My 87 year old mother has a fascination with the wilder side of life. For years she has dragged my father and any guest or relative visiting them in Florida to Goodland on Marco Island where the Sunday crowd consists of a lot of bikers. The colorful crowd congregate for drink, merriment, and to participate in a wild dance known as the Buzzard Stomp. Also for years she has been a huge fan of Bobby Gidean a very gifted key board player who can play a mean honky tonk piano. She loves hearing him play and whenever she catches his gig she requests and he plays with fingers flying, her favorite, the Alabama Jubilee, a wild ragtime song.
This piece is about Bobby. The ethereal photo in the center is of him at the piano. He is surrounded by red musical notes that are big and small and two rhythmic key boards. It is a real hoot for me to see Mom, Bobby's number one fan, tap and clap as he joyfully cuts loose.
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