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August 22nd, 2010 by Peggy

Great Grandpa Merl and our newest great grandson Isac .

Great Grandpa Merl and our newest great grandson Issac .

Well its been a while since I have been on .Sorry bout that .:-)Our next jam in july is Tuesady the 24th.Hope we have a great turnout , hope to see some new people and some regulars .If you’re new please come and check us out . We always have a good time . The jam starts at 7:00 pm and goes to about 11:00 or 11:30 . You can buy some really good food , the kitchen is open till 8:00 pm and has a good selection of food . There will be home baked goodies and some that are not homemade .lol But they are all good . We have some of Toledos best . Sorry to say a few of our greats are haveing some health problems , but they still show when they are feeling up to it . Theres no way that we could ever say thanks the way we would like too , but we do Want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to all our loyal friends and to Sherri Chakel for setting this web page for me .We have sooo many wonderful people show up each jam .Ok guess I’ve said enough for now . Hope to see you at the jam tuesday .
Your host …Peggy & Merl Bailey .

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Its a New Year 2010

January 17th, 2010 by Peggy

IMG_2232 Had to miss the first jam of the new year, Merl was able to go and said it was a really good one . He said Hand Hewn done a fantastic job (thanks guys) Had a little problem getting started , but once up and running went very well. Thanks to Dan Hubbs for doing such a good job with the sound all year.Merl said we had great croud ,wish I could have been there. Our next jam will be January 26Th .Hope to see all there.

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December Jam

December 18th, 2009 by Peggy

The next jam is tuesday dec.22nd. It will be in time for christmas . Hope to hear some carols and have a great time.We would like to thank all who have helped make this jam a sucess. All the bands who have open the showcase jam. (THANK YOU ) and to all who have just set in .( THANK YOU). And to all us who just sat there grinning. ( AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE )thanks to you too. The little guy thats decorating the christmas tree is our great Grandson , Eli.He is sooooooooooo sweet !! Thanks again to all of you. Your host Merl And Peggy Bailey.Hope to see you there.15548_1169320875588_1304956416_30451991_4822788_n

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A video from November

December 5th, 2009 by admin

Just a little taste of some of the jams from the past! Great singing and fun for all! Watch the video below to see the little kids dancing away! What fun! Thanks to everyone for coming out!

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Glass City Opry

November 17th, 2009 by Peggy

We went to the opry last night and saw a fantastic show . The opening band was Faces Made For Radio. Boy are they good . I belive they are from Columbus Oh. And the star band was NEW FOUND ROAD. I just cant say enough about them , they were super.Great harmonizing. Wish everybody could have been there.Thanks to Sherri & Jeff for doing such a good job putting the shows together. We just love those people . Ok better tell you before I forget that our jam at the Maumee Elks is tuesday Nov.24th. The band for that night is the awsome Clark Brothers and North City Grass. Hope you will come and see them, you wont be sorry. Thanks to the Maumee Elks for giving us a place to have so many good jams.

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And Some from the Jam!

October 29th, 2009 by admin

A few from the picking jam afterwards! Always a good time!

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A Few Photos from the Show Part!

October 29th, 2009 by admin

Here’s a few shots from when the North End String Band was playing! Great band! Nice family and friends!

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Last Nights Jam Oct.27th

October 28th, 2009 by Peggy

WOW !!! What a super jam we had. The band, North End String Band was just GREAT.Alot of fun by all was had.We had so many great musicans there. I can’t name them all.At one time I counted 25 and a few others come in a little late. The whole entire Deepwater Bluegrass Band was there and so was the Clark Brother band there. We had some goooood music going on there.Jimmy Tompsom , Donnie White,Brad Long,Dale Keene , Jess Riley were just a few . We also had a great audiance.Almost everyone commented on how good the band was, and once again they are.On November 24th The Clark Brothers North City Grass are going to be our showcase band.In the meantime dont forget to check out Glass City Opry at GlassCityOpry.com also check out Verns Barn Jam in Gipsongurg, Conn wesienburgers on alexis rd.every thursday at 7:pm and Ed Klines Roadhouse in Grand Rapids Oh. Last friday of the month .On closing I just want to say thanks to all who were at the jam lastnight.Hope to have some pictures to post real soon.

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Oct. 27th jam

October 27th, 2009 by Peggy

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Today is tuesday oct.27th.and our jam night at Maumee Elks in Maumee oh.Our showcase band for tonight is North End String Band.They are a bunch of nice people , they are mostly family members.Cant wait to hear them play. We have so much fun at the jam.We have a lot of super jammers show up. Everyone is so cool.We also have some goodies to munch on everybody welcome to have some.The club serves up some awsom wings for sell.Hope to see yall there.

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Buddy Bailey

October 19th, 2009 by Peggy

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This is another member of our family. He’s our baby boy.He’s almost eleven months old.I dont think he’s ever going to grow up ,he loves his toys and chewing up paper.

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