On Roy Clark, Hee Haw, Joe Huber's Restaurant and Gospel Bird.

That's good!

No, that's bad.

In the wake of Roy Clark's passing, there have been many appreciations focused on Clark's amazing skills as a musician, but also for his decades-long contribution to popular culture in the form of co-host of the syndicated television series Hee Haw.

Clark himself told the story in 2015:

My lukewarm-at-best initial commitment to Hee Haw turned into a job that lasted 24 years (from 1969 to 1993) amassing 585 one-hour episodes. How the show came about and how it lasted and prospered far beyond anyone’s wildest hopes foreshadowed the incredible growth in popularity country music would demonstrate over the next few decades.

Yesterday was a one of those good news/bad news moments. I've no intention of rewriting the script because I don't need a haircut, but here's the lowdown.

That's good: "Joe Huber’s Restaurant and nearby property will stay in the family and in business after an auction Saturday at the iconic Starlight, Indiana, tourist destination. And much of the farmland that many worried might get chopped into subdivisions will be preserved."

That's bad: Gospel Bird bows out after a three-year run ... but maybe that's good, too. Eric Morris and his crew (as it turned out, a crew of both past and present employees) had the chance to say goodbye on their own terms. Not everyone in the brutal restaurant business has the opportunity to play a farewell card -- and after all, Hull & High Water is still very much in business.

Photo borrowed from my cousin Sabrina.

Plot twist as Jenna Clem (Huber) takes to Go Fund Me: "Save Joe Huber's Family Farm."

Jenna Clem says there's another side to the story.

Lamentation aplenty as Joe Huber's Family Farm prepares to be parceled and auctioned.

I have no dogs in this fight, but let's allow the daughter have her say. Click through to read the entire testimonial.

SAVE JOE HUBER'S FAMILY FARM
$2,230 of $1.0M goal
Raised by 79 people in 8 hours

My name is Jenna Clem (Huber).

I would like a chance to tell everyone the truth, instead of the version that will be portrayed in a statement by the auction company, as to not make anyone “look bad”. At this point, I’m not worried about hurting anyone’s feelings, as some are not concerned with hurting mine.

My father was Joseph Huber lll. I’m sure that most of you reading this also know that my father was killed in a tragic mowing accident at his home on July 27th, 2015. My father devoted his entire life to the farm, as did my grandfather, Joseph Huber Jr. Since the death of both my grandfather and father, there has been a divide in the family. To some, money means more than keeping a family tradition alive. My husband and I have made multiple fair offers to purchase the farm from my aunts and uncles which were not even considered. So I can assure you that the next generation is very interested in keeping their legacy alive. I can say this with certainty, as I am the next generation ...

Lamentation aplenty as Joe Huber's Family Farm prepares to be parceled and auctioned.

As the late, great Kevin Richards was known to observe, it is what it is.

Joe Huber's Family Farm & Restaurant to be auctioned off later this year (WDRB)

There's no doubting the level of pure country boy genius behind the idea that city folks would be wiling to drive 35 miles out of their way to do the work themselves and pay the property owner for the privilege.

That's hall-of-fame savvy, and there ought to be a plaque somewhere.

At the same time, it's simultaneously the best and worst component of a family business to be comprised of family members. Hypothetically, the only child wishes not to continue in the family business, while multiple siblings can't come to a collective decision and feud.

Will the Huber property be purchased and populated with hundreds of McMansions in a great orgasmic outburst of peak sprawl?

Maybe.

Just remember that the only constant is change -- and for the love of Jeeebus, stop asking about what is to become of Pop's Reserve; the winery and distillery are owned by the other branch of the Huber family.

Grappa, anyone?