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COMMUNITY NEWS |
The Prater's Creek Gazette 23rd Issue Fall & Winter 2009 Page #2 |
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Uncle Carl Kind of World cont'd
Then it was up to the state capital of South
Carolina where he had a little talk with Governor Mark Sanford, who was just
back from his little tryst in Argentina. Uncle Carl got out his banjo and he
and the Governor sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina". Sanford started telling
about his "soul mate" and Uncle Carl
had to slap
the Governor back into reality. Then he rode Sparky the
Mule back to Prater's Creek, to Livwright's General Store, to a book signing party.
Uncle Carl just released
Then Uncle Carl received a special honor when his head was placed alongside the four Presidents on Mt. Rushmore. "This is a special honor" Uncle Carl told reporters, "Even a blind pig finds a walnut ever now and then". When asked if it was the highest honor he'd ever received, Uncle Carl answered "Nah, that'd be when a woman from Liberty sent me a pecan that looked just like me". Then the banjo picker rode Sparky up to New York City where he helped bust a "Fonzie" scheme. It seems a gentleman by the name of Earl "Mad Dawg" was getting folks to invest in a Henry Winkler made for TV movie that didn't really exist.
Then it was back to America where he visited California, challenging Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to an arm wrestling match and then flew on down to Los Angeles where he had lasagna at Tommy Lasorda's house. He attended a Dodger game and played the national anthem on the banjo. During batting practice he told Manny Ramirez "Son, you need a haircut!". Ramirez then cursed the banjo player, not realizing Uncle Carl speaks fluent Spanish and the bluegrass picker had to patee un extremo pequeño! Cousin Bobby June 26, 2009 was a beautiful summer evening in Ware Shoals, South Carolina and The Drovers Old Time Medicine Show were slated for a free evening concert of “Hard Drivin’” Bluegrass the way Bill Monroe would have wanted. Somewhere around the middle of the show, Cousin Ray was fiddling’ a rendition of the “Creekside Barbeque Song” when a gentleman from the audience started heckling Cousin Ray. The remarks were more in the line of a chant that went, “We Want More Singing!”, “We Want More Singing!”, “We Want More Singing!”. Cousin Ray looked to Grandpa for direction and Grandpa said, “Fiddle One More Time Through”. Grandpa had no more got that out of his mouth when all heard a loud boom! Cousin Ray kept on sawing away at his fiddle when everyone noticed that someone had thrown a Buckeye at Cousin Ray, missing him and landing on Dalvin's bass knocking the bridge off. Two of Ware Shoals finest immediately pulled out their tasers and gave the gentleman a lesson in “Bluegrass Etiquette”. The heckler was hauled off the premises for questioning. When asked about the incident Dalvin replied, “Yea, not much damage. I had the bridge back in place halfway through the next song.” Cousin Ray stated: “Well, as it turned out, the gentleman that threw the Buckeye turned out to be our own Cousin Bobby. Cousin Bobby loves how Grandpa, Dalvin, Uncle Carl and myself harmonize while singing together.” Grandpa said, “Where did Cousin Bobby get that Buckeye anyway?” After realizing that Cousin Bobby was related to the Medicine Show family, the audience donated enough small change to bail Cousin Bobby out of the Ware Shoals Calaboose. Grandpa was so touched by the audience;s good deed, he offered some of his medicinal elixer to all who wanted it. Grandpa didn’t realize Ware Shoals was a dry county so he got a free ride to the Calaboose where Cousin Bobby was.
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the book "Miracle On
The Hudson", about his exciting adventures last winter (see page 2 of Spring 2009
Issue). 
Next up was a plane ride over to Egypt where
he jammed with some local musicians and took in the sights. He saw the
sphinx and tried to buy a corndog, then it was explained that it wasn't the
gas station he was visiting. He then saw a sarcophagus which he took great
delight in seeing. "Can I now see Snuffleupagus?"
Uncle Carl eagerly asked,
and it was explained to him that Snuffleupagus was a fictitious character on the kiddie show
Sesame Street. Next, the banjo picker wanted some Egyptian
sandals he'd heard so much about.
Next stop was
Scotland where he donned a kilt and played "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on the
bagpipes, swallowing a giant wad of tobacco in the process. Jimmy Page,
legendary guitar player for Led Zeppelin, invited
Uncle Carl over to his house on Loch Ness, where the two jammed until
the wee hours. Page has always listed Uncle Carl's
recordings with The
Drovers Old Time Medicine Show as the reason Led Zeppelin went the
folk route and included banjo on their third album. 
