still worth it

brent and i traveled to the pocohantas opera house to see appalachian voices- ben sollee, yim yames (of my morning jacket) & daniel martin moore- play songs from their album- dear companion- which supports mountaintop removal awareness. it was FANTASTIC. the show was incredible. larry gibson spoke about his experience as the keeper of the mountains- and the acts of violence committed against him and his family because of how outspoken he is about preserving the land he & his family have lived on since the civil war. before going to the concert- we got the call asking if we could pick up some hummus & pelligrino for the artists- who were we to say no? after the show- we headed to the one room school house speakeasy- and no shit- the band showed up and we go to hang out it. it was incredible. i had my first taste of moonshine, listened to and participated in some great music....and then got home at 3 am. brent & i had to run a site the next day and both felt like zombies...our mantra was- it was worth it.