March 29, 2020. Madison, Mississippi. The Singalong.

Everyone brought folding chairs and kept 6 feet away from everyone but their own family. No one shook hands or hugged. We all sat at the end of the cul de sac singing along with the music. Linda was the singer who sat in her screen porch which overlooked the area where we sat. She sang and played on a key board while we sang. The evening was perfect. I was so grateful to be invited by Carrie, my new friend down the road. The event was hatched up last night. Several people were together celebrating a birthday. Susan, who lives on the same little cul de sac as Linda suggested they hold a sing along Sunday night. Linda is not young but she has been a musician all her life. At one time she sang in Nashville and when they moved to Jackson she sang at Char, one of the good restaurants in Jackson. Now she plays and sings for pleasure. She knows thousands of songs. The weather was delightful. At a time when people can not gather together, an outside event was perfect especially when you are able to keep your distance from everyone else. There must have been 50 people there although the invitations were all word of mouth. Linda played and sang and used a mike so we could hear. Her husband before he retired was a producer of shows, so he was able to make the event happen, which was just down the street and around the corner from me. It was a perfect example of the many innovative events being held during these difficult times. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening even though I did not know all the words. Now I wonder if they will hold another?