Geography Div (Almost a new one subsection)

Don't know how you plan to celebrate, but this might provide some comparisons.
This old bear  might make it to midnite, but there's a warm bed shortly thereafter.

Boxing Day

The Minibears of the Geography Division seem to have had too much holiday cheer so it's
time to sit the little rascals down and have a listen to what Christmas really means.
I've never heard this version as told to Studs Terkel in the late 1950s.



and, (of course) it's also St Stephens Day, so there's this:



Hope you and Yours had a Merry Christmas ..........

Geography Div (Santa Claus subsection)

It's hard explaining this to the Minibears ...................................
But this might help !!
Merry Christmas to all the good little bears out there.

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Almost here subsection)

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem done by Mark O'Connor and friends ..........



Mark O'Connor - violin, Carrie Rodgriquez - violin and vocals, Cia Cherryholmes - banjo and vocals, Forrest O'Connor - mandolin and vocals, Joe Smart - guitar and Kyle Kegerreis - bass

Geography Div (powered flight subsection)

Guess what happened today back in 1903 ..............

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div

A lovely release from Kristen Scott Benson (Grascals) and Husband Wayne ( IIIrd Tyme Out)



Kristen Scott Benson - Banjo and Wayne Benson - Mandolin

Geography Div (oops subsection)

The mini-bears in charge of the division seem to have fouled up !
Beatings will continue until morale improves.

There will be a test later.

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (It's that time of Year ... again subsection)

Detour doing A Bluegrass Christmas Story.
Have you gotten your letter in the mail to Santa yet ??



Detour: Jeff Rose - Mandolin, Scott Zylstra - Guitar, Lloyd Douglas - Banjo, Peter Kumpfer - Fiddle,
Jack Grant - Bass and Missy Armstrong - Lead Vocal and Guitar.

Geography Div (Judgemental subsection)

Today back in 1818 Illinois became the 21st state.

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Plumb Pitiful Christmas subsection)

Thought I'd get this out of my system early this year.
Ray Davis doing Little Orphan Joe.
Every year at this time, Ray would devote at least an hour of his program to "Plumb Pitiful" numbers,
Jimmie Brown the Newsboy, Willie Roy, the Crippled Boy, The Baggage Coach Behind, etc,
Ray passed away on December 3rd five years ago.
I always enjoyed listening to his shows on WAMU in Washington, DC.  RIP Ray.



Back up band -- Reno and Smiley ...... from December 1971