We performed the musical all over town as part of the 1976 bicentennial celebrations. We were in quite a demand for many children’s singers and actors.

“Let George Do It” is a children’s unison and two-part musical featuring George Washington and King George III.

It was appropriate that we did it in 1976, the 200th birthday of the United States of America.

One of the songs, G-E-O-R-G-E Washington, featured these words:

First in War, first in Peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen. Let George do it; he is the man of the hour.

The songs spelled out George Washington’s name G E O R G E W A S H I N G . . when you got 2000 pounds you got a T O N! The United States was 200 years old in 1976.

It was a whimsical musical with unison children’s parts. I guess that is one reason I enjoyed it so much—I could actually sing the soprano part and get away with it.

We learned the music early in June 1976 when we went away to camp (we called it Junior Music Camp back then). This year was particularly different since we didn’t go to Cedarmore (Baptist Camp in Bagdad, KY). We went to a camp that was just us First Baptist Henderson KY kids (we were a big group). It was Camp Reveal on the north side of Evansville, Indiana.

We had several highly accomplished musicians and actors with us. People like Kenny Butler and Lonnie Klein came with us as chaperones. My mom, Mary Elizabeth Priest, and Janie Coursey came as cooks.

Merrilyn Smith was our pianist and accompanied most of the children’s choir musicals. She really had the mojo for this particular musical since she has an incredible flair for ragtime blues music. Of course, her daughter Shelly had one of the singing parts, too.

My grandmother, Elizabeth Hancock, and other seamstresses in the church (Alice Langston and Eleanor Eades) made exquisite costumes for this musical. My mother kept mine for many years, loaded it out once, too, and never saw it returned.

What do you remember about the FBC kids doing “Let George Do It” in  976? Who were some of the kids that had leading roles?

originally posted 7.4.2011, edited for clarity 7.28.2024

UPDATE: Both of these buildings are currently under lease.

Have you ever considered opening a small retail business in downtown Henderson, Kentucky?

There is a great building in downtown Henderson that is perfect for you! It is at 232 N Main St in the beautiful historic downtown. This building has over  1200 square feet of open space.

Over the years, this space has been an insurance agency, financial adviser office, computer store, pack-and-ship store, antique store, recording studio, and, recently, a successful bicycle shop.

The space has a new metal roof, commercial-grade red carpet, and a security system. There is also plenty of free on-street parking.

Ideas for building?

*Retail Business
*Hat Shop
*Knitting Shop
*Coffee Shop
*Year Round Farmers Market
*Commercial Kitchen with Retail
*What is your DREAM business Venture?

Henderson’s Kyndle helps entrepreneurs in our area get started.  See their website for more information.  They have various types of loans available for new businesses in our area.  They have a section of their website dedicated to furthering entrepreneurship in our area.  They also have various types of loans available for new businesses in our area.

The Downtown Henderson Partnership is another resource for information about relocating or starting a business in downtown Henderson, KY.

There is nothing like having a Main Street address! If you want to see this property, please email, chat, or call 270.631.2121 for a private showing.

Nibby also owns the twin to the building, which is for rent at 234 N Main St.  

Michelle and I will be doing a presentation talk show style. The topic will be Bringing Out the Inner Techie in those Near and Dear to You: A Christmas Gift Guide. I will be presenting my Christmas Gift Giving Guide for 2014.

This blog and presentation have been popular in the past year. Come and join us! We meet at noon in the multipurpose room of the Henderson County Public Library.

Below are some items that I am discussing.

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today
and creates a vision for tomorrow.”  ~ Melody Beattie

Lately I have been working on Journaling about Gratitude.

The iPhone/iPad app DayOne has been a big part to my success.  I would encourage you if you want to start journaling to look at this app.  You will be surprised how easy it is to use and how it incorporates so many apps that you use daily.  It integrates with your photos, dropbox, weather and many other hooks you have on your devices.

Read more about Day One App here and download the app today and start journaling.

Place sugar and water in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan.  Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to medium and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved to make a simple syrup- you will have 1 1/4 cups simple syrup. Transfer to a bowl and cool completely.

Place the peach slices/cubes or chunks into a blender and slightly puree.  You should end up with 6 cups of Peach Puree.  Stir in the tangerine or orange juice, corn syrup and cooled simple syrup.  Cover and chill for 2 hours or longer.

Turn on the Cuisinart Ice Cream maker and pour the mixture into the freezer bowl, and let mix until thickened, about 20 to 25 minutes.  The sorbet will have a soft, slushy texture , similar to a freshly scooped Italian ice, If a firmer consistency is desired, transfer the sorbet to an airtight container and place in freezer for about 2 hours. Remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving.

