On Wednesday of this week, the Yesterukes did something (I think) we've never done before. We played two gigs at two places on the same day. We played at the Willows of Easley at 10:00 am and at their sister facility, the Commons at the Willows, at 3:00 pm that afternoon. Some of us arrived at 9:00 at the Willows to get chairs and sound set up. This meant we had to leave Laurens at 8:00 to make the hour long trip, but we were ready to go and make music for the residents who really seemed to enjoy our performance.
We finished up there at 11:00 am and, by the time we took down and packed up the sound equipment, it was time for lunch. We formed a convoy and followed band member, Susan Nutter, (an Easley resident) to Mutt's BBQ for a delicious buffet meal. (See some pics below). Thanks to Susan for arranging our lunch plans. We all could have used a nap after that great meal.
When we finished lunch, a few of us headed uptown to visit a local music shop. (Imagine that!) The rest of us headed back to the Commons and hung out in the parking lot until time to get set up for our 3 o'clock performance. The audience at the Commons was just as, if not more, appreciative of our efforts and we really had a great time playing for both groups.
We finished up there at 4 o'clock and by the time the sound equipment was loaded, it was 4:45. Yours truly made it back home shortly before 6:00 pm.
It was a long day, but certainly worth the effort to, hopefully, bring some joy to the residents of two fine residences.
Mary Ellen limbering up
Don't talk to me, I'll lose count!
Bruce, Sharron, and Sadie
Sally and Bren
Some of the nice folks at the Willows
Susie, Sally, Julia, And Glenn
Susan, Sadie, and Sue talking it over
"Shy" Sharron and Peggy
Some of the Mutt's for lunch bunch - Claire, Sally, and Sharron
Sadie, Mary Ellen, and Bren
Smiling Susan and not really sure what Sadie's doing
Did somebody lick the red off of Dick's candy?
Yep, must have been Ken........
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