Labor Day Weekend

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

On Friday, I met up with Shelley and Lawrence to go to Z' Tejas to meet up with Christie, the KMLE contest winner and her friend Alex.. We sat and visited while eating some good ole food and sharing stories with each other. After that, we headed back to the hotel to meet up with Larry, the Big Machine Rep. He took Mark and I to KNIX where Ray Massie did an interview with me. He made us feel very welcomed and asked Mark and I to play a few songs. From the radio station, we made a stop at the Guitar Center to pick up guitar strings so we'd have some extras on hand. I returned back to the hotel and rested for a few minutes. We then made our way over to sound check at Graham Central Station for the KMLE class of 08' show. After sound check, we went to dinner with all the artists who were performing at the show along with Gwen Foster, who is the radio DJ for KMLE. We had a ton of food with the appetizers alone. Once the main course came along, I wasn't hungry anymore.. lol.. Some of the artists had to get back to the venue to do meet and greets, so we finished up dinner and left. I went back to the hotel to get ready for the show and then headed back to Graham Central at 10:40 for an 11:00 o'clock meet and greet. Mark and I went on stage at 11:30 and played for a half hour. After that, I called everyone back on stage to do a finale jam session. It was Mark, myself, Lance Miller and One Flew South. We all ended up staying and singing till 2 a.m. and had a great time with the fans!! On Saturday, we had to make our way to the Phoenix airport where we were flying to Kansas City. When we landed in Kansas City, we had to go straight to the venue. Unfortunately, Mark and I missed the sound check. ;) I guess you could say we were cutting it close. I went to catering and had a quick home cooked dinner from Little Richards restaurant, and it was awesome!! I had about an hour and a half after that to rest and get ready for the show. When it was about time to go on, TJ from Q104 met up with us, walked us to the stage and made the introduction of the band and I.. We did a 75 minute set at the Santacaligon Days Festival to a very welcoming crowd. After doing the show and signing autographs, we hopped back on the bus and are now heading to Albuquerque, NM where we will have a couple of shows for radio stations! That's all for now folks, but I'll keep you updated.. God Bless! ag)