Arvest Ballpark hosted the Arkansas Philharmonic on July 3rd complete with a great fireworks show. We were treated to some beautiful music, a tribute to Louis Armstrong, big bands and a lot of show tunes. Of course the Stars and Stripes Forever and other patriotic tunes were played before the fireworks got under way. The real attraction and star of the show was the cellist on the extreme right?..That's Todd Spain, "the Barefoot Cellist"! Known for years for being barefoot and wearing sandals even in the cold weather, he asked and got permission to take off his shoes for the concert. This is Arkansas after all and I'm sure that dirt felt good to the toes. I really doubt if anyone but his parents noticed because it's a long way out there to second base....but of course his parents noticed!!!
