“The Lord will arise upon
you, and his glory will be seen upon you.” Isaiah 60:2
In my
hometown, the Fireman’s Carnival is undoubtedly the biggest event of the year.
It’s been held on the first week in August as long as anyone can
remember. Thousands flock to the muddy
grounds outside town for the ferris wheel and the country ham sandwiches, some
low stakes games of chance and the goldfish booth that finances the
junior-senior prom.
Everyone knows that the biggest attractions
are conversations with old friends and the hand-cut french fries. But
there’s always entertainment as well--a show on the stage at 7 and 10. It’s usually country music, and in the old
days, when you had to become a star the hard way, many of the greats trod our
hometown boards: Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty, Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass
Boys, even once, Grandpap said, the great Hank Williams himself.
