On Friday, Charlie and I awoke early and I was able to catch
a little of the sunrise. We are on a hill, but in a valley … if that makes any
sense. I can’t capture the true sunrise, but more the reflection of lights on
the clouds and sky. I still love the stillness and beauty of the early mornings.
At 8:15 am sharp, we gathered all the troops and walked down
to the pavilion to enjoy the breakfast of pastries and coffee. At a rally, this
is the breakfast of Champions. This morning there is a seminar on RV
maintenance and on building a Facebook page for your club. Since I am not into
maintenance and we already have a Facebook page, we are skipping the seminars.
Barbara, Pattye and I need to hit Walmart, so we are making a run. Charlie,
Bully and Bob are sitting in the sun, holding down the concrete. They looked
very content when we left.
When we returned and got the groceries put away, we just
relaxed outside talking and enjoying the warmth, not the oppressive heat we
have been having! This afternoon, we can play SAMGO again. I would place a bet that only
Jack will join the ladies to play SAMGO. That is a sure bet to win!
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! I won one this afternoon and I got the whole pot! No splitting, this $10 is all mine! However, I am playing 5 cards ... so, the real winning amount is $5 ... but it is still a winner!
We enjoyed a pot luck of BBQ, Chili and many other delicious dishes, before we walked down to the Convention Center for tonight's entertainment. Our community meals are always enjoyable and plentiful! We were unsure to wear our vests or not to wear or vests ... we decided to wear them.
We are such a good looking bunch! Thanks to Sandy for taking this picture. The entertainment was listed as Barry McGee. Who the heck is Barry McGee? He is an award winning Christian musician, comedian and dramatist. He loves to entertain and minister. For the past twenty three years, he has lived his dream. Best known for country comedy featuring “Uncle Harvey Tater.” He is also a NASCAR chaplain. Barry volunteered as shop chaplain for Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) and Todd Bodine. He has also worked with Richard Childress Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports.
He also provides evangelistic messages at NHRA and NASCAR events. In addition to being a NHRA and NASCAR Chaplain, Barry has also performed as a platform artist with Prison Fellowship and Chuck Colson sharing God’s word through comedy with hundreds of inmates each year. Barry has had the privilege to work with Dr. Tony Evans, Lee Greenwood, Ricky Skaggs, Charlie Daniels, Aaron Neville, and many other celebrity figures. Barry has won 13 Christian comedy awards across the country, including awards in Nashville and Pigeon Forge. He greeted us before the performance started, but it was not until the skit was almost over that we realized that "Uncle Harvey" was the man we met before the show! WOW ... he is good! He picked up this guitar and played it ... I was thinking, Yikes ... the entertainer is going to be upset! Boy, was I wrong, it was his guitar! We were so into what he was doing, none of us took pictures. So , here is a stock photo of "Uncle Harvey."
After the entertainment was over, we got onto the part of the night every rally goer waits for ... the Door Prizes! I don't know why, because we never win ... well, we blew that theory out of the water tonight. Jack & Jackie won, Pattye and Bully won and Charlie and I won. It was a great night for the Carefree Sams of Florida!
The last event of the night was induction into the Mystic Moon Society. Each State has a "secret society." The definition of a "secret society" is a social group that demands an oath of allegiance to join. Some service-oriented organizations, like Lions or Elks, have a great deal of secret ritual within its structure. Rotary and Kiwanis, less so, but these organizations, like the Masons, require oaths of allegiance. Each State's "secret society" has an initiation, some have an oath, some do not. But they key is, once you are a member you can not share the "secrets" of the society with non-members. Bob, Barbara, Pattye, Bully, Jack and Jackie all became members of the Mystic Moon in Alabama. Sandy, Paul and I joined the Mystic Moon Society in Tennessee!
One more day left in the Rally!
One more day left in the Rally!
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