Redtree Times

Hey, my annual Gallery Talk at the West End Gallery is just a week away! It takes place next Saturday, August 10, beginning at 11 AM. It is around an hour or so long and we try to fill the time with lots of good stuff.

For this year, we’re going all out. There’s a Bouncy House! Go Karts! A Parade of Clowns! Petting Zoo! Karaoke! Demolition Derby! Fried Dough! Beer Tent!

Oh, wait a second– that’s the county fair. I get these things mixed up sometimes.

So, just to be clear for my humor-challenged readers, there will not be a Bouncy House, Go Karts, Clowns, Petting Zoo, Karaoke, Demolition Derby, Fried Dough or a Beer Tent.

Even so, it is usually a good time. We all get to talk a little bit, listen a little bit, ask and answer questions, make some bad jokes (that’s usually my job at these things but feel free to take a turn), look at some paintings and then I give away some stuff.

Yes, there are things to be given away. I am not going into it any further at the moment but for those of you who have attended in the past, you know what I’m talking about.

So, if this sounds like something that interests you, get ready for next Saturday’s Gallery Talk. I suggest getting at the West End Gallery when the doors open at 10:45 if you want to grab a seat.

To get you going, here’s Rare Earth from 1970 singing their take on the Temptations’ classic Get Ready. This is one of those rare songs where it’s difficult to choose between the original version and the cover. Both are dynamite. And there will be no dynamite nor any other explosives at the Gallery Talk, in case that was concern for you.