GAITHER CONCERT at OLIVE BAPTIST in PENSACOLA

We are sitting here with storm all around us. Gary lucked out today and can not do his sewer repair on the motorhome?? I am sure that he would rather have the work done, but it sure won't be today.
I just downloaded pictures so might as well go ahead and do a Blog to show our last couple days, though it seems that most of what we have done is eat out. And we have another week ahead of more of the same!!
Wednesday we went to dinner with local friends for a lasagna special of the day. It was awesome and a wonderful visit!! Then Thursday we went out to Applebee's with another couple of friends before going on to church to the Gaither Concert. We thought it would be a hassle getting in line but with the large foyer at the church and pre-sold tickets there was a lot of late arrival so it wasn't bad.

This is the center entrance to the main sanctuary
with the main entrance to the balcony above.
There are six other entrances to the main floor
but only four available that evening.

 We did not pay the extra $10 for the Artist Circle, so my pictures were not very good as I had forgotten to take my camera with the zoom. But our friends were sitting down front at center stage. But we will do better next time!! Thank goodness I could get pictures from Lana. Thank you!!

 Just beginning to fill.

Show time coming soon!
Don't know what causes the yellow pictures occasionally.

Some of the bright lights, though there was more red  also
at show time!

It was a full house!! It was a wonder that Gary did not get a migraine from the lights, but lucky he didn't. We could have done with out some of those lights aimed out at the audience and the flashing swirls on the ceiling. I guess they think that it enhances their show.

But the show was very good (though my favorite would have been the Homecoming Show). This was the Gaither Vocal Band Show, with lots of volume and humor. Now I'll show you Lana's pictures:

 

The men were all awesome voices! But we missed some of the voices of the past!!
We especially enjoyed the pianist and violinist!! Two and half hours of music was great. They are headed to Fort Myers next, then on to Tallahassee. They will be at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown in March and many locations in between.
On Friday I went to lunch with the ladies from our Sunday School at O'Charley's and had a great visit. Listened to a lot of shopping experiences in the area! From there I drove back to the motorhome and Gary and I later went to dinner in Alabama to meet up with an Ohio friend who now lives in Foley AL. We try to see her each time that we are in the area. She lost her husband, Dennis, this past year so has a lot of adjusting. We realized that our relationship with her went clear back to 1972 when she and her first husband and their twins rented our second floor apartment on West School Street in Salem. Many years and many memories!

Karen, Gary and Audrey

She had us meet her at the Derailed Diner at an I-10 exit. It was good food, but greater desert, Pecan Pie Cheesecake. We don't usually do desert, but we went for broke this time!
The ambiance was interesting also.

Our entrance

Another entrance

Wall across from us.

Table behind us.

No more eating out until after church tomorrow. Just leftovers!!
Then we usually eat out after church with some of our class. And Monday we will be meeting up with my brother's neighbor, Miki, at Panera Bread. I keep in contact with her throughout the year from wherever we might be.
So I doubt that my weigh-in on Tuesday will be very good, though most of my damage gets done late in the evening. I did take a picture of part of our TOPS chapter officers.

I sure have let them down, but I hope to do better when we get farther south. I already have a chapter location there.
Not much more in news at this time so will close for now. Keep checking in and maybe we will do something more interesting.