An evening of laughs and Lucy!

We SO enjoy performing our I Love Lucy Tribute Show, especially for seniors who remember watching Lucy when it originally aired.

The residents at Masonic Homes Kentucky are always a delightful group to perform for. They are always so welcoming and responsive. We enjoy just visiting with them as much as we do performing.

This group has SO many life stories to tell! A new character - and he is quite a character - that we encountered on this recent visit was Jackie Gersher. He is very charming and SO funny! AND, he worked in Hollywood and Vegas in the 1960s and early 1970s, meeting some of THE biggest stars of that time - including LUCY!! He has her autograph as well as the autographs of over 250 other stars!! His stories are just amazing! He was carrier for Western Union in those days and delivered messages to some of the most iconic names in Hollywood! He KNEW Frank Sinatra personally! He also lived just down the street from a young group of boys in Hawthorne, CA who were getting a band together in the early ‘60s, practicing in their father’s garage. Jackie walked by one day to see what all the racket was and listened for a bit.

One of the musicians asked what he thought. He told them they would never make it - not with that sound. Too different. He said that to Dennis Wilson. 😳 THE BEACH BOYS!!

Jackie was such a delight to talk to that we hated to bid him goodnight. As he was walking off he was still throwing out one-liners and shtick! He said he got his material from Milton Berle. Let that sink in.

MILTON BERLE. 😳

We also met two extremely charming ladies who have been best friends since meeting in the 1937 Flood. THE ‘37 FLOOD!! One is 95 and the other is 94. They both look amazing!!! And, they are as articulate as clear-minded as someone a third their age! Just amazing!!!

Thank you SO much Masonic Homes Kentucky for inviting us again. We absolutely look forward to returning soon!

And, tell Jackie to get his opening act ready!! ❤️❤️

Rosie & the Rockabillies Summer Concert Series

Woo hoo!! What fun that was! Hot, but super fun! Thank you Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana for inviting us, and Kevin Hammersmith Park in New Albany for hosting!

A VERY special “thank you” to all of our friends - new and old - who braved the heat to join us!

It meant so much to us to hear and see your appreciation and support! ❤️🎶❤️

It also marked our first gig with new drummer, Terry Schmelz. And, we’re a six piece again with Steve Matthews moving to rhythm guitar and percussion.

Check out the Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana at www.sointoart.org for all kinds of classes in art, storytimes, art & science lessons, craft tutorials, sing alongs, and more!

Blennerhassett Island

Our final adventure for this trip was a stopover in Parkersburg, WV for a scheduled trip on the Island Belle to Blennerhassett Island. The island is home to the Blannerhassett mansion, a replica of the 1800 home built by Harman Blannerhassett for his young wife, Margaret. Their story is quite interesting and somewhat tragic.

While living in England, Blennerhassett had been left a great inheritance ($100,000) by his father. Being Irish, Blannerhassett was facing arrest while in England and moved to America to start a new life for he and Margaret.

In 1805, only 5 years after the Blennerhassetts completed their grand mansion, Harman partnered with former Vice-President Aaron Burr on his quest to take the Southwest. Aaron Burr had a plan to conduct treason against the United States by annexing Louisiana and Mexico and establishing his own government. Margaret Blennerhassett was convinced that if Harman helped Burr, he would use all of his talents and become something great.

Influenced by his wife, Harman invested the remainder of his money to fund this expedition, including buying boats, weapons, and much more. His island was meant to be a main base of the expedition. Thomas Jefferson was notified of this and requested that Aaron Burr and his followers be punished. The Virginia militia was sent to the Ohio River to seize the Blennerhassetts and their island. Harman escaped and his wife was not on the island when the militia came. The house was heavily damaged and all of its contents were auctioned off.

The house eventually was burned to the ground. In 1984, the state of West Virginia funded a rebuilding project for the island and rebuilt the house to the exact blueprints of the house.

Needless to say, Carrie was looking forward to this stop. She packed her Victorian bustle dress just for the occasion. Now, I know some might think she gets a bit extreme with her dresses, but you have no idea how many little girls looked at her in amazement and wanted to talk with her. And, there were several adults who were intrigued as well. She was even asked to become a tour volunteer for the island. ❤️

So, here are the photos from our trip to Blennerhassett Island and tour of the mansion.