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What a day!!!!! FUN FUN FUN... socks, Dr. C0wan appraised the Gibson at around $1500.00 though he admitted he did not know much about guitars.

Hey, Kathy and everyone, just a short note before heading off to decorate my table. Bobbie came out and bought THREE hats so she would have a choice!!!! I will have to look at that book when I get home & unpack. I just know that it is about 100 years old. I will be taking pictures and a friend of mine from our knitting group is supposed to come & see things, plus hubby said he would come down & help me carry the Gibson guitar!!!! AS USUAL, the rest of this thread is over my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I like reading what you all have to say anyway................ :) Chat with you later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE A MUSICAL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Pentacostal experience is quite a stretch from the Catholic church, isn't it????????!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing a little of your life, David. Tell us more!!! :)

socks, hubby says if we can get a good price out of the Gibson guitars, he will sell them and put that money towards me a new car. Two more days till the brunch. Bobbie will be coming in the morning to pick out her hat. For my table, I will have the Gibson guitar on its stand beside the table, a 100-yr old book "The First Violin", a Baptist hymnal (about 60 yrs old) that was used in the church my dad attended as a teen, a picture frame shaped like a guitar with a pic of my hubby holding a mandolin & his dad holding the guitar that will be appraised, sheet music rolled up & tied with burgandy ribbon, a small flower arrangement with burgandy & pinks, a picture frame shaped like an old phonograph with a pic of Patsy Cline, 2 paperback choir books that are about 50 years old, AND Ghirardelli dark chocolate with Raspberry filling squares that are individually wrapped in gold & mauve foil. Now I have to get ready to go to work!!

David, I am sorry that is all he got. But he will have to live with Robin's death for the rest of HIS life. If he has a conscience at all, it will bother him. Anyway, passage of time does seem to help when a loved one is killed, imho. It has been over 4 years since my brother David was killed. God bless the Miller family.

Congratulations, Raf and wife-2-be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am VERY happy for both of you. You have been a real blessing in my life. Thanks.