– I trust you will enjoy this recipe as much as I have.  This year we have been blessed with bountiful peaches.  Let me know how it turns out when you make this recipe.

Recipe adapted from the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker Recipe Book. For more about Cardinal Farms peach orchard in Henderson County Kentucky see their Facebook Page or call their peach hotline at 270.831.2900 or 270.869.0942. 

See Twitter Feed: Tweets by @peacheson41A

What are other ice cream related recipes you have tried in the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker?

Originally posted on Aug 12, 2009 & July 25, 2013

The theme of our meeting was “The Christmas Machine.”  I took the idea from one of our members Louann Clark’s podcast A Decided Difference.

We had some exciting speakers Kacie Mattox spoke about all the things her family does to create family memories.

Clydean Gish spoke on “Sew Sew Christmas” and how her and several of her friends are making (sewing) pillow dresses for children in foreign countries.

Many times when I speak I can’t help to give some sort of infomercial for something. And since many people are looking for just the right new electronic gadget to buy for unique Christmas gifts I showed off some gadgets that I refer to as the “Cable TV Replacement Toys“.

Well these devices cannot totally allow you to do away with the expensive cable tv but they sure can help.

The Devices are:

Google Chromecast -Most inexpensive gadget and the newest at $35.

Apple TV–  The product that has been out the longest and most stable and works with iPad and iPhone and retails for around $100

Roku– Claims to have over 1,000 channels (some requiring subscriptions)  and works with most TV’s and is the one that I use.

The best prices for these devices can be found at Amazon!  

I recommend Amazon Prime. Try it out now for seven days and order your Chrismas gifts then cancel. I know thats cheating a little but it is a great service and well worth the $79 annual costs.

Buy Google Chromecast (this is a #1 best seller this year for Amazon)

Buy Apple TV

Buy Roku

Disclosure: Nibby Priest is compensated for some of the reviews and endorsements of products and services on this/his personal blog. Nibby may receive consideration for a review or endorsement, but he is totally unbiased and does not accept paid reviews or fake reviews claiming to be something they are not.

This is a test post. 

This possible could be a nice replacement to help with the blog writing.  I used to use a microsoft product called Windows Live Writer. It became not that stable so i stopped using it and went to writing directly in WordPress.  We will see how this product works.  So far it seems quite promising.

Thank you for taking time to read this.

There is a great building in downtown Henderson that is perfect for you! The building is at 234 N Main St in beautiful historic downtown Henderson Kentucky.

Notice the reflection in the picture above.  This building does have a view of the Henderson KY Riverfront and train bridge that crosses the Ohio River in downtown Henderson Kentucky.

This building has over 1100 square feet of open space.

234 N Main St, Henderson KY Retail Office Space for Rent

I have for several years owned the twin building next door to this one at 232 N Main. Recently, I acquired the 234 North Main Street address.

Over the years, this space has been a hair salon, financial institution, insurance agency, financial adviser office, computer store, pack and ship store.

The space has a new metal roof and plenty of on street free parking.

Here are some ideas for building:

• Yoga Studio in Henderson KY
• Bikram Yoga Studio in Henderson KY
• Glamor Photography Studio in Henderson KY
• Personal Training in Henderson KY
• Retail Business
• Real Estate Office
• Coffee Shop in Henderson KY <Much Needed!>
• Bicycle Shop in Henderson KY  (my favorite and reward to one who will open one!)
• Year Round Farmers Market
• Commercial Kitchen in Henderson KY
• Hair Salon
• Live and work in the same building in downtown Henderson KY
• We can convert this space into a loft ground floor residence if there is tenant interest.

What is your DREAM business Venture?

There is a possibility that this property could be used as an efficiency apartment as well as a retail service space in the front. A good example would be a new attorney could live in the rear and have a office in the front. A solo hair stylist could live in the rear and have a salon in the front.

Northwest Kentucky Forward helps entrepreneurs in our area get started. They have various types of loans available for new businesses in our area. They have a section of their website dedicated to furthering entrepreneurship in our area. They have various types of loans available for new businesses in our area as well.

The Downtown Henderson Partnership is also another resource for information about relocating or starting a business in downtown Henderson KY.

Old National Bank area President Tony Krampe (270.831.6842) could be available to assist you as well.

The rent is approximately $850 to $1,000 per month.  The property can be rented sans a lease if necessary.

See blow for building measurements (17 x 66+1122 Sq Ft).

There is nothing like having a Main Street address! If you are interested in seeing this property, please email, chat or call 270.631.2121 for a private showing.