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Here's my "Diane" story. First of all, I arrived very early to get a front row seat for the presentation. A well-dressed woman and her entourage asked if the seats next to me were taken, I said no but remarked I didn't want to move over any further because I had hoped to get good photographs. They were very pleasant about that and proceeded to sit, I did however move slightly to accomodate one more on the end. They asked if I was from the media, I said, "No, I'm just little ol' Diane from Pennsylvania" They proceeded to introduce themselves. It turned out the woman was, Mayor of Buckhannon, Nancy Shobe, first guest speaker for the opening ceremonies, her two councilmen and her husband, Fred. (I wouldn't move over for the honored guest, the mayor! Yikes!) I apologized for not knowing and she was very charming. We laughed and she even offered to switch places after she spoke so I could get the best pictures possible. I said there was no need, and while waiting, the gentlemen introduced themselves. They joked that the re-enactment was partly due to their effort, since THEY were "Harley-Davidson"; Harley Brown and Kenny Davidson, no kidding...They seemed to get alot of mileage out of that joke for this event but remarked the regular townsfolk didn't quite see the humor--they were jolly good ol' boys and jumped at the chance to pose for a picture. So once again, I inadventently caused a little commotion without even trying....Everyone was so nice & friendly in Buchannon, that southern hospitality again! |
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