10 Things I’m Looking for When I Visit Your Church

My husband, Larry and I have been visiting a lot of churches lately.  I’m not very good at getting to know new people, so visiting a church is not easy for me. Every time I go through the process of being a church visitor, I learn something new about myself and about church people. It is also my nature to try and figure out what makes visiting a good experience versus one that makes me feel unwelcome or uncomfortable. I…

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Overton Hill, Mississippi

Yesterday, Sunday November 29, 2015, I found something on the Internet about a community in Mississippi that has ties to my family. The website asked for those with information to contact them, so I did. I have yet to receive a reply, but since this has to do with my family history, I’m going to post here on my website the same information I sent them. Hello, my name is Larry Gene Overton. I was searching today to see if anything…

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Songs & Conversations

I just feel like blogging about one of my regular gigs, in this case a restaurant I play weekly (hopefully, not weakly). Last night at was apparently musician’s night at this restaurant. Two people came in that played guitar and/or sang. As far as I could tell, they didn’t come because they already knew me; it was just serendipity. The first was a young man that commented after he heard a song or two, “That’s a nice sounding Breedlove ya…

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Guitarist/Singer Available

My friends and loved ones already know this about me, and probably most following me on Facebook. But I’m going to post this here anyway, since it will help get the word out, and…well, because I can. To steal…uh, appropriate…make that “borrow” a phrase, “It’s my web page, and I can post if I want to.” (Is anyone else hearing Lesley Gore in their head right now?) I am a guitarist/singer available for wedding/event/restaurant entertainment in the Greater Corpus Christi area.…

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One year ago today…Thursday

Larry G. Overton – Thursday, August 27, 2015   Thursday, August 28, 2014. While all this late night/wee hours of the morning stuff was going on with me, Beth was still on call for clients, with a newly arrived apprentice that had yet to meet a single one of her clients. Beth gave Kendra her phone, and took mine, so that they could communicate as needed. That way, if a client called, Kendra would deal with it. I could go…

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