Marionville. Early on, I was designated as the pyrotechnician for these gatherings, which basically meant that I was expected to launch one of my trademark UFO's, or hot air ballons. Details will follow.

Be happy and careful