It was a gala evening dinner with a two fold purpose: a fund-raiser for the Children`s Hospital and a `roast` of two of its favorite doctors. As in past years, we were the band greeting the throng who came for a wholesome meal and an evening of affectionate comedy. Half way through the gig, the band posed with the Hospital`s mascot “TJ the Tiger” while hungry well-wishers took a couple of photographs.
As the milling crowd found their seats for a delectable and low-cal repast, an audience member admired the healthy menu and joked with us, ” What kind of music are you guys playing, anyways?” With gentle wink, one of our pickers replied, “First, we are a free range acoustic band. Secondly, we play only naturally processed Bluegrass music allowing 2 feet of space between musicians when we perform.” The listener looked up from the festive dinner program distractedly and politely mused, “Too sweet.” We all chuckled warmly, and the band soon decamped to a nearby Mexican restaurant for our yearly family dinner.
The food was a little too hot, but that`s kind of the way we like it.
Dear Reader: For students of Vega Martin history interested in a fun update from the VM marketing archives, please scroll back to the home page posting of 9-12-14 devoted to Bobby Joe Fenster lore- a minor legend.
