I’m a Gemini.

And may I quickly express my sincerest
condolences to the rest of my fellow Gemini’s, for we are the yin and the yang
of the zodiac. Descriptions of the sign of the twins always contain words like
paradox, restless, versatile and Mercurial. We can never finish one thought or
project before we are off on another.

I wish I could actually be a twin this weekend.

Is anyone else getting frustrated about where to go this Friday
night, Sept. 11?

I’m definitely starting with the member’s exhibit opening at the
Brandywine River Museum. Their new exhibit features some of Jamie Wyeth’s more
recent works as well as illustrations of Rockwell Kent. I’ll hit that right
after work and stay until about 7 p.m. or so. It’s always the first Friday
after Labor Day and I never miss it.

But then since it is Sept. 11, the anniversary of the 1777 Battle
of the Brandywine as well as the 2001 attack on the World Trade Towers, the
Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates is holding an “Evening of Remembrance”
from 6-9 p.m. including speeches by local politicians; cannon salutes by the
Royal Artillery; period music; and tented buffet and silent auction at the
Washington Headquarters.

Let’s see, I could get to the Battlefield by 7:30 p.m. in time to
participate in the silent auction. And in addition, the Battlefield volunteers
really need our support!

But wait…what’s that I hear drifting down Route I from the Chadds
Ford Winery? 

OMG!

Friday from 6:30-9:30 p.m., the Chadsford Winery will feature its last “Summer Nights Under the Stars” concert, with
“Alligator Zydeco.”

Oh No Mr. Bill!

I love Cajun and Zydeco music!

When I fly down to Louisiana to visit old friends, part of that
experience has always been the music. I first experienced Cajun music as a
teenager with the raw energy of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and his “Alligator
Man in the Louisiana Bayou.” And Michael Doucet of Lafayette’s “Beau Soleil” …
don’t get me started.

I’ve seen live performances in Eunice, La.– Louisiana’s answer to
Garrison Keilor’s radio program about life in Lake Wobegon;
have been “guest frottoir” player (the washboard that hangs over your
shoulders) with Vic Sadot’s “Planete Folle” at Chadds Ford Days as well as in
an impromptu concert with a group performing on Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia, La.

Unfortunately, at $22 a person, the winery event will have to go,
or maybe I can drive past around 9 p.m., roll down the window and yell “Laissez
les bon temps rollez!”

And there have always been those nightmarish years when the
Mushroom Festival, Chadds Ford Days, the Brandywine Battle Re-enactment, the
Pennsbury Land Trust Balloon Festival and the West Chester Restaurant Festival
have all coincided.

 Hey Chadds Ford, let’s get our act together! We’re canceling each
other out!

 Isn’t there some way we could have a clearinghouse for these
events?

 It wouldn’t take Microsoft Office or a computer geek to figure this
out.  All we need is one large
master wall calendar in the township office or in one of the museums.

But you know who really loses out–all those fabulous volunteers at
the Chadds Ford Historical Society who will be spending Friday evening setting
up the field. They don’t have any choice.

See you all Friday night…somewhere.