socks, what a cool website about George. I love Mark O'Connor and the Cash's of course. I told hubby about the website and I know he will want to check it out. He LOVES anything to do with music. masterherbalist, you are right, I guess. BUT if hubby would get serious and start PLAYING the guitars, I could understand about keeping them. Neither of us has children to pass anything down to, so if the price is right, we may sell them and use that to HELP buy me a new gas-saving car. My Ford Expedition is a gas guzzler!!! Anyway, thought I would check in before heading out to a cookout with friends. I made the baked beans and mac salad. Have a safe holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Dana. Keep up the good work. And be good to yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the first article that appeared in our local newspaper: Dr. Wes Cowan, star of the PBS series "History Detectives" and featured appraiser for "Antiques Roadshow," will be featured speaker at the Henderson Regional Hospital Foundation's annual Pre-Antique Show Brunch on Friday, Sept. 8. That 10 a.m. event, which has the theme "Hats Off to Treasures," takes place in the hospital's Classrooms 1, 2, and 3 on the ground floor. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling the Hospital Foundation at (270) 827-7161. There will be door prizes, a preview sampling of antiques, and the opportunity to purchase tickets for the foundation's annual antique show Oct. 21 and 22. A preview gala for that show will take place on Oct. 20. All proceeds from the gala, brunch and antique show will benefit the hospital's Surgical Center Capital Campaign project. Since the foundation's first antique show 18 years ago, about $200,000 has been raised in support of the hospital and its expanding services. At the brunch, Cowan will present a talk entitled "Tracking Clues to America's Past -- Confessions of A Real Life History Detective." The archeologist, appraiser and internationally recognized expert in historic Americana will share his experiences from two popular television shows that are credited with resurrecting an interest in antiques. He will appraise one "treasure" at each table during the program. Guests are urged to wear a favorite hat and be ready to explore treasures from the past. And the following is the second article that appeared. Jvdy Jenkin$ can explain it better than I can. Among family: Roots linked famed 'History Detective' to Tri-county By Judy Jenkins (Contact) Thursday, August 31, 2006 Cousin Wes Cowan of "History Detectives" and "Antiques Roadshow" fame is coming to town next week, and he believes someone out there has a coveted piece of his family history. "If there's one thing I'd really like to see," says the Ph.D. archeologist, internationally known antiques appraiser and owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc., "it's a photo of my great-great grandfather Samuel Withers in his Confederate uniform. "I know someone here must have a photograph of the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, and it would be great to see if he's in the picture." That ancestor was from Webster County, and it seems possible indeed that the photo lurks in some attic trunk or brittle-paged scrapbook or picture frame in this area. If so, Cowan hopes you'll let him take a look at it. I was just kidding about the "cousin" part. He isn't my cousin, but the Cincinnati resident who travels all over the country for those PBS shows is related to just about everyone else around here. Henderson physician A.D. Sprague is his first cousin and Morganfield attorney J. Quentin Wesley is his uncle. Soap and music star Kassie Wesley DePaiva, from Morganfield, is also his first cousin. "My mom's side of the family came from Union County and I spent my summers visiting with my (late) grandparents Roberta and Charles Wesley near Sturgis," Wes -- "Only my mother calls me Wesley" -- said in a telephone interview Tuesday. He grew up in Louisville, where his mom taught school. His parents divorced when he was 3 and his father was an advertising executive in New York. In the rich Union County soil on those family farms, he discovered and collected arrowheads and fossils and, in a sense, unearthed his life's work. "I worked with the UK Museum of Anthropology on a summer long dig when I was in high school and by the time I entered college, I knew I would be an archeologist, and was one for nearly 15 years," he said in an earlier interview. His Sept. 8 visit to Henderson will see him serving as featured speaker for the Henderson Regional Hospital Foundation's annual pre-Antique Show brunch, which starts at 10 a.m. that Friday in the hospital's Classrooms 1, 2, and 3 on the ground floor. There, he'll present a talk entitled, "Tracking Clues to America's Past -- Confessions of A Real Life History Detective." He'll share his experiences from the two popular TV shows and also appraise one "treasure" at each table during the program. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling 827-7161. This is a fun prelude to the foundation's Oct. 21-22 Antique Show and both events, as well as a preview gala, will benefit the hospital's new Surgical Center project. As you know if you watch the WNIN and KET shows that find Wes in a kind of Sherlock Holmes role as one of the four "History Detectives" hosts, he's a super sleuth who combines forensic technology with old fashioned detective work to authenticate -- or not -- objects and family folklore. He told me that one of his favorite episodes involved a camera made from scraps by a Confederate prisoner on Johnson's Island in Ohio. The POW, working surreptitiously in the barracks attic, used a wooden box with a spy glass for a lens and made tintypes of fellow prisoners. "Some of his pictures still exist," Wes said. This adventure no doubt had added appeal because his great-great grandfather had been a Confederate POW at a camp in Chicago. As featured "Antiques Roadshow" appraiser, Wes has sometimes had the pleasure of informing hopeful people that the object they bought for pocket change is worth thousands of dollars. Such was the case with a piece of folk art a Nevada resident had purchased for $7.50 in the 1960s. It's worth $30,000-$50,000 today. The home he shares with Shelley, his wife of 28 years, is antique filled but when I asked what he'd grab if the house were on fire, he replied, "I'd get photos of my family (which includes son Sam and daughter Panny). Forget the antiques." What items we can buy now will be valuable in generations to come? Likely not limited edition prints, Wes says. "Buy them if you like them or love them, but not as an investment." There are just too many of them available, he said. Nor does he advise that we invest in antiques -- unless they're the very best -- because "tastes change and collectors' habits change." Worth buying and passing on to our offspring, he said, are "things manufactured with quality and great design. Go to Target and look at the toasters. Some have fabulous designs. Those sorts of things have the potential to be quite valuable 100 years from now." His mind was drifting from antiques to the anticipation of a treat when he arrives here next week. "I'll get several quarts of Peak Brothers chipped mutton to take back home with me."

UPDATE: Hubby has too many guitars.... I get them confused. Ok, the other old one is also a Gibson. His Fender is just a guitar he bought several years ago to bang around on. SO, I have decided to post a pic of both Gibsons. ala, I am involved with the Hosp. Foundation and have served as table hostess last year and was asked again this year. Prior years, I just attended with no responsibilities. Anyway, this man is kin to a local dr. and they asked him to do a presentation and to appraise one item off each table. Since I am the table hostess, he will appraise one of my items, and since he has seen the pictures of this guitar and the only other items I will be using to decorate the table won't be as interesting as the guitar, then I feel quite certain that the Gibson is what he will appraise from my table. Does that make sense??? Dr. We$ C0wan is on "Hi$tory Detectives" where they go places and search whether things are authentic or fake, and he has been on Antique$ R0adsh0w, among others. The previous two years, we had a local antiques dealer/interior decorator who gave a speech. So I am excited that we have someone who will do appraisals. Yeah, Doc Watson is one cool dude. I love Allison Kraus also. And Emmy Lou is aging like a fine wine, imo.

