Back in July of last year, I went to Tulsa. Chuck and Deekster helped me do a valve adjustment and some other needed maintenance on the Rex. However, I went to Tulsa by way of Mountain View, AR. No, it's not even in the same direction as Tulsa. I spent the night there in Mt. View. I paid like $27 on the cheapest hotel in the town, a place BTL usually stays at. I ate dinner at the Mexican restaurant.....big surprise! After dinner, I noticed a few people out on the lawn of the court house. Just a few folks playing guitars and singing. Then I noticed a few more people on the other side of the court house. Out back beyond that, there are a few gazebos set up for people to play music and sing. Turns out Mt. View is pretty well known for it's folk and bluegrass music. People gather in the court house square NIGHTLY (yes nightly), when the weather is nice for some pickin' and grinnin'. On the humid, July evening I was there, I watched several groups and even partook of some ice cream. What a night. A wonderful surprise to top off a great day of riding.
I strung a few video clips together and posted them below to give you an idea of what it was like. I know I can be dramatic at times, but the gal playing the banjo gave me goose bumps more than once that evening. She might have sold her soul to the devil. And then the little boy playing the mandolin wound up sitting in with other people on the square. He's quite the singer and showman.
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