Jamboree in the Hills
One of the most enjoyable and memorable times each year is
Jamboree in the Hills, a country music festival held in mid-July just
outside of St. Clairsville, Ohio. This four to five day event allows me
the opportunity to do and see a number of things that stay with me
throughout the year. The chance to see and hang out with old friends,
including many from out of town, and meeting many new friends. It
offers me an unbelievable break from reality. I also enjoy seeing my
favorite country music artists perform. These all combine to create life
long memories and relationships.
The five-day event begins on Wednesday every year where I join
my gang of friends from near and far, under the baking summer sun,
to set up our campsite and catch up on each other's past year. This
is a great time, as for many of us it is the only opportunity we have
to see each other every year.
Most of our rambling chitchat is done
on Wednesday evening while most of us are sober. Although, we do
tend to catch up with one another in the mornings when we arise from
our drunkin-stupors and come to our senses from the previous nights
festivities. I always enjoy sitting out in the dew- moist grass in the
morning anxiously awaiting for my friends to poke their heads out of
the random tent that they passed out in the night before. We gather
around in a circle and blaze one to cure our dreadfully pounding
heads. The next thing on our agenda is to make a run for ice and
beer. By this time my mouth feels as if it were stuffed with cotton and
I'm ready to chug a beer. The first...