Well - hardy har - Angela knows her stuff! Floyd County also hosts 'Floyd Fest' every year in the summer with all kinds of local music and bigger jam band scene music as well. Boone, NC is absoulutley beautiful, there's no doubt about that, but somewhat pricey as it has become an idyllic Appalachia town over the years...and they know it. My only gripe about Appalachia is the goddamn humidity in the summer months. I couldn't stand it when I was a kid and I can't stand it now. It's not just hot - it's like walking into a puddle of water when you step outside. Lightning bugs and thunder storms are a plus. The culture of course is quite different and the people may not know anything about politics of the day or any particular class struggles, but they can fix a wagon axle in the dead of winter with their eyes closed, skin a hog, pick a tune, brew some shine and foot stomp till the cows come home, and in this case, literally. I grew up in VA and spent a few summers in Floyd working on a farm - it seemed to me people in them' parts were more concerned over what kind of feed to use and the weather cycles for their crops, and what bob so-and-so is up to 6 acres across the way rather than social or political currents of the times. Oh and Jesus. By god son have you been healed? HAhaAHahaaa...
