News Flash: The Horse NOT arrested in Paradise Caifornia

@TheHorse (238388)

Walnut Creek, California

July 11, 2016 11:11am CST

What is it about small towns that bring out the best in me? I met with a few music friends in Paradise CA this past weekend. Paradise is a smallish town in the foothills of the High Sierra, up near Chico CA. We played a Saturday gig at a local antique store (yes, I checked out the wood tables, etc.) and spent all day yesterday just jamming and chatting in my friend's back yard. I didn't plant any seeds, didn't make any illegal u-turns, and only corrupted the mind of one small child. Heck, I even loaded up a piece of furniture for a couple of ladies at the antique store. There's something about small towns...

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

11 Jul 16

The local judge may be a man..may be?

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

11 Jul 16

@TheHorse ... I am glad you were circumspect...I dread to think of the effect your sexy legs would have had on the male judge..

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

It's a small town. More traditional, perhaps? I don't know.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

@vandana7 I don't generally show all four of them at the same time.

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Timothy Roberts

@theBlock (2657)

• United States

12 Jul 16

@TheHorse Oh, man, I envy you. I miss playing music gigs. That was a long time ago.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

How come you stopped?

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

@theBlock Bluegrass is where old rockers go to...well....get grey in the temples.

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Timothy Roberts

@theBlock (2657)

• United States

12 Jul 16

@TheHorse Too old to be in a Rock band, but mostly I fell in love with writing.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Jul 16

My immediate thought was Why not? I find it hard to believe that you did not do anything to warrant being arrested. Wait until someone remembers seeing you helping those people to steal furniture from the Antique store.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

11 Jul 16

@TheHorse Surely you are used to that.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

Oh no! Now I'll think every officer around here is looking at me funny.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

12 Jul 16

@Asylum Were you always bent this way? I mean your fabulously wicked sense of humor. Or was there some intervening event in your childhood that caused this?

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ElusiveButterfly

@ElusiveButterfly (45941)

• United States

11 Jul 16

Glad that you weren't arrested! Small towns are great. Been a member of the small town club for most of my life.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

Some day I will return to that life.

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ElusiveButterfly

@ElusiveButterfly (45941)

• United States

11 Jul 16

@TheHorse I love living in a small town.

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@JudyEv (382658)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jul 16

@ElusiveButterfly I love living OUT of a small town - but the small town is great when I go there. :)

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@celticeagle (190064)

• Boise, Idaho

11 Jul 16

The horse is smarter than was previously perceived.

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@celticeagle (190064)

• Boise, Idaho

12 Jul 16

@TheHorse .....You are always ready.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

Or maybe experience has taught me to be craftier. I still have seeds in my right front pocket.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

@celticeagle Buwaahaa!

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

12 Jul 16

Again troubles Oh No I am just confused by your heading.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

Heh. I'm just a troublemaker. But I was on good behavior in Paradise.

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

13 Jul 16

@TheHorse Pony in Paradise

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

11 Jul 16

Surely sounds like you had a good time this past weekend.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

12 Jul 16

@TheHorse The best part was you didn't get arrested with that beautiful instrument. lol lol

@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

It was both fun and relaxing.

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@toniganzon (77320)

• Philippines

12 Jul 16

Love being in small towns because people there can be very forgiving

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@toniganzon (77320)

• Philippines

12 Jul 16

@TheHorse so true

@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

They ten to be friendly and helpful as well.

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@FourWalls (86908)

• United States

11 Jul 16

I hope the "corruption" involved Lester and Earl's vast musical superiority to Justin and Miley......

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

Oh, it did. I let the sprout strum my 1914 A-4 Gibson Mandolin. You gotta set 'em in the right direction early.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

11 Jul 16

I like em, I like to be near bigger towns for stuff to do, but I prefer living in a smaller one

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

12 Jul 16

@TheHorse I grew up around Ottumwa, Iowa in a smaller town just south of it

@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

When I lived in a small Iowa town, we'd drive to Des Moines (about 50 miles) to get good Thai food etc.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

12 Jul 16

I would prefer to live in a small town, but there are none on the coast of CA that are worth living in, or else they cost a fortune. Ventura would work for me, except that there is often mold in the air due to the agriculture and sea breeze. Allergic, bummer.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

Apparently SLO still has some charm, though it's not really Southern by your standards.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

13 Jul 16

@TheHorse No, it isn't. But it is one of the happiest places in America (Read this in the book Thrive by Dan Buettner) And they have lots of farming in the area, which would cause the breathing problems that keep me inside.

@JudyEv (382658)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Jul 16

Well done you. I guess it makes a nice change does it? Not being arrested for something? No sunflowers there that you couldn't water? :)

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

Everyone seemed to have their gardens in order. Drat.

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@teamfreak16 (43676)

• Denver, Colorado

12 Jul 16

Color me disappointed.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

You were hoping for more naughty acts on my part?

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@responsiveme (22923)

• India

12 Jul 16

I am a small towner...though the towns like to grow big... Good to know , you had a good time. Has your young friend returned from his travels?

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

No, my neighbor buddy is still in Europe. I miss him!

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@GardenGerty (169585)

• United States

11 Jul 16

I actually have a friend who lives in Paradise. She used to be active here. You know, you may have seen her!! I love that about myLot. You are a good guy to help load furniture. I could picture my sister asking someone to do that.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

Heh. Ask her if she saw a band playing at Carol's antique store. The ladies didn't ask. I just happened to be getting something out of the back of my truck and saw them contemplating how to get the table into their vehicle.

@skysnap (20152)

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11 Jul 16

Good to know you didn't got arrested.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

I'm trying to lead the straight life now. Except for the occasional random corn seed.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

11 Jul 16

Sounds like a fun weekend - glad you didn't get into any trouble

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jul 16

Heh heh. My friends kept me in line.

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@amadeo (111937)

• United States

11 Jul 16

hello there.You ask me about the guitar that y granddaughter plays .Here it isI use a SX electric guitar and a Yamaha acoustic guitar

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

Ah, OK. Thanks!

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

11 Jul 16

you is a good boy.

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

"I winged the census taker." "That's a good boy." Misquoted from O Brother Where Art thou?

@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

11 Jul 16

A different day then..

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@TheHorse (238388)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Jul 16

Today I'm back to work. Just finished a progress note and will head in and print several out. Then I see my kid client in the afternoon.

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