Boot scootin' with the Amish

Doc-wife and I went out to the local honky tonk the other night after one of the “Cuckoo’s Nest” performances…giving me the chance to unwind from that charged show with a couple beers and some country music.

The place was packed with people of all ages and lifestyles…from John Travolta Urban Cowboy wannabes to the dozen or so snowmobilers stopping in for a quick warm-me-up to the gang of 8-10 Amish boys in the corner ogling the girls and trying to consume every Jell-O shot in the place.

They nearly succeeded. In between playing with their cell phone and smoking copious quantities of cigarettes (Ohio’s smoking ban hasn’t made it to this place yet), these boys emptied the waitress’s tray of shots three times during the hour we were at the bar… forking up the cash for two or three shots each during visits by the waitress. It’s a good thing they weren’t driving.

The Amish boys, clean shaven (thus unmarried) and apparently on rum springa, got me thinking. I was reminded of the music video by John Michael Montgomery, “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident.),” with the anachronistic dancing Amish guys.

I doubt that any of the boys was of legal drinking age (21), though since the Amish have no photo identification, how can you tell? “Oh, yeah, that’s my brother Owen Yoder there…he’s 21 for sure.” Anyway, the reason for this disjointed post is I thought I’d see how difficult it is to link to a music video…in this case the John Michael Montgomery auction video…let’s see…

SOLD THE GRUNDY COUNTY AUCTION INCIDENT