June 26, 2009
Good morning from Collegeville,
It has been a very warm week, but it is great for the squash. The weeds are getting thick also, so I must get out the tiller this weekend.
The fishing trip was wonderful with a little bit of drama. I caught a 23 inch walleye, but the trophy went to my brother Geoff with an assist to Brother Bill for a 25 inch walleye. Geoff was answering a “call from nature” and his fishing pole was in the rod holder, so Bill reeled the fish in. Both names will be on the trophy. We learned the hard way how to measure a walleye when the National Park Ranger pulled up beside our boat. We all had the proper licenses, life preservers and safety equipment. When he asked if we had any fish in the live box, we proudly announced that we did have one that was 16 and 15/16 long. He took the fish into his boat and announced that it was 17 ½. It turns out that you have to squeeze the tail fins together. He went ahead and wrote up a ticket for $125. So, my 22 ½ inch fish must have been 23 inches long.
The show this week is live from Tanglewood, The Koussivetsky Music Shed in Lenox, MA. Special guests include bluegrass banjo player and comedian Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers, up-and-coming radio actor Martin Sheen and the legendary Stuart “If it’s Got Strings He Can Play It.” Duncan.
The next Saturday, July 4th, the show will be a live performance from Avon, Minnesota, just five miles from Collegeville. It will be a free show at The Lake Wobegon Park which is on The Lake Wobegon Bike Trail. I do have a couple of sponsorship opportunities that include reserved seating and signage at the show. Call me if you are interested.
“Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers” George Orwell
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