Volunteers will be working over the next few days sorting hundreds of books for the semi-annual Library Book Sale. There is always a great selection and the prices are terrific.

The Book Sale starts Wednesday, May 14 at 5:00 PM for Friends of the Library (you can join at the door). The Sale continues through Saturday during these hours:

Thursday from 10 AM to 8 PM
Friday from 10 AM to 8 PM – Everything is 1/2 price after 6 P.M.
Saturday from 10 AM to 2:00 PM - 1/2 price from 10 until noon; “Bag Sale” (books by the bag) from 12:30 to 2:00 P.M.

The Library is on the corner of Callender and 3rd Streets.

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I created a little video of still photos from the Blokes’ Highway 89 Road Tour, with music by Keith Lawrie and Bingo Mielke, and the video is now available on YouTube. If you’d like a higher resolution version, leave a comment to let me know and I’ll point you to a download page.

You can also view a page of outtakes, or photos that didn’t make it into the video. These are mostly mood pics of the road, the gear, and the towns where the tour played, plus some photographs that I simply liked.

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Join Audrey Hall, Chase Reynolds Ewald, Amy Jo Sheppard and designer Adrienne Pollard at the Pine Creek Cafe outside of Livingston for a spring book signing of the just-released New West Cuisine on Friday, May 30 at 6:00 P.M. at the Pine Creek Lodge and Cafe on East River Road. Dinner reservations are strongly recommended if you would like to feast on fish tacos, indulge in Ned’s Mom’s famous cheesecake, and listen to live music. New West Cuisine contains these and other recipes from the Pine Creek Cafe. For more details and to RSVP, visit the book’s info and reservation page on facebook.com.

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Day 2: Wilsall, Martinsdale, Twodot, and Big Timber
Day 1, Part 1: The day begins
Day 1, Part 2: Pine Creek to the Livingston Bar and Grill
Details and a listing of bar stops for this May 3 and 4 tour
Video of the tour on YouTube
Extra pictures

Yesterday I traveled with The Blokes along the full route, and I’m glad that I did. Not only was the music great, and the day a tremendous adventure full of fun and laughter, but the stops–all of them in really small towns, except Big Timber, which seemed metropolitan in size after the others–gave us the chance to meet local folks.

Many of us might have driven through Martinsdale and Twodot before, but the music opened a way in to these communities. What a great reception the tour had at every stop. The bartender at The Bank Bar made Bloody Marys with renewed gusto. The bartender at The Mint in Martinsdale refused to let me pay for my drink. Folks came up to the band after they played to share their enthusiasm. People danced and tapped their feet. Cowboys, ranchers, and bikers reminded us of the variety that is Montana. The weather held and the road opened us to renewed joy in the beauty of living here. I’d say that The Blokes really “Put A Light in Every Country Window.”

There is far too much to say about the day, so I’ll work on the photos instead. I invite all who went on the tour, and those who wish they had(!), to comment here about the day. Or send me an email and I’ll post whatever you want to say.

Below you’ll find a wee sampling of some images, with more to come.

Click any image to enlarge it. Photos, clockwise from top left: Blokes Tour group photo; Glen G. (with King and Ace in background) at The Mint in Martinsdale; Matt McCool and Gloria at Twodot; Libby Caldwell and Don Corbo with a captive audience at The Mint; Edd Enders sketching at the Bank Bar in Wilsall; Jerry Mullen at the Twodot Bar.

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