Charlie Parr at the Top Hat
I was about to go to bed early when I checked my messages. Carlie had called earlier, so I called back and she invited me to join her and her friend at the Top Hat. The offer of dancing and music doesn’t really ever tempt me, but I figured I’d give it a go. Charlie Parr was entertaining the small crowd with his blues/rock mix of music. He played a unique guitar that looked like it was made of metal, while simultaneously playing a drum with his foot. With his overalls and weathered boots, he looked like he could have been just as comfortable playing on a porch in Tennessee. Regardless, he sure knew how to rock and had a little Eric Clapton style going at times. Carlie convinced me to dance a few songs, and although I had little idea what I was doing, it was a lot of fun. She even taught me this cool move where she jumped and I caught her, then twirled her part way around my back and then back to the front. People who have a lot of patience and don’t care that you’re a bad dancer make these times much more fun. The rest of the time I sat down talking with Carlie, her friend Shawna, and some others from RMSP. (As usual, when standing and holding conversations at loud events, I was hunched over like Quasimodo in order to hear the other person).
