This is the start of the show and gave us a taste for what was to come. They have a new CD out, so they are promoting this and it has some real good songs.

You could get close enough to catch the sweat off his bow at this concert.






Here is the base voice you hear so much. He appeared to have a good time doing this. They were in Branson the night before and drove 900 miles for this concert - tough butts for sure. No wonder they wanted to stand for the whole 2-hour concert.






Howdy,
Well darn! The FMCA conference is over. This has been a good experience and kept Jim and Phyllis, our traveling friends busy for several days. Today they had to head back to the Palm Harbor area of Florida on the Atlantic coast side so he can be involved in a church activity Saturday. The church they attend has been unable to use their sanctuary since the two hurricanes that beat up on this part of Florida in September 2004. It appears they will have their first service in the renovated sanctuary on Palm Sunday – we wish the congregation the very best next Sunday.

Looking back at the conference, one of the attractions is the proliferation of vendors. Most are offering products of interest to coach owners. Yes, there were some with jewelry that begged to be purchased and pots and pans that almost would prepare your meal by themselves if you would just take them home. We did buy a tire monitoring system called Pressure Pro because we have had some negative experience with tires in the past. In fact, of all the concerns that might surround this lifestyle, tire failure is the one causing us the most concern. This devise will not keep a tire from failing, but better monitoring of tire pressure and attention to weight and load distribution should. As soon as we hit our next truck stop with good scales, we will know the weight issues, so we can adjust our air pressure accordingly.

We have been staying at Boland RV Park in Perry while at the conference, but today we will move to another park for a few days. I will just say that the value at this park is not quite up to what they charge. We had stayed at another park in the area before, but we were there just over night and there was no time to look around then. For one, they offer Wi-Fi vs. slow dial up we cannot even access.

One thing we have observed, the Perry area likes buffets. We checked out Priester Pecans just off I-75 at exit 135 for dinner. If you are looking for them, use the west service road going south and travel about ¾ mile. We had some good food with friendly folks attending to our table in a ‘country’ atmosphere. I am sure they made a profit on my meal costing $8.99 with drink, but the margin was limited.