JOSEPHINE CONCERT INTRO

July 22nd, 2006

Good afternoon Josephiners. And you Josephshiners too. We’re the South End String Band, sort of a back porch rockin chair forget-the-marchin old time philharmonic band. We don’t usually leave the comfort of the South End but when we heard you were havin a down home old time BBQ, the Band decided it might just be time to make the long haul into Stanwoodopolis and see for ourselves the improvements the city fathers and mothers have made since our last trip in. Plus get some much needed protein.

Wow! When did you get the new stop lights? And where’d Bryants’ Hardware disappear to? Thrifty foods is gone and so’s the Viking grocery. I see you built a whole new Stanwood up the hill. Now you got east Stanwood, west Stanwood and uptown Stanwood, when you gonna change Twin City Food to Tri-City Food?

Still, we recognized a few landmarks. I see mayor Pearson’s still keeping up the house but the fire station’s are lookin pretty run down. I had a hard time getting the Band out of the Stanwood Hotel, but they report things haven’t changed much inside. Except for the price of the beer. And they’d certainly know.

Towns change pretty fast, I guess. So it’s important all us old timers keep the history alive. Maybe write a book and sell it down at the new CostCo and WalMart. Anyway, we’re gonna play you a few histories of the South End. Where time doesn’t just stand still, it sits right down and takes a nap.

Entry Filed under: deer in the headlights (concert commentary)