I walk my hounds in the wonderful park we have here in
Staunton, VA, at about 0530. Can’t beat
the quiet time at that hour in the morning.
This morning, as we were making out first lap around the
park, we heard someone behind us calling “Chico, Chico, come back here.” Chico, a low to the ground little mutt, white
with brown highlights, had seized an opportunity and bolted. He came rushing up to my hounds, and we very
friendly, gracious, and enthusiastic in his greeting. My two, Maggie and Roxie (see their exploits
on my Youtube webpage, http://www.youtube.com/user/brooklynbanjoboy
) embraced this newcomer to their
circle, and returned his robust greetings.
By that time, the owner had caught up with us, and was
profuse in his apologies. I assured him
that he didn’t have anything to be sorry about, that we enjoyed meeting Chico,
and would look forward to seeing him again in the park.
The owner and Chico struck out on their own, but the man
stopped, turned around, and said:
“I work with
Zack Deming. Aren’t you the guy who
wrote the profile about Zack and the Virginia Ramblers for Banjo Newsletter?” (see https://banjonews.com/2010-07/zack_deming.html )
“I’m Jeff,” he quickly added. “I work at Huss and Dalton,” the instrument
makers who have long had their business in Staunton proper.
I acknowledged that I was indeed that guy, offered up my
name, and we parted with the usual “pleased to meet you” as a way of ending
this encounter.
Left me wondering exactly how many people subscribe to Banjo Newsletter. This might be a much bigger fraternity than
we think…
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