2018 Shoals Front Porch Storytelling Festival

I spent the last three days attending different functions of the Storytelling Festival.
May 17,18,19, 2018

On Thursday, I attended a free concert at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame featuring Kate Campbell. 

Kate played guitar, sang, and told stories. (3:00–4:30 P.M.)

One of the stories/songs was about Tomatoes and Jesus Coming Soon. 

The special guest was Spooner Oldham. Kate has made many recordings with Spooner. 

Later that day at Florence Library,  I enjoyed listening to Josh Goforth tell stories about his tobacco-chewing PawPaw. 

Josh played the banjo, Fiddle, and guitar. He can play as many as ten instruments. Very talented young man. (5–6 P.M.)

Josh Goforth playing the banjo 

On Friday, I was joined by three friends at the storytelling festival held at the Shoals Theater from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 

The Movie Projector at Shoals Theater is displayed in the lobby

We enjoyed lunch at Legends, which is located across the street from the theater.
We listened to Bil Lepp tell funny stories. 

Josh Goforth sings, tells stories, and plays the banjo, guitar, and Fiddle. 

Tim Lowry's long program featured him dressed as a Southern gentleman from South Carolina. 

After lunch, we listened to Donald Davis, Dolores Hydock, Bill Lepp, and Josh Goforth. 

There was a dinner break, and we all went home. 

Saturday, I was joined by one friend, and we listened to Tim Lowry tell a story about attending an AME church in a Confederate Soldier Uniform. 

We listened to Donald Davis, Kate Campbell, & Josh Goforth.

Delores Hydock's long program was about a woman who worked for Loveman's Department Store, "In her own fashion." 

Bobby Horton played guitar while Dolores told the story of Ninette Griffith & Loveman's Department store. 

My friend and I enjoyed a meal at City Hardware. I ordered a red, white, and blue salad with chicken. 

Red, White, and Blue Chicken Salad 

At 5 P.M., the storytelling stopped for a dinner break.
My friend and I both went home. I would have loved to have stayed until 9 P.M. for the rest of the show, but I was just too tired.

I was between Dolores Hydock and Tim Lowery at intermission. 

Mystic Pizza a Slice of Heaven 🍕🍕🍕🍕

Kat and Daisy are sisters and rivals: Kat studies astronomy and works at the planetarium in the famous Whaling Museum of Mystic Seaport, as well as the restaurant, and has been accepted to attend Yale University on a partial scholarship. Daisy just wants to find love through lust while trying to get out of Mystic. Kat is the apple of her Portuguese mother's eye, whereas Daisy is not, as her mother feels she is wilder and less goal-oriented than her younger sister.

Mystic Pizza History

THE DAY HOLLYWOOD CAME TO TOWN……

Incredibly, Mystic Pizza caught the eye of screenwriter Amy Jones, who was summering in the area. Ms. Jones chose Mystic Pizza as the setting and focus of her story about the lives and loves of three waitresses. The movie was filmed on location in Mystic and the neighboring towns. "Mystic Pizza was released in 1988 and was a hit, even Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs up.

Enjoying a slice of Heaven @ Mystic Pizza 🍕🍕🍕

Paying Attention!

Yesterday I went to town to pay some bills and shop.

My first stop was Kohles.

The line at the register was long, so I decided to shop.

I shopped in every department, not sure why, but I was looking for a bargain.

I walked through the shoe department, looking at shoes — because I had just bought a pair of boots, not sure why.

Women have a thing for shoes.

I walked through the kitchen section looking for Rachel Ray dishes. I love Rachel Ray cookware and utensils.

I walked through the bedding and then on to lingerie.

Next, I went to the women's department looking for a pair of Chap jeans.

I picked up a pair of Chap jeans and walked to the register to check out.

I laid my jeans on the counter and started looking for my coupon.

I had put both the coupon and Kohles check in the front pocket of my jeans.

I looked inside my purse and the pockets of my jeans, but could not find the coupon or the check. 

The woman at the checkout gave me 20% off my jeans.

I walked outside to check the car, but the check was not in it. 

I looked everywhere, but to no avail.

I went back inside Kohles and I started asking people if they had seen a check lying on the floor.

A housekeeper even went through her trash.

I found the twenty percent coupon lying on the floor in the aisle near the candles.

I had everyone in the whole store looking for my check.

I left my name and telephone number, and I left the store.

I continued shopping: 

 At Finishing Line, Ultima's and 

At Sally's, I bought nail polish and hairpins.

At Best Buy, I went to purchase the new Marvel Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Which will not be released until December 9, 2014. My head was still in turmoil over the lost check because I ended up buying X-Men: Days of Future Past.

I looked at the many characters on the package. I was just not thinking straight.

I did not even notice that I had purchased the wrong movie until I decided to enter the code for Guardians of the Galaxy on Disney Movie Rewards.

Later that day, I called my daughter and told her about my strange day. 

She laughed and said, Let me tell you about my day".

 I had an hour before I had to go to work, so I decided to go shopping. 

I went to the store (Sears) and the saleswoman was invaluable.

 When I got ready to pay for my purchases, I looked at my coupon! 

The coupon I had was for JCPenney's, not Sears, and all this time I was shopping at Sears.

I explained to the saleswoman that I thought I was in JCPenney, and she laughed. 

She said JCPenney has a good sale on the item that I want to purchase, and if they don't have it, then I will come back.

I had to leave for work; no more time for shopping. 

After I got off work, I went to JCPenney's and made my purchase. 

The moral of my story is 

to be careful where you put your money, checks, and coupons.

AND 

Pay attention to where you are shopping. 

Later that night, I got a call from Kohles, they said A 

clean woman had found my check.

The check was made out to Kohles for payment, and I told the saleswoman to go ahead and make it.

I asked her to leave me a receipt at customer services.

All in all, it was not a bad day!!!!