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Blind Boys of Alabama

Blogged in Fun, Life in General, Travel by Tyler on February 24, 2008 at about 17:05

Last night I had the pleasure of heading over to the Jacksonville downtown area and attending a wonderful concert by the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it - I’d forgotten how much I love the symphony. It brought back memories from my own band days in high school. Yes, I was a band geek, and proud of it! It was also fun to watch a bunch of elderly blind men jumping around, singing, and having a great old time. And by elderly, Jimmy Carter, the lead vocalist, has been with the group since its early days in the 1940’s! I hope I have half their energy when I’m their age!

I arrived in town a bit early to avoid the traffic for the Rascal Flatts concert and Monster Truck Jam also going on and decided to walk around town a little. Jacksonville’s a nice little city: check out some photos I took during my wandering.

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Collapse Thread Comment by Anna on February 28, 2008 at about 21:11

Sounds like fun!

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