Hello everyone, I'm hoping and praying that y'all had a safe productive week and that everything is going well. For the most part, I've been home in Nashville and had a few writing appointments booked and some phone interviews to do. The band and I are working up some new songs for our show, so between yesterday and today we've had several hours of rehearsals. We are fully aware and respect the fact that when you come out to our shows you want to hear stuff that you're more familiar with, so thats what inspired our decision to learn more cover songs. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet and be interviewed by Jeff Cook, formerly of the group Alabama. He was a cool guy and after we got done talking he asked if I'd like to hear some of the new songs he had been working on for his new album. It sounded great! In some of the songs, I actually heard a touch of the Alabama sound in the recording. Tomorrow morning, Mark, Shelley and I are catching a flight to Milwaukee. We will be there all day tomorrow and return home Saturday. Yes, this is a short trip, but we hope it will be very productive. Have a great night everyone and Ill talk to you soon. God Bless!
ag)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: "Crazy Days" Selected for iTunes Free "Single of the Week"
(Nashville, TN - Jan. 26, 2009) iTunes has chosen Big Machine/NSA/Midas Records country artist Adam Gregory's "Crazy Days" as their "Single of the Week" for Jan. 27 - Feb. 2.
"Crazy Days" was Gregory's debut U.S. single and a Top 30 hit. Co-written with Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs and Joe Leathers, the song will be made available for free download at the online iTunes store tomorrow.
Gregory's latest single, "What It Takes," continues its current climb up the charts, breaking into the Top 40 this week. The video is seeing significant airplay on CMT Pure, GACTV and Music Choice.
Recently named a Clear Channel Online Artist to Watch, Gregory is out on the road through the end of March on his "What It Takes 2009" tour, playing club show dates and special charity events in conjunction with Nashville-based nonprofit organization Soles4Souls.
For more information and tour dates, visit www.adamgregory.com or www.soles4souls.org.
"Crazy Days" was Gregory's debut U.S. single and a Top 30 hit. Co-written with Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs and Joe Leathers, the song will be made available for free download at the online iTunes store tomorrow.
Gregory's latest single, "What It Takes," continues its current climb up the charts, breaking into the Top 40 this week. The video is seeing significant airplay on CMT Pure, GACTV and Music Choice.
Recently named a Clear Channel Online Artist to Watch, Gregory is out on the road through the end of March on his "What It Takes 2009" tour, playing club show dates and special charity events in conjunction with Nashville-based nonprofit organization Soles4Souls.
For more information and tour dates, visit www.adamgregory.com or www.soles4souls.org.
1/26/09: Week Wrap-Up
Hey everyone,
Just to recap on the week so far... it has been a busy one, as I'm sure it has been for all of you as well.
We left on the morning of the 21st for Evansville, Indiana. We had a show that evening opening up for Jamey Johnson at the Woody's bar. The show was sold out with wall-to-wall people. As we've come to expect at this point in the journey, there is not going to be a lot of people that are familiar with my music unless they have heard me on the radio, so the 45 to 75 minutes were given each and every night is an opportunity for us to hopefully win over some more fans.
So far, I'd have to say its been going very well and the people at our shows have had nothing but good comments for the band and myself. I know there is probably a lot of you that haven't had the chance to see one of our shows yet, but hopefully our tour dates will bring us your way. The next place that our bus took us was to Lexington, KY where we played a show at Cadillac Ranch. We had an awesome show there. You know Lexington was the first stop I made months and months ago on my radio tour. Its gone by so fast and Its hard to imagine all that I've been able to accomplish since then. It was good to see my friend Mark Grantin from the radio station. When I passed through there that first day of the radio tour and played in the board room, Mark had become an instant supporter towards my music and shortly there after added my first single "Crazy Days." Since then, he has been on board and very supportive... so thank you Mark!
Getting back to the day of the show... That evening, Mark, myself, and some of my team went to dinner at one of these restaurants where they cook the food in front of you. I'm never disappointed with the food, it's always great. Anyways while we were there we shared the table with a lady and her two daughters, one of which was celebrating her tenth birthday. Somehow, we started talking about cell phones and Emily the birthday girl said, I'm going to be getting a cell phone soon, and in an innocent manner she added that her phone is going to be a nicer phone than both her mom and dad's phone combined. Jeff Davis, my record label rep and one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet, pulled out his iPhone and started showing it off to all three of them. You could see that they were very intrigued by the phone.
