I have safely returned from 11 days in sunny (that's politically correct for hot and humid) Florida. We had a modeling event for one of my daughters, and then we spent a week in Walt Disney World. Surprisingly, I did not get a bad sunburn in the experience. In fact, the only "burn" I got was on my nose, and that is very minor. I guess living in Colorado and being 1 mile closer to the sun has accustomed my skin to the rays. I know that's not necessarily true, but I'm sticking with that story.

Saturday, as you probably already know, is Pioneer Day, so I chose many songs in honor of the day. Lonesome Roving Wolves describes some of the hardships experienced by the pioneers. How Firm A Foundation isn't necessarily a pioneer song, but I think of it as one of the fundamental hymns in the early days of the Church. I have the same feeling towards A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. And, I saved Margaret Young Boyle for last. She is a true pioneer, and traveled across the plains as a young girl in conditions as described in her song.

As I mentioned at the end of Show 80, I put the show together on July 3 and 4, because I knew I wouldn't have the opportunity to do a show after arriving home from Florida on Saturday night. After doing the recordings for show 79, I think I mentally already left for Florida, and I had some interesting recordings that I editted out of the show. Since they are a little stranger than the normal bits I edit out, I saved them to two files and uploaded them to the server. Those of you who read this blog and those on Facebook will have the links to the files, but they won't be available via iTunes. You can download the files at Show080_Outtake1.mp3 and Show080_Outtake2.mp3. I have to confess....I did edit a burp out of the Outtake1 clip. I didn't think you'd want to hear that.

I am gathering ideas for the next show, so if you have any suggestions on what you'd like to hear, drop me a quick e-mail and let me know what you'd like me to play. I'm working on getting a couple of new artists on the show, so hopefully I'll have music of theirs to play in the next show. Oh, and if you have an idea for a theme show, such as "All Acoustic" or "All A'Capella" or a seasonal theme, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

I hope you all have a great week, and I look forward to "seeing" you again on the next show!