by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Sep 12, 2018 | Events, North Carolina
Jake began playing the ukulele in his native Hawaii when he was four-years-old. He combines jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk flamenco and Hawaiian music to amaze his listeners. With lightning-fast fingers and genuine enthusiasm he can wow a crowd....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 30, 2018 | Travel
In route to Vero Beach, Florida to retrieve a new trailer for our boat Karen and I stayed a night in Savannah. Georgia’s oldest city is ideal for walking and gawking. We spent most of our time in the Historic District where in 1733 James Oglethorpe laid out the...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 11, 2018 | Travel
Karen and I arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 9:30pm, Friday (8-3-18) after a flight delay. A large part of the town had rolled up the sidewalks, but it was “First Friday” and the Brady Arts District was jammed to overflowing with happy Okies ready to party...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 29, 2018 | Events, North Carolina, Travel
I’ve been to a lot of car shows, but I’ve seen nothing that’s attracted more over the top hotrods than Hot Wheels Legends 50th Anniversary Tour. Karen and I arrived at the Walmart parking lot in Huntersville, NC Saturday morning (7-28-18) to find...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 21, 2018 | Events, South Carolina, Travel
Karen and I have been disappointed by the watermelons we’ve tried since moving to Charlotte. When I read that Pageland, South Carolina was celebrating their 68th Annual Watermelon Festival I had to go. I arrived just before the parade started and mingled with...