After paying the bill, we asked Mary Beth (the girl's mom) if they'd be interested in having a tour of our bus. They were shocked that we had even asked. They said sure and little Emily said this is the best birthday gift ever. This family is big country music fans and had heard my songs on the radio, so this was extra special for both them. They followed us back to the venue where the bus was parked out back and we gave them the grand tour of the inside of the bus. All three of them were like, WOW, this is incredible! We sat and chatted for a while and then I pulled out my guitar and played them a couple songs. First I played "What It Takes" which Emily was familiar with and then I followed it up with "Crazy Days" and she sang along to both. I loved our visit with them and hopefully I will get to see them all at future shows.
Our next stop took us to Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'm sure most of you don’t want to even hear the word snow or how cold it was, I thought I would mention it anyways. There was snow there and it was a little on the nippy side. I'd say my blood has kind of thickened since I had just been home at Christmas because the cold didn't really bother me at all. This was our second show with Jamey Johnson. A band called Union Guns was the first act up… then myself and then Jamey closed the evening. There were probably from what I saw and from what I was told 900 people in the club. They were a rowdy crowd that came to have a good time. I met up with the radio DJs there and we chatted for a few minutes before my meet and greet. We played a 45-minute set and the audience was really into what we were doing. Our cover tunes of Justin Timberlake and Coldplay always seem to cause a stir of interest and in most cases are the topics of conversation from the people that come up to meet me afterwards.
After the show, and after we got done loading up all the gear we hit the road running for Nashville. There were a few of us including myself that stayed up till 4 in the morning on the bus ride back just blaring music through the speakers. When I get in that music-playing mode, I play everything from Toto to Journey and some Boston. I also played some of the new songs that I've been working on for the band. Music for me just soothes the soul. Isn't it amazing how it does that. We arrived back into Nashville this morning at around 10 a.m. and I've had the rest of the day to myself to get some things done including typing this journal up for y'all. I hope your all having a great night and thank you for the continued support. God Bless!
ag)
Just to recap on the week so far... it has been a busy one, as I'm sure it has been for all of you as well.
We left on the morning of the 21st for Evansville, Indiana. We had a show that evening opening up for Jamey Johnson at the Woody's bar. The show was sold out with wall-to-wall people. As we've come to expect at this point in the journey, there is not going to be a lot of people that are familiar with my music unless they have heard me on the radio, so the 45 to 75 minutes were given each and every night is an opportunity for us to hopefully win over some more fans.
So far, I'd have to say its been going very well and the people at our shows have had nothing but good comments for the band and myself. I know there is probably a lot of you that haven't had the chance to see one of our shows yet, but hopefully our tour dates will bring us your way. The next place that our bus took us was to Lexington, KY where we played a show at Cadillac Ranch. We had an awesome show there. You know Lexington was the first stop I made months and months ago on my radio tour. Its gone by so fast and Its hard to imagine all that I've been able to accomplish since then. It was good to see my friend Mark Grantin from the radio station. When I passed through there that first day of the radio tour and played in the board room, Mark had become an instant supporter towards my music and shortly there after added my first single "Crazy Days." Since then, he has been on board and very supportive... so thank you Mark!
Getting back to the day of the show... That evening, Mark, myself, and some of my team went to dinner at one of these restaurants where they cook the food in front of you. I'm never disappointed with the food, it's always great. Anyways while we were there we shared the table with a lady and her two daughters, one of which was celebrating her tenth birthday. Somehow, we started talking about cell phones and Emily the birthday girl said, I'm going to be getting a cell phone soon, and in an innocent manner she added that her phone is going to be a nicer phone than both her mom and dad's phone combined. Jeff Davis, my record label rep and one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet, pulled out his iPhone and started showing it off to all three of them. You could see that they were very intrigued by the phone.
After paying the bill, we asked Mary Beth (the girl's mom) if they'd be interested in having a tour of our bus. They were shocked that we had even asked. They said sure and little Emily said this is the best birthday gift ever. This family is big country music fans and had heard my songs on the radio, so this was extra special for both them. They followed us back to the venue where the bus was parked out back and we gave them the grand tour of the inside of the bus. All three of them were like, WOW, this is incredible! We sat and chatted for a while and then I pulled out my guitar and played them a couple songs. First I played "What It Takes" which Emily was familiar with and then I followed it up with "Crazy Days" and she sang along to both. I loved our visit with them and hopefully I will get to see them all at future shows.