Jonny, I saw Doc Watson live this summer at the River of Music Party (ROMP) in Owensboro, KY. Wow. That man is 80 something and can still hit all the notes and strum that guitar. I wish that I had brought my camcorder just for him. Hope all your family is feeling better by now!!! I saw your prayer request earlier but didn't post.

Chatty, she took over as Coroner after Dr. Don died. So she has been busy. Plus they had several kids between them, so I am sure her life is full, though she misses her hubby greatly. Ala, my niece's hubby, Mike, is a professional musician and he fell in love with this guitar. Hubby has a very old Fender that he was partial to, that his dad's church people had given his dad MANY years ago, but Mike said he liked the Gibson sound much better. Maybe I can record Mike playing it sometime and post it. So I would love to have both appraised but will have to settle for just the Gibson. I am at work so I had better sign off for now.

Actually, Socks, hubby's dad was a 'holiness' preacher and played it most every Sunday in church. Several years ago before he died, he gave it to my hubby. So it has lead a chaste (sp) life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will certainly post an update after the brunch. I cant wait. One of the FUN ladies (Dr's wife) Bobbie Can+ley called yesterday and wants to borrow or buy a hat from me. She is loaning all of hers to her friends!!!! She will be coming to the house and picking out a hat in the next few days. Chatty, I know you remember Bobbie!!! She made Chatty and me laugh and smile at the last antique show.

Socks, thanks for that website. Ours looks more like the 1945 LG2 Maple model. The newspaper had another article about him a couple days ago. He is the first cousin to my ob-gyn... AND my ob=gyn's wife is the chairperson for this event. She came out & took pix of the guitar the other day. Anyway, he is also kin to a soap opera star from "One Life to Live" I think. Anyway, her name is Ka$$ie in real life and she is married to the man who is known as Max on the show... I think I am right. I can pull the paper out of the garbage....heehee.... if I need to!!

Welcome, Medic's Wife!!!! I lived in Evergreen and Brewton several years ago. Your town CAN'T be any smaller than Evergreen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN IT??????????!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, nice that you decided to hang out with us GS patrons.

Hey, Belle, I really like the Baja also. My hubby is a major FORD fan so I have owned Fords for over 9 years, plus my best friend works at the local Ford dealership......SO a Baja is probably out of the question for me at this time, BUT I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep enjoying life and all good things will come to you. That I trust will happen for you.

A funny story.... A co-worker a few years ago when I lived in AR/TN area was talking about visiting her out-of-town family and mentioned Black Oak, AR. I told her that I loved that band, duh, but didn't realize it was actually the name of a town!!!!! Later, hubby and I went thru there and I had to laugh about how naive I have been in my life, and probably still am sometime!!!! On Friday, Sept 8, Dr. We$ C0wan from the "Hi$tory Detectives" show among others on PBS is going to be appraising a Gibson guitar of my hubby's that is over 55 years old. I am so excited. I will be the table hostess of a brunch to benefit a GOOD cause, the Hospital Foundation in my hometown!!!

I am sorry that I didn't take the time to meet Sudo & family before we left Memphis, but I did see him at the Lee Greenwood concert a couple weeks before moving. Of course, at the time I didn't know it was him, till he posted on a thread about going to the concert. Anyway, I read most all his posts and enjoy most of them....heehee. I read the Nostalgia thread but rarely post on it. I do hope to make it to a weiner roast someday, too. Keep up the good work, and take care of those patients' teeth!!!!! PS I love going to the dentist...

I want to add my thanks to Paw, also. I don't post like I did at one time, but I still read GS almost daily. I sometimes am sad, sometimes happy, lots of times smiling & laughing inside, due to what I read on posts. Thanks, Paw, for making GS a nice place to visit with no time constraints.

Hee hee...... where are the Kentucky Wildcat-ettes?????

ILB, I truly enjoyed reading your poem, knowing that you are on the road to recovery. Last Saturday, at our 21st annual bluegrass festival, one of the bands had a man that played bagpipes. Even though I have never met you, I thought of you and how much you would have enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.

Hey, dande, hope you & hubby are doing well. Happy birthday, and many more.

Happy Birthday to you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which age group do you fit in???????????????????

So glad the weekend turned out great for you all. And Rascal got to be a part of it after all!!!!