"Wish
You Were Here"
What
a delightful and unexpected surprise we had on our vacation to
Glen Rose, Texas. This small Texas town (www.glenrosetexas.net),
the home of the fossilized dinosaur tracks which were left over
100 million years ago in the limey mud in and near the Paluxy
River (see www.tpwd.state.tx.us), is a multi-faceted vacation
spot for not only geology and nature buffs, but also music aficionados
of the Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph and Floyd Cramer type at the
Warm Country Heart Theatre (www.warmcountryhearttheatre.com) in
downtown Glen Rose.
After
enjoying a most delicious home-cooked dinner at Two Grannies,
we walked down to the theater, where we were greeted enthusiastically
by the members of the band and invited upstairs to the refurbished,
old-fashioned theatre for an intensely lively and awesome performance.
All five musicians in the group are high-caliber musicians and
each member in the group has a highly respected background. For
example, the drummer, Jack Greubel, performed with Floyd Cramer,
Chet Atkins and Boots Randolph for 15 years in Nashville, while
lead guitarist, Cecil White, and saxophonist, D.C. Barlow, were
both Branson recording artists.
All
of the musicians, from the saxophonist to the keyboardist to the
bass player to the lead guitarist to the drummer were extremely
accomplished and very relaxed while electrifying with their performances!
Their show was to be seen and heard to believe!
We
stayed at the extremely comfortable and very nice Best Western
Dinosaur Valley Inn and Suites (www.dinosaurvalleyinn.com), which
is about a block from the city park, with a wonderful walking/jogging
trail. We loved every minute of our three-day stay and highly
recommend a visit to this multi-faceted and very friendly town!
(www.glenrosearea.com)
-- Courtesy of Jolene and Jerry
Wickel of Carmine Texas.--