Our next stop took us to Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'm sure most of you don’t want to even hear the word snow or how cold it was, I thought I would mention it anyways. There was snow there and it was a little on the nippy side. I'd say my blood has kind of thickened since I had just been home at Christmas because the cold didn't really bother me at all. This was our second show with Jamey Johnson. A band called Union Guns was the first act up… then myself and then Jamey closed the evening. There were probably from what I saw and from what I was told 900 people in the club. They were a rowdy crowd that came to have a good time. I met up with the radio DJs there and we chatted for a few minutes before my meet and greet. We played a 45-minute set and the audience was really into what we were doing. Our cover tunes of Justin Timberlake and Coldplay always seem to cause a stir of interest and in most cases are the topics of conversation from the people that come up to meet me afterwards.
After the show, and after we got done loading up all the gear we hit the road running for Nashville. There were a few of us including myself that stayed up till 4 in the morning on the bus ride back just blaring music through the speakers. When I get in that music-playing mode, I play everything from Toto to Journey and some Boston. I also played some of the new songs that I've been working on for the band. Music for me just soothes the soul. Isn't it amazing how it does that. We arrived back into Nashville this morning at around 10 a.m. and I've had the rest of the day to myself to get some things done including typing this journal up for y'all. I hope your all having a great night and thank you for the continued support. God Bless!
ag)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
1/22/09: Nashville Lifestyles Show and Band Back On The Road!
Hey everyone, I hope you've all had a great past few days. I have had a bit of downtime recently, except for last night. I did a show at the Tin Roof in Nashville. There were several other artists performing including Luke Bryan, Ashton Shepherd, Trent Tomlinson, and a new brother act out of South Carolina called the Carter Twins. The show was a charity event put on by Nashville Lifestyle magazine. My 2 guitar players Mark and Robin accompanied me. We had a great time playing to a sold out show.
My band arrived back in Nashville on the 19th after being back home in Canada since Dec. 21. We're all rested up and anxious to get back out on the road and see all our friends and fans, as well as make some new ones. We all had the same opinion in thinking that the time just flew by. I have been told throughout my life by people that the older you get that the faster time seems to go by, and they weren't kidding. I can't seem to hold on to time long enough and I'm sure you all feel the same way.
I bet all of you tuned into the inauguration yesterday. It looked pretty cool, huh? I zoned into the crowd and seeing that many people crowded into one area is a pretty amazing site. I heard there were 2 million people in attendance. I can't even imagine what that would look like from a stage. Hey, it is nice to dream right? Maybe someday I'll break the record and play in front of that many people. That would be cool. The band and I head out bright and early tomorrow morning on the bus for Evansville, Indiana where we have a sold-out show tomorrow night with Jamey Johnson. By the way, Jamey's single "In Color" is nominated for about 3 Grammy's... We wish him the best with that. I hope you're all having a great week so far and maybe I'll see some of you out at the show tomorrow night or future shows coming up! Goodnight and God Bless!
ag)
My band arrived back in Nashville on the 19th after being back home in Canada since Dec. 21. We're all rested up and anxious to get back out on the road and see all our friends and fans, as well as make some new ones. We all had the same opinion in thinking that the time just flew by. I have been told throughout my life by people that the older you get that the faster time seems to go by, and they weren't kidding. I can't seem to hold on to time long enough and I'm sure you all feel the same way.
I bet all of you tuned into the inauguration yesterday. It looked pretty cool, huh? I zoned into the crowd and seeing that many people crowded into one area is a pretty amazing site. I heard there were 2 million people in attendance. I can't even imagine what that would look like from a stage. Hey, it is nice to dream right? Maybe someday I'll break the record and play in front of that many people. That would be cool. The band and I head out bright and early tomorrow morning on the bus for Evansville, Indiana where we have a sold-out show tomorrow night with Jamey Johnson. By the way, Jamey's single "In Color" is nominated for about 3 Grammy's... We wish him the best with that. I hope you're all having a great week so far and maybe I'll see some of you out at the show tomorrow night or future shows coming up! Goodnight and God Bless!
ag)
Sunday, January 18, 2009
1/18/09: St. Jude Trip
Hey everyone,
What an amazing past couple days it has been. I just got back from Memphis earlier today where I was visiting the St. Jude Hospital. You would think that the atmosphere at St. Jude would be hard to take, but it was the total opposite... In fact, it was a complete place of HOPE. The amazing thing about St. Jude is that they are moving closer and closer everyday towards cures for cancer. There are scientist who work specifically on cell research to scope out not only the cancer attacks, but their equipment allows them to get an eyes view inside the cells to see exactly what it is that's going on.
