Belleville, IL March 27th

The United Church of Christ in Belleville, IL has a fantastic music series organized by a group of music loving volunteers. A lot can be done with enthused volunteers. The church presents over 8 concerts durng the season of high quality.
Ron Steen is the group's leader. I am always curious as to how people stumble upon my name and music. Ron "met" me through a local tea shop that plays my music. He was having lunch with his wife Dawn at Rachel's Garden. Rachel's Garden carries my CD because of a former CD distributor of mine who is no longer in business.
The world is connected in so many ways. We do not live in a world of isolation. It's quite impossible to be isolated. Music connects us all in so many ways.
We were quite amused when we stumbed upon a buffet with my name on it. What kind of buffet would it be if it was an actual "journey" to get through it. Unfortunately we could not patronize the restaurant because there was a labor dispute occuring which closed the facility. There was a large banner on display saying unfair Journey is. It was odd seeing someone accusing me of being unfair.
We enjoyed our time in Belleville. The hotel room at the Drury Inn that the music committee furnished for us was one of the best. The weather was warm in the St Louis suburb, but snow was predicted the next evening. We didn't believe it.