June 5th Corsicana, TX/ Shenandoah at the Palace Theater

June 5th CORSICANA, TX Shenandoah Show at the Palace Theater  Once again the bus we affectionately refer to as the "Hillbilly Hotel", left Nashville around 12:30 am with a slightly smaller crowd than what we had last week. No guests ..just the band and of course, the driver. A lot of us were dealing with the seasonal allergy and sinus crud , so once we hit the bunks for bed, it sounded like a symphony of coughs and snorts all night. We arrived at the venue Thursday early afternoon, which was an old theater built in the 1920's. We love those old theaters. The first thing I noticed was an old toilet sitting on the sidewalk across the street. Immediately the wheels started turning in my head and before long our drummer and bass player had the same exact thought... go sit on that toilet! I was the chosen one. I walked across the street and perched myself down upon it while cars were passing by giving me curious looks. Not only was I sitting on the town's beloved toilet but I was an outsider.. a total stranger. Mike Folsom and Mike McGuire got some still photos and video of the moment and I will say, just for a minute, I owned that toilet. As Bart, our sound engineer would say, "that just happened". :) We're always on the look out for different things to document in our travels and that was one for sure. I got to meet the man who owned the building that the toilet was sitting in front of. He told me that there was a phone booth on it's side on top of the building. I really wanted to check that out but I quickly got caught up in the day's busy schedule..load in..soundcheck..eating food, showering..etc There was a little cafe down at the end of the block and Todd, who I believe was the owner, was extremely gracious to us. He offered us anything we wanted.. a place to hang..coffee..whatever. The place had a great vibe and an old wooden door which had hundreds of signatures .. various celebrities..authors, athletes, actors and artists. Shenandoah now has a presence on that door. I met several of his employees..one of them was named Mary Jones..sweet lady..I had a great Aunt named Mary Jones.. I told her she resembled her and she did. Mary and her friend slipped out of the cafe a little later and into the theater to check us out while we sound checked. They were excited we were there. After soundcheck and eating, the band gathered in the alley next to the Palace theater. Our mission... to take some new, much needed photos. The fans were already lining up outside. Bart used Folsom's digital camera to do the honors. He did a wonderful job directing the casual photo shoot and took some pics we really like. Jimmy Yeary, our singer, was especially proud to have his head on his own body in the new pics. Long story.. don't ask! lol Later on, Shenandoah hit the stage and Bart not only manned the front of house mixing board but managed to get some more still shots of the band. It was a good show and a receptive crowd. We loaded out and left Corsicana, TX headed for  Georgiana, AL to play the Hank Williams Sr. festival on Friday. Mike Folsom tweaked and fiddled and fooled around with all the new photos on his computer till the wee hours of the morning.  Once again, another country music adventure had been had by all. Down the road...