St. Jude is run strictly on donations and there is no cost to the the patients or their families, it's all covered by the donations. As a matter of fact, it cost 1.4 million dollars a day to run the hospital... so calculate that over a years time. You can just imagine the tons of donations being made. There are so many good people in the world who are willing to help out which is totally awesome!! A huge part of these donations of course goes towards cancer research and finding cures. Some cancer's have higher recovery rates, but unfortunately from what we learned there are other cancers that can only be treated for a certain period of time, but the cure for stopping them completely hasn't been pin pointed yet. I have no doubt that those hard working researchers of the St. Jude Hospital will find the connections and cures their looking for. Another interesting thing I found out is that the hospital is in the loop of new discoveries made everyday by the researchers. As a matter of fact, a newsletter goes around the hospital every 17 hours.
There were quite a few touching moments during the visit and just to name a few... there was a wall in which had a row of poems lettered from A to Z that were written by the patients receiving treatments for their cancer. These poems and letters were beautiful. It really put into perspective how amazing these kids really are. I already knew that they were amazing little angels, but after reading what they had to say, and a lot of it was to do with HEAVEN and GOD, oh man what can I say it filled my heart with LOVE. We were all given tour guides to take us around the hospital and our guide especially did an amazing job and helped make our visit very memorable.
We stopped at one point and she began telling us a story of a little boy she had met and got to know quite well in the hospital. This little boy was like any other normal kid and was into basketball. He was playing basketball one day when he complained of a pain in his hip and had told his parents about it. They took him in to get checked, and they found out that the pain in his hip was a rare kind of cancer. This type of cancer had a 20% survival rate. Our guide told us that St. Jude took him under their wing and were able to get rid of the tumor, but this was the type of cancer that you could only get rid of for a short period of time and that it would eventually reappear somewhere else in the body. That's exactly what it did on this little guy. She said he was a real fighter though and fought it for 4 years until he passed away. To finish this story off though and the part that probably got me the most, was when she told us how before he died he wanted a CD made up for his mom of all there favorite seasonal songs so that she could play them back and think of him. I tell you I pretty much lost it at that point and my eyes filled up with tears. Here's a boy that's just been told his battle has come to an end and all he was worried about was taking care of his mom. When he passed away, he had no signs of cancer left in his body which was an absolute miracle, but what took him was the fact that his internal organs had been worked so hard from fighting off the cancer that they just decided to shut down all together. That little guy was and is a true example to all of us and I will never forget being told that story.
From there we went to a room where all the artists gathered together. We signed autographs to some of the patients and there families. Even there I was amazed by another incident. This young guy and his mom came up and got my autograph and we started talking. He had mentioned to me that he's conquered cancer and recovered from it and that St, Jude continually checks up on him. His mom was standing there and out of relief said that she's so thankful to St. Jude for everything they've done for her son and she started to cry as she completed her sentence. Her son who had the cancer put his arms around her to comfort her and tell her, mom everything is gonna be alright. I'm like WOW what a strong little guy. Well, I'm happy that I could share some of my memories with you of St. Jude and I hope that if you aren't already that you'll all become St. Jude supporters in the future. Thank you everyone and have a great evening. God Bless!
ag)
What an amazing past couple days it has been. I just got back from Memphis earlier today where I was visiting the St. Jude Hospital. You would think that the atmosphere at St. Jude would be hard to take, but it was the total opposite... In fact, it was a complete place of HOPE. The amazing thing about St. Jude is that they are moving closer and closer everyday towards cures for cancer. There are scientist who work specifically on cell research to scope out not only the cancer attacks, but their equipment allows them to get an eyes view inside the cells to see exactly what it is that's going on.
