Country Music and YOU!

I grew up in the Hershey countryside. We planted a garden every spring and harvested crops throughout the fall. I was raised on country music. Yes, you could say I was country when country wasn't cool...

I enjoy old country music...Tammy Wynette, Tom T. Hall, Roger Miller, and Charley Pride...I suppose most my age would not know the songs by the artists but may have heard the names. Until YOU...

You were perched on a tall bar stool and I wondered how that country bumpkin found his way to town. You were not dressed in the Harley wear, didn't really hoop and holler it up, stayed to yourself. I remember that night wanting to come over and say...

"Hello country bumpkin, how's the frost down on the pumpkin?

I've seen some sights, but man you're somethin',

Where'd you come from country bumpkin?"

I decided against it and wondered from afar -- yeah I might have been called a stalker. But, when you know what you want--think you want--all is fair game.

The next time I saw you--you looked so depressed--angry--I was confused, was the last observation just a good day? Was this still someone I should seek to get to know? Stalker instincts kicked in--it wasn't you--it was the company you were keeping. I told myself--game on!

I want to know who this stranger was that came to town--what made him tick--We talked a few times, laughed a lot, shared some stories over drinks, and then you were part of my life. We learned that we had much in common--one is the love of old country music.

You had the music playing when we walked upstairs. I heard it from the basement that old tune--was he really listening to it? I started to laugh as I listened to the words and thought about the night I first noticed you.

I asked if you always listened to this music and we took time looking through your collections--yeah you had me at Hello, Darlin...there was also Elvis, Hank, and Willie--all my favorite artists and YOU! How could one person be so lucky? I still wonder that every time we are together.

Thank you! You make me happy, my heart sings, and we are learning about each other, sharing fun times together, and just going with the flow--There will be more songs that will remind me of you--but Hello, Country Bumpkin will always belong to YOU!

Lessons Learned: Happiness is a good friend and good music--make mine country!