Posted by Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle
, February 19, 2010 12:41
Johnson’s Corner is a full-service truckstop located in Loveland, CO, famous for its enormous cinnamon rolls and rib-sticking meals. It’s open 24/7 and hasn’t closed since their opening in 1952. Besides the popular restaurant, Johnson’s Corner features a truckers’ store where drivers can rent books on tape, take showers, drop off FedEx packages, and hit the Internet. There’s also a convenience store, a service station, and a chapel. It’s that chapel that we’re most interested in here, because in addition to regular services and prayer meetings, it’s also the home of the National Bluegrass Gospel Jam.
The Gospel Jam takes place the second Saturday of each month from noon until 4 p.m., and it’s free. Audience participation is encouraged. Says Ron Camerrer, the founder of the Jam, in a Longmont Times-Call story by Magdalena Wegrzyn, “We don’t say a prayer or anything like that upfront. We just start playing and participating.” If you enjoy bluegrass, grab your mandolin and sit in next month, March 13. We’d suggest you attack a Johnson’s Corner cinnamon roll after the session, however, so as not to gum up your fingering. If you don’t play, go to listen and sing along.
See the Roadfood.com review of Johnson’s Corner here.
