Some insider info

[war fart]

I keep thinking about this every time we come back from that campground where they held Jam Along the Creek and the Masquerade Ball. If you ever decide to come to Pennsylvania to gawk at the Amish (it's cool, I like to gawk at them too), stay right outta Lancaster County. Nothing but tourist traps. If you'll come to Centre County and take a ride through Penn's Valley (Rt 45 between Boalsburg and Aaronsburg) on a Sunday afternoon, you'll see all the Amish you could ever want to see and nary a tourist in sight. Seriously, they're a bigger traffic hazard than deer, and in PA that's saying something.

[mccjeff]

Pam freaked out the first time she saw an Amish buggy on the road. You don't see many, actually none, Amish in Mississippi. I had to drag her back in the car window and tell her that those were real people and not Disney characters. She still gawked but without the yelling and pointing like before.

[mccjeff]

Oct 20, 2015 15:25:36 GMT -5 war fart said:

I keep thinking about this every time we come back from that campground where they held Jam Along the Creek and the Masquerade Ball. If you ever decide to come to Pennsylvania to gawk at the Amish (it's cool, I like to gawk at them too), stay right outta Lancaster County. Nothing but tourist traps. If you'll come to Centre County and take a ride through Penn's Valley (Rt 45 between Boalsburg and Aaronsburg) on a Sunday afternoon, you'll see all the Amish you could ever want to see and nary a tourist in sight. Seriously, they're a bigger traffic hazard than deer, and in PA that's saying something.

So I was just looking at Google Maps (I do that a lot) for the Sat view of Rt 45 between Boalsburg and Aaronsburg and what do I see running into Rt 45 at Boalsburg? Rt 322 is the answer and what is today on the countdown clock? Again the answer is 322! Happy coincidence or are you manipulating time and space here on Back to the Future Day?

[southernman]

Had plenty in Harrisonburg, although they were Old Order Mennonites instead of Amish. Had a hook-up for horses and buggies at the local Wal-Mart.

[smosey wales]

Oct 21, 2015 14:03:13 GMT -5 southernman said:

Had plenty in Harrisonburg, although they were Old Order Mennonites instead of Amish. Had a hook-up for horses and buggies at the local Wal-Mart.

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz was from up that way and had several tunes referring to them, including Mennonite Surf Party

"I got tied of milking my cow

putting an 8-track in the buggy now

at the Mennonite Surf Party....

Hey, everybody, crop's up!"

[southernman]

Oct 21, 2015 14:17:25 GMT -5 smosey wales said:

Oct 21, 2015 14:03:13 GMT -5 southernman said:

Had plenty in Harrisonburg, although they were Old Order Mennonites instead of Amish. Had a hook-up for horses and buggies at the local Wal-Mart.

Reverend Billy C. Wirtz was from up that way and had several tunes referring to them, including Mennonite Surf Party

"I got tied of milking my cow

putting an 8-track in the buggy now

at the Mennonite Surf Party....

Hey, everybody, crop's up!"

Did not know that. He plays at Clementines fairly often but I've never found him compelling enough to go

[smosey wales]

where's Clementines?

Rev Billy was a favorite of mine, kinda got to know him, in the 1980's. Saw him pop up in a music vid several years back; heard he was in Nashville (who isn't/wasn't/won't be).

[southernman]

Oct 22, 2015 16:33:19 GMT -5 smosey wales said:

where's Clementines?

Rev Billy was a favorite of mine, kinda got to know him, in the 1980's. Saw him pop up in a music vid several years back; heard he was in Nashville (who isn't/wasn't/won't be).

Clementine's is the best venue for live music in Harrisonburg, VA.  I've seen a lot of good bands there.  (not too big, so not super big names, but it's a small town).