St. Jude is run strictly on donations and there is no cost to the the patients or their families, it's all covered by the donations. As a matter of fact, it cost 1.4 million dollars a day to run the hospital... so calculate that over a years time. You can just imagine the tons of donations being made. There are so many good people in the world who are willing to help out which is totally awesome!! A huge part of these donations of course goes towards cancer research and finding cures. Some cancer's have higher recovery rates, but unfortunately from what we learned there are other cancers that can only be treated for a certain period of time, but the cure for stopping them completely hasn't been pin pointed yet. I have no doubt that those hard working researchers of the St. Jude Hospital will find the connections and cures their looking for. Another interesting thing I found out is that the hospital is in the loop of new discoveries made everyday by the researchers. As a matter of fact, a newsletter goes around the hospital every 17 hours.
There were quite a few touching moments during the visit and just to name a few... there was a wall in which had a row of poems lettered from A to Z that were written by the patients receiving treatments for their cancer. These poems and letters were beautiful. It really put into perspective how amazing these kids really are. I already knew that they were amazing little angels, but after reading what they had to say, and a lot of it was to do with HEAVEN and GOD, oh man what can I say it filled my heart with LOVE. We were all given tour guides to take us around the hospital and our guide especially did an amazing job and helped make our visit very memorable.
We stopped at one point and she began telling us a story of a little boy she had met and got to know quite well in the hospital. This little boy was like any other normal kid and was into basketball. He was playing basketball one day when he complained of a pain in his hip and had told his parents about it. They took him in to get checked, and they found out that the pain in his hip was a rare kind of cancer. This type of cancer had a 20% survival rate. Our guide told us that St. Jude took him under their wing and were able to get rid of the tumor, but this was the type of cancer that you could only get rid of for a short period of time and that it would eventually reappear somewhere else in the body. That's exactly what it did on this little guy. She said he was a real fighter though and fought it for 4 years until he passed away. To finish this story off though and the part that probably got me the most, was when she told us how before he died he wanted a CD made up for his mom of all there favorite seasonal songs so that she could play them back and think of him. I tell you I pretty much lost it at that point and my eyes filled up with tears. Here's a boy that's just been told his battle has come to an end and all he was worried about was taking care of his mom. When he passed away, he had no signs of cancer left in his body which was an absolute miracle, but what took him was the fact that his internal organs had been worked so hard from fighting off the cancer that they just decided to shut down all together. That little guy was and is a true example to all of us and I will never forget being told that story.
From there we went to a room where all the artists gathered together. We signed autographs to some of the patients and there families. Even there I was amazed by another incident. This young guy and his mom came up and got my autograph and we started talking. He had mentioned to me that he's conquered cancer and recovered from it and that St, Jude continually checks up on him. His mom was standing there and out of relief said that she's so thankful to St. Jude for everything they've done for her son and she started to cry as she completed her sentence. Her son who had the cancer put his arms around her to comfort her and tell her, mom everything is gonna be alright. I'm like WOW what a strong little guy. Well, I'm happy that I could share some of my memories with you of St. Jude and I hope that if you aren't already that you'll all become St. Jude supporters in the future. Thank you everyone and have a great evening. God Bless!
ag)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
1/14/09: At A Writers Retreat
Hey everyone!
I just had the most relaxing, peaceful time at my buddy Joe Leathers get away flat in Rosemary Beach, Florida. It is not known by a lot of people, but it is a little piece of paradise that’s for sure. We started writing on the 11th. Almost immediately... between the minds of Lee Brice, Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers and myself, we knocked out a few songs the first day. And that’s not to mention the song that all of us wrote on the bus drive down. The second day we were there, we all got up at around 9 a.m. There was a gym up the street, so most of us hit that up for a little workout and then headed back home to write. When we got back, Lee had already been working up a guitar arrangement for another song. We started into that and before we knew it, another song was written, pretty cool huh ?
It totally amazes me to watch songs come together from a thought to a song.. it’s really a beautiful thing and I feel blessed to be able to do it! I really wanted to see more of the little town of Rosemary and the beach, so when we got done writing the song we all hopped on some bikes and rode through the town and went to the beach. The town was pretty bare because it was out of season. From what I’ve heard about France and from what Kyle told me, it’s like a little piece of France with the cobblestone roads and the European architechure of the buildings. I was told they have a rule there that every building or home must be constructed by one of five builders so that they keep a level of sameness within the town. I guess they don’t want some unknown builder to come into the town and change things up, which is understandable.
When we went down to the beach, not only were we pretty much the only ones on the beach, but the sand was so white and the water so clean and clear. It is probably one of the nicest beaches for sure, that I’ve seen!! Between the time we got back to later that evening, we had written a few more songs. We certainly were on a roll. I guess being in such a nice place is inspiring in itself.
