Sun - 22 Jan/17

Shucks - no rain last night. Today started off like a normal day except for extra strong bursts of wind and more clouds; but still 80 F.

The short session of stormy should start in late afternoon and be gone by 10 p.m.

The Strawberry-Banana bread we purchased at Brownwood Colonial Days yesterday was excellent. We shared it in bed while watching CBS Sunday Morning.

We did a lot of nothing until it was time to head to the Orange Blossom Opry for the afternoon (2:30 p.m.) Bobby Bare show. The remaining few seats available when we arrived were soon filled. Again, the Opry was a sellout.

We went to hear our favourite Bobby Bare songs: Detroit City, 500 Miles Away From Home, All American Boy (He released this under his stage name at the time: Bill Parsons - which he didn't sing), Four Strong Winds (written by his Calgary Canada friend Ian Tyson) and Drop Kick Me Jesus (on President Bill Clinton's Favourite list).

Bobby sang several other hits that the audience (not us) knew well. It was a great show. Bobby was quite funny throughout the show. It is hard to believe he first came on the music scene in the '50's and he now is in his 80's. He still has a strong voice.

We headed back to OMS supper and arrived there at 5:30 p.m. We finished the leftover fajitas (Chili's - last night). They were just as good when reheated.

We had about 15 minutes to R and R (Rest and Relax) until the "Blend" Doo Wop Show in the Rec Hall. We wanted to go early. "Bill's Rules: #23 "At an RV Park Event; being there a half hour early means you are already 15 minutes late". Tonight that had extra importance. We wanted to get in earlier because of the approaching storm. If all works out - the worst will pass while we are at the show. Just as we were leaving for the show the park "Emergency Alarm" went off. We were under a Tornado Alert!

Bonus: The Rec Hall is also one of the Park's Emergency Shelters. (You can never be too safe - grin).

The show start was delayed (until 7:30 p.m.) because of the storm. Folks (with dogs) are only allowed to shelter at The Lodge during emergency alerts. The show couldn't start until the "All Clear" was given. This show was also a sellout.

This 4 man group does '60's Doo Wop "A cappella" (voices only) style. Remember this era? It was when we could understand (and knew) all the words to our favourite songs, the words weren't vulgar and music wasn't often needed for everyone to sing along. The "Blend" reminded me of when I went to see "The Nylons" (Canadian A cappella group) with Kat (daughter).

The Blend did classics from across all genres (except Rap - another grin). They sang songs ranging from Traditional Hymns to Country, Elvis to the Beach Boys and everything in between. It was like a songfest of our favourites. The audience loved participating when invited. (Hey, they knew all the words). I won't list the tunes - just think of your favourite '60's songs and they probably sang them tonight. Super Harmony! It was great fun!

The storm had pretty well passed by 9:00 p.m. The show didn't end until 9:30. When we arrived back at the motorhome the TV was broadcasting a tornado alert for the Cape Canaveral area. The progress was being tracked minute by minute on local TV.

I was also able to catch up on the NFL Football. Today's divisional finals were now complete. It will be New England and Atlanta in the Super Bowl.

My phone had reception (we could track the storm on an "App" using Wi-Fi in the Rec Hall); however I could not use it as a "Hotspot" when we first arrived back at the RV. The blog couldn't ne started until about 10:30 p.m. The 4G network may have been down due to the storm.

That's a wrap for an entertaining (but stormy) day!