Had a great time at the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival in Florida in November. 350 writers this year!!! Many thanks to Joe Gilchrist, owner of the Flora-Bama, for hosting all of us this year. I got to play seven rounds and this was my first year. Lucky boy am I!
I couldn’t have done it without my Gomer cousin, Ken “Bullit” Hart, who set me up with lodgings and laughter. He is a true buddy and I love him even if his taste in mayonnaise is weak and tame. Otherwise, he is a go-getter and salty somebody; a lover of language who likes loafing and libation. We co-habitated with the venerable and always suave, Rock Killough, who, in my mind, should be in the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. He is beloved by all who know him even though he tried to kill Dr. Ralph Stanley and many of his closest friends witnessed this near crime. Rock always carries a very sharp knife and an even sharper mind. He is the only old man I know who can sleep until noon.
Got some great oysters down there. Try Wintzell’s Oyster House whenever you are in the greater Alabama area…they have several locations all over the state but the best is in downtown Mobile…the original location. Those baked things that they do with the jalapenos blow my mind. And, the fresh shucked ones are, in the words of Pat Conroy, “the sea made flesh”. De-LISHHHH.
Can’t wait for next November! If they’ll have me back down there, I’ll be thanking my lucky stars, Bullit Hart and Joe Gilchrist.
Hoo-hoo!
Love y’all!!!!
Jefferson