Years ago, when Luke, I and some other kids would play bluegrass gigs, we would dress up. Not that much. I mean we would dress nicely in shorts and cotton shirts. The main part of the get up was our straw hats. We had worn them to all the gigs. I think that helped the cash flow in because in those days (before that picture was taken), that hat covered about half our heads and how adorable was that folks. We were called Hay Fever by the way.
Well, 6 years later, (when we became the Abbott Family Band) we decided that the hats were cute at the time, but now that we’re ugly, the hats seem pathetic. Since we always wear shorts anyway, the only thing special we do is wear cotton button-up shirts (Which is what Pa, Ma and Luke always wear but I’m t-shirt person). You could say we’ve gotten more casual in our attire as we’ve moved on. When I say “we,” I really mean Pa, Luke and I. Ma still spends an hour the day
before deciding on what she’s going to wear.
Well, a couple weeks ago, the day before a gig, Ma was figuring out what to wear. Well, she came out with this thing. The very first costume was just like the one you see here except the skirt was solid white and the belt was the only contrast. Oh man! I had to take the mirror out of her room ’cause it wasn’t helping.
I blurred her face to spare her the embarrassment.
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