On Sunny Lane: You Don't Have to Be Bad to Be Good
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It isn’t every one who can step off of his back porch and into his pool just a few steps away, but my nephew in Myrtle Beach can.
Sweetheart and I didn’t get a chance to swim in the pool, but we got to sit around it and watch our nephew grill hamburgers for our supper. It was a great prelude to the concert we would be attending a few miles away.
Greg Rowles has his own legacy theater, where he and his band perform every night. They play the kind of music Sweetheart and I like—any kind. But what they play, mostly, was actually country and oldies.
It’s a treat to enjoy entertainment that is talented, funny and uplifting, without the drawback of vulgar jokes or bad language.
It wasn’t long ago that Sweetheart and I went to see someone who is supposed to be a famous comedian. His whole act was built around one obscene word. Every sentence contained it. With or without it, I didn’t think he was funny. We were, apparently, in the wrong crowd. If I had known that beforehand, we could have saved our money and not attended.
I was so enthralled with the Greg Rowles band, however, that I went to meet the members after the performance.
A funny thing was that the lead guitarist had the same last name as the bass guitarist in the Jubilee Band at the church where we attend.. I talked with him after the show and told him so. He said “Tell Cousin Ted I said hello.”
So, when I got back home and went to the jubilee, I did tell Cousin Ted hello for the band member. He was just a bit surprised and amused. I’m pretty sure they’re not cousins, but it’s funny to consider.
All things considered, I think a person can have a good time without resorting to base language.
Dorothy is the author of two books—“Miles and Miracles” and “Getting It All Together “. You can purchase a book or send a comment by emailing her at dorothybutzknight@gmail.com
