8/9/2009
After the world’s greatest food we drove to the Clay Center where the Mountain Stage radio show was being recorded that night. Mountain Stage is apparently a very popular music program, although Laura and I had never heard of it until we read about it in the book. I did listen to a portion of the program in preparation for the trip.
The night we went featured Maia Sharp, Cracker, Other Lives, Hill Country Revue, and Marcia Ball. We were worried about bringing Daniel (just shy of three months) but we tried to take him anyway. The music was far too loud for him, so I spent a lot of the show just outside the auditorium. That was ok, since the show was being broadcast on televisions outside – plus the fact that I could easily hear the music through the auditorium doors. There was another couple who had brought a baby stuck outside most of the time too, so we didn’t feel like the only bad parents. That aside, Daniel actually seemed to enjoy himself in the lobby. He responds really well to music and he was very active and happy jiggling around in a place where the music was a little softer.
It probably goes without saying that the bands were all excellent musicians, but this is the first time we felt a little confused by Schultz’ selection. No doubt there are hundreds of different and exciting performances going on in every city all over the country every night. We couldn’t quite put our finger on what makes the Mountain Stage so special.
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