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A Living Legend
Jean Shepard, Our
Honorary Possum
Queen for Life!		 Our infallible voting machines
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2008

The Ouachita River
Ramblers 		Danny Williams
Jerry Robertson
RL Garrett
Don Knowles
Little Jams
Bigger Jams		 The Pineridge Flash
Fred Burns, Volunteer
Jim & Mariece,
Audrey visiting
from Louisiana & Tennessee
 		 John & Elizabeth
enjoyed the show!		  
Mary Ann having
fun in the jam!!		 Not sure what they're
looking at or for, but
it'll still be there next week
Jerlene Qualls is one
of our best volunteers!
Thanks for all your
kindness and help!		  
It was a great
day for Jammin!		 Just fiddlin'
pickin & grinnin'
Mike Adams &
grandson having
a little fun		 A better crowd
from around the
world!!		 Welcome to
all our visitors!!
Can I get a Possum here?? My new possum
will live in
W. Monroe, La.		 And then there
was
Dewayne Hodges

Dewayne always puts on a great show!!
If you took pictures of the Veterans please email them to me!!

The 106th Army band played for Mt Ida!!
 

 


The 2nd Annual All American Dog Show!!
 
Warm Hearts!
Thanks!!


The Prairie Grove Band did a great job on a warm beautiful day!

Thanks to all who came to our show...Please
come back and
visit with us again

 
All Hail !!
Possum Queen
Barbara Black
It was a great
day for jammin		 Russ & Rhonda
New neighbors
in Mt Ida
The Hartley
Family were
great!!		 Little Micah
sings Mary Ann
Daniel on the
Mandolin!		 Josiah on the
Fiddle!
Amazing Grace
 		 Flatpickin' and
singing!
Abby
Anna writes the
tunes, Josiah Plays		 Micah Hartley!
5 years old
Our Crowd volunteers in
the Backporch!
Thanks!!!!!!
 
Don Knowles
Jerry Robertson
Danny Williams
Al Crawford
Terry McClardy
The Ouachita River
Ramblers!!!
Hodge & Mary
manning the kitchen!		 These fellers had
plenty to talk about...50 years
Meeting up at the
Frontporch!!!
Possum Queen Wannabee and a great Volunteer!! Hard at work, just trying to get it
right...
Samantha, Christy
Janice & Ray enjoy
the show!!		 Flash (Fred) and
Karen all the way from
Pine Ridge!!
Jerry Robertson's
grandson just had a
dancin' good time		 and the rest of the family enjoyed it
all too!!


From the booth
June 28th		 Yeah, we know
flowers need rain!
Our friends chairs
got really wet!!		 Any bass in
Mimosa Lake??
Jean Bratton
visiting from
Indiana 6/28		 Erline Ehrhardt
from Illinois

 

Small Jam but
giant music!		 Prairie Grove
 
The crowd leans
to the shade!		   Another fine show by our friends!!
Warming up on
a really hot stage!		 John on the fiddle,
Seth on mandolin.
The Harvey Boys!
A really great
concert!!		 Thanks Gary & Becky
and The Harvey Boys!!
Our Backporch
Volunteers!!
Thanks Girls!!		 A smaller but
enthusiastic crowd
Our reigning
Possum Queen
Barbara Black
& Awesome		 Our Possum Queen is
always aware of the importance of queenly
attire!!

The Friday "Uth Kwior" show was wonderful!!
 

One big ol' bus
brought them!!		 Kids all over
the stage!
A stage full of kids putting on a great show Singing Puppets!!
A good crowd for a warm summer evening! Johnette made sure that folks had popcorn & soda!!

John Talley & Friends put on an outstanding show Saturday night!!
 

John Talley and
Friends on our
Frontporch Stage
 		 Dian Glover & Erica Hitt
add a new flavor to John's
show...
John had a front row seat ... These folks came as a group and enjoyed it all!! Our Miss Betty
Queen of Merchandise!!
Jane helping out in the backporch oven Thanks also to
RoseAnne..
camera shy today		 Mike Adams with the Possum Water delivery!  

The Ouachita River Ramblers played a great show in spite
of the HEAT!! Thankfully we got cloud cover and a good breeze
just before they went on stage.
 

Men In Shorts!
The Ouachita
River Ramblers!		 Al Crawford
Terry McClardy
Don Knowles
Jerry Robertson
Danny Williams
This was as close
to a jam as it got
but of course it
was HOT!!		 Our Volunteers in
The Back Porch
Oven!!		 Joyce, Winn
Austin & Sue
Our crowd is getting younger! Incognito Queen, too
hot to wear fur!!
The cooler
weather brought
out the Jammers!		 And it was a great
jam...Howdy James,
good to see you
Possum Potentate
John Henderson,
 		 Our Back Porch
Volunteers!		  
Phillip James and
New Generation		 Their show started
great... then came
the rain....
A good crowd was
gathering before the
rain started..		 Our friends came to
enjoy the show
 
The Prairie Grove Band
fill our stage, all eight of them!!!
Our crowd enjoyed the show even from way out here111
Frito Pie Anyone?? Queen Dumpy and her grandson had birthdays!!
Possum Potentate...
  There was a bake sale!! Yumm!!!  


The Unknown Legends Show!!
Our own John Talley & Our new Friends The Rena Wren Trio!!!

Looked like Rain
But it only
sprinkled....		 John Talley opened
The Unknown Legend
Mike, John & Ernie		 The Rena Wren Trio
Rodney, Rena & Rodgey
What a great Show!!
John Talley is a
local talent, writes great songs!!		 Great originals from
John, Mike & Ernie		 L to R
Mike Adams, Banjo
John Talley, Guitar
Ernie Johnson, Guitar
Our crowd was
pretty small but
they enjoyed a
pair of great bands		 Our loyal Backporch
Volunteers		 Owen, James & Wanda
always enjoy the shows from their spot!!
The Rena Wren Trio brought great tunes!! L to R
Rodgey
Rena
& Rodney		 Before the show
behind the stage
 
Rose Anne sure had a good time!! Angelina & Lilly
Big Smiles!!		 Gene & Queen Lynn
(Possum Queen that is!)
Jerline is always happy...
Volunteer &
PQ Wannabee		 Everybody Smiling, Having a good time...!!

 

Mountain Mist
played a great
show and
NO Rain!!		 Butch on Drums
John on Bass
Lucky on Guitar
Lori on Keys
Robert on Rythem		 Great Country
and NO Rain!		  
Joe on the
Peddle Steel!		 A good crowd for
a warm summer day		 Mountain Mist will
be playing on our
stage again next season!!