Attending live music events is one of my favorite pastimes. This past summer, I had the pleasure of seeing Billy Strings perform in Berkeley, California, and Kenny Chesney on stage in Nashville. Back in October, my wife Tricia, our daughter Catherine, and I joined around 63,000 other music fans to experience an unbelievable show by the one-and-only Taylor Swift. Now, I know I don’t fit Taylor’s key audience demographic. I am also more of a classic rock and bluegrass fan than a pop enthusiast. That said, I grew to appreciate Taylor’s talents after being forced to listen to her for the past 10 years whenever Catherine was in the car! All kidding aside, Taylor is an impressive talent despite not being my typical choice for tunes. After meeting with Catherine, who was on fall break from the University of South Carolina, we flew to Miami to see the show at the Hard Rock Stadium. Despite the early part of our trip being marked by a tropical depression that bent the palm trees nearly to the ground and made us feel like we were in a windstorm, we enjoyed some really good food — and Tricia and Catherine enjoyed some really good shopping — before we made our way to the open-air venue after the skies had cleared up. Taylor hit the stage at 7:45 p.m. and didn’t leave until 11:15 p.m. — there wasn’t even an intermission! She sang and danced and used every inch of the stage, which must have been 100 yards long. With the amount of theatrics she and her various backing performers delivered, I felt like I was at a Broadway musical. Even if you’re not a huge fan, there’s no denying that she’s an amazing talent who can blow anyone’s doors off. And here’s some good news for all the dads out there: The guy-to- gal ratio at a Taylor Swift show is about 1:10, which means the men’s bathrooms were empty and easily accessible (unlike the lines to the ladies’ rooms, which were each about 50 yards long.) Tricia and I loved spending time with our resident Swiftie and creating new memories during such a magical evening. And for the record, “Folklore” is my favorite Taylor era. –Kevin Mottley Our Swiftie Meet-Up in Miami TAYLOR-MADE MEMORIES
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TASTY APPLE PIE
Just like Grandma made!
INGREDIENTS
• 2 9-inch unbaked pie crusts • 6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples • 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour • 2 tbsp butter
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 425 F. 2. Place 1 pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate. 3. In a large bowl, combine apples, cinnamon, sugar, and flour. 4. Spoon mixture into pastry-lined pie plate and dot with butter. 5. Cut remaining crust into 1/2-inch-wide strips, then arrange strips in a lattice design over top of pie. 6. Trim, seal, and flute edges. 7. Bake for 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
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