Town Mountain

As a young person, I wouldn't eat eggplant. For some reason or another, I had decided that I didn't like it, although Heaven Forbid that I actually try it.

Tonight Jimmy and I went to Lakeland, twenty miles from Valdosta, to hear Fann and Billy Greer's middle son Robert play with his bluegrass band, Town Mountain. I'd never cared much for bluegrass music, but I love Fann and Billy and wanted to see Robert and hear him play. I would have gone even if he'd been playing rap or hip-hop, which I don't love.

About ten minutes into the concert I was clapping my hands and tapping my feet, thinking," This is REALLY good!" and fifteen minutes after that I was a fan. A devotee. An adoring groupie. At intermission, I went into the lobby and bought their latest CD, "Heroes and Heretics" which is now #35 on the charts. It's wonderful.

Eggplant has long been one of my favorite foods, and after tonight, bluegrass and Town Mountain are at the top of MY chart.