Any given Sunday . . . blues and bbq at the River

Any given Sunday . . . blues and bbq at the River

Life is
Too
Short
There is an amazing, almost magical
To
event at the river every Sunday - blues
Wait
and bbq invades the quiet riverside
For
campground at Katfish Katy’s in
Someday!
Huntsdale, Missouri.

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Life is
Too
Short
It begins on the first warm days of
To
Spring, endures the heat of Summer,
Wait
swells in the cool Fall . . . and ends
For
when the winter chill is too cold for the
Someday!
musicians’ nimble fingers.



Life is
Too
Every Sunday, a crowd arrives for the Short
afternoon of blues and bbq, bringing To
their chairs, coolers, blankets . . . their Wait
friends, families, dogs . . . arriving by For
boats, motorcycles, cars, trucks, Someday!
bicycles and RVs . . .



Life is
To spend a few hours on the banks of Too
the Missouri River, listening to sounds Short
of a jam session from a mix of local To
musicians . . . feasting on grilled burgers Wait
and brats from the Naked Hippies BBQ . For
. . sharing a beer with a friend . . . Someday!
laughing, dancing, relaxing . . . enjoying
the atmosphere of fun.



Life is
Too
Short
Music, family and therapy all in one
To
place . . . all in one afternoon.
Wait
For
This blues and bbq event transforms
Someday!
and transfixes everyone who attends.



Life is
Musicians of all ages, from all walks of Too
life, take turns getting on the stage to Short
share their talents at the blues and bbq To
event. Some of them are there every Wait
Sunday . . . some show up every now For
and then . . . some have their first Someday!
experience of jammin’ with the
veterans!



Life is
Too
Arlan Gaus is the leader of this blues
Short
and bbq party. His passion is the blues
To
. . . his dream became real when he
Wait
helped build the stage that would
For
provide the beautiful setting at Katfish
Someday!
Katy’s campground in Huntsdale,
Missouri.



Life is
Too
Short
The stage becomes a melting pot for
To
band members from various local
Wait
bands who come because they love
For
playing the music . . .
Someday!



Life is
Too
The stage offers an open invitation to Short
anyone yearning to join in the fun . . . To
to a nervous singer who has never Wait
performed with a band . . . or a young For
guitarist who is just beginning to Someday!
master the chords . .



Life is
Too
Short
The stage is a school . . . where the
To
seasoned musicians become mentors
Wait
to the young . . . to those who know
For
the value of learning from the masters.
Someday!



Life is
Like young Colin Guill, who has evolved Too
over the past few years into a mighty Short
presence on stage . . . playing lead To
guitar, bass, drums and keyboard . . . Wait
and belting out the blues as if he’s For
suffered years of heartbreak and loss in Someday!
his short span of sixteen years.



Life is
Too
It’s not just the musicians that are Short
blended by the melting pot . . . people To
from all walks of life come together . . . Wait
they talk and laugh, dance and cheer, For
eat and drink . . . as the music plays and Someday!
the burgers sizzle.



Life is
Some are there every Sunday no Too
matter what. Others come now and Short
then, as their schedules allow. Some To
make the trip down to the river for Wait
blues and bbq for the first time, not For
sure what to expect, but always grateful Someday!
they made the trip because . . .



Life is
Too
Short
A magical transformation occurs every To
time you come to the river for blues Wait
and bbq . . . For
Someday!



Life is
Once you cross over the levee, all the Too
names and titles and professions and Short
status that separates us in society To
disappears. Wait
For
Everyone becomes family . . . everyone Someday!
is welcomed . . . everyone connects on
the same level . . .



Life is
Too
Short
Everyone knows that spending an To
afternoon at this blues & bbq event will Wait
result in feeling like you’ve come home. For
Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
It’s becomes like the TV show “Cheers”
To
where everyone knows your name. All
Wait
the stigma and stuffiness of the outside
For
world falls away.
Someday!



Life is
You are a stranger only for an Too
instant. The crowd takes you in, makes Short
you feel like you should just take your To
shoes off and stay a while. And you do. Wait
For
The blues and bbq event provides the Someday!
best kind of therapy . . . and it’s FREE!



Life is
Too
Short
It happens every Sunday . . . someone To
remarks how much they “needed” to Wait
be here . . . For
Someday!



Life is
to let go of all the stress and worries of Too
the week as they sit at the river’s edge, Short
under the shade trees, stretched out in To
their chairs or on a blanket, a breeze Wait
blowing across their face . . . releasing For
everything that troubles them, letting it Someday!
all wash away with the river’s constant
flow.



Life is
Too
For a few hours on Sunday, the crowd Short
at the blues and bbq is fully present in To
the NOW. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow Wait
isn’t yet here . . . right now is all that For
matters. Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
It’s a glimpse of how we should live To
every single day - in the present Wait
moment – not just at the river on For
Sunday Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
After the final song on Sunday To
afternoon, the blues and bbq Wait
dismantles. The band packs up its For
instruments, amps, microphones and Someday!
chords . . .



Life is
Too
Short
The Naked Hippies BBQ packs up the To
ice chests, puts away the grill, gathers Wait
the condiments and chips, the menu, For
the leftovers . . . Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
To
The crowd disperses to return home . . . Wait
For
Someday!



Life is
Too
Short
And the river waits for the next To
Sunday . . . when the blues and bbq Wait
will work its magical powers again . . . For
and for a few hours . . . all will be good Someday!
and perfect . . . and fun!



Life is
Too
Short
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Wait
For
Someday!


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