Dear Batesville Store Friday Night Pearlite,
How would you like to help me itemize the Batesville Store Toolkit of Fun for this Friday evening, April 15, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.? Happy to.
Cool. Here we go:
Take a casual drive into the country to soak in the outrageous beauty of Spring in the greater Batesville area? Check.
Pull into the store’s main parking lot and ease into one of several open spaces? If you say so.
Trip slightly on the high threshold at front door? Natch . . . who doesn’t?
Head to the front counter, plunk down ten American-style dollars, then implement our somewhat awesome and shrewdly titled All You Can Eat Friday Night Buffet:
Pork Barbecue, Kielbasa, and Veggie Sliders on Mini-Buns
Chimichangas, Enchiladas, and Burritos
Nachos and Tacos with Beef and Smoked Chicken
Chili, Tomato Soup, and White Bean & Andouille Sausage Soup
Mac & Cheese, Pasta Salad, and Fancy Cole Slaw
Salad Bar with Classic Toppings and Three Dressings
Numerous Add-Ons, Add-Ins, and Dipping Sauces
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Been there, will do it again. And again.
Return to the front counter for a consultation on wine and beer with Callum, our adult beverage needs manager? Hopping to it.
Undertake coordination of eating mouth with happy ears and tapping feet as Sarah White & The Pearls inhabit the Wine Cellar and proceed to dish their wondrous alt-everything original tunes? Sounds right.
Recall the last email from yours truly about Sarah and her buddies . . . ya know, the one that talked about Sarah’s “edge-of-tears, catch-in-the-throat, and flat-out heartbreaking” voice? And included this shout-out from Dave Matthews: “Sarah’s music kills me; beautifully from the ground up, no plastic. I got stuck behind a logging truck today. I was listening to Sarah. It was great”?
Yes. Recalled.
And this:
“When she’s not in the studio, Sarah plays around a little bit . . . like everywhere. She has shared the stage with Hall and Oates, Loudon Wainwright III, the Hackensaw Boys, and a who’s who of Charlottesville talent that includes Sons of Bill and Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees. And she has headlined shows at the Jefferson Theater and the Charlottesville Pavilion with her coolarific backup band, The Pearls, featuring Ted Pitney on guitar, Michael Bishop on bass, and the ubiquitous Stuart Gunter on drums”?
Yes, yes. Recalled, recalled.
Kick back to the great music for a couple of hours and realize that no written description of The Pearls can even begin to do justice to their talent and charisma? For sure.
Join the rest of the audience in yelling, “MORE!!” at 9:00 p.m., when Sarah and her buddies are supposed to stop? You betcha.
Get more and love it? Oh, yeah!
Finally, reluctantly, slowly–but happily–call it an evening and take your leave of Shangribatesvillela? If it must be.
Inventory completed? Yes. Toolkit filled to the brim and spilling over with fun!
Thanks for your help!!!
SATURDAY: At Sidetracks for Record Store Day, Water Street, Charlottesville, Sarah White, Borrowed Beams of light, Red Rattles, and more…