It was cool because there was a main house where Lee, Kyle and Joe slept and above the garage was kind of a guest pad and that’s where I stayed. It had it’s own kitchen and living room, a nice big TV and a big comfortable bed. There was also a nice sized swimming pool in the backyard which was heated, so it was pretty close to being like a hot tub. We left on the bus out of Rosemary the morning of the 14th at 4 a.m. and drove through the night. We arrived back to Nashville early that evening on the 14th. So I had the evening to chill and wrap my head around all that we had accomplished in such a short time. It was very impressive to me. Anyways, I hope you’ve all been doing well and I will talk to y’all soon. God Bless!
ag)
1/14/09: Management Blog By Lawrence Mathis
While Adam was writing hit songs..... we went fishing.
So last week, Adam and I went to Rosemary Beach to Joe Leathers house for a writing retreat.
We are already working on songs for our second album. Adam has been blessed to be amongst some great friends and writers over the past two years.
While Adam was busy working, my dad, Drew Alexander, David Whitted (our new bus driver) and myself all went fishing and had a blast. Here is a pic of the one's we kept. Don't tell Adam though because he thinks we were in a meeting....
Here's the picture.... http://www.adamgregory.com/images/gallery/managementfishingtrip.jpg
Here's the picture.... http://www.adamgregory.com/images/gallery/managementfishingtrip.jpg
-Lawrence Mathis
1/8/09: Soles4Souls
Hey Everyone,
My first Soles 4 Souls event was an amazing success!! It took place in Nashville and we made three stops, where at all three stops we gave out a pile of shoes to people that needed them and appreciated them very much. For me, it really puts things into perspective. Sometimes we take things for granted when there are so many people out there who would just give anything for a pair of shoes. When I was handing out shoes you could’ve sworn that I was handing them a million dollars. To see there faces light up with huge smiles the way they did makes everything that Soles 4 Souls is doing worth it!! I serenaded the folks at all three stops and they all appreciated the entertainment. It was just a little extra something I thought I could offer to them. Memorable moments to me especially was when we went to the school to hand out shoes to the young kids. This wasn’t just any school, no, this was a school that catered to children from all around the world who don’t necessarily speak a lick of English, but are learning the basics to speaking English and furthering themselves in the United States. These students were very bright and they surprised us all by entertaining us with songs they had practiced up for us! And they all did a great job! Another moment I’d say that sticks out in my mind would be when we made the stop at the Womens safe house. These women are in there for a number of reasons but all for the common goal of becoming independent again. You know, abuse just doesn’t fly with me and I am so greatful that I was raised by parents who taught me the true values of life and how to treat people with respect, especially to have respect for a lady. Well I have a number of Soles 4 Souls events coming up and I can’t wait to make more memories along this journey. I will update you all as I do them and fill you in with all that happens. God Bless!
ag)
My first Soles 4 Souls event was an amazing success!! It took place in Nashville and we made three stops, where at all three stops we gave out a pile of shoes to people that needed them and appreciated them very much. For me, it really puts things into perspective. Sometimes we take things for granted when there are so many people out there who would just give anything for a pair of shoes. When I was handing out shoes you could’ve sworn that I was handing them a million dollars. To see there faces light up with huge smiles the way they did makes everything that Soles 4 Souls is doing worth it!! I serenaded the folks at all three stops and they all appreciated the entertainment. It was just a little extra something I thought I could offer to them. Memorable moments to me especially was when we went to the school to hand out shoes to the young kids. This wasn’t just any school, no, this was a school that catered to children from all around the world who don’t necessarily speak a lick of English, but are learning the basics to speaking English and furthering themselves in the United States. These students were very bright and they surprised us all by entertaining us with songs they had practiced up for us! And they all did a great job! Another moment I’d say that sticks out in my mind would be when we made the stop at the Womens safe house. These women are in there for a number of reasons but all for the common goal of becoming independent again. You know, abuse just doesn’t fly with me and I am so greatful that I was raised by parents who taught me the true values of life and how to treat people with respect, especially to have respect for a lady. Well I have a number of Soles 4 Souls events coming up and I can’t wait to make more memories along this journey. I will update you all as I do them and fill you in with all that happens. God Bless!
ag)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
1/6/09: Great Seeing My Family Over The Holidays
Hello everyone,
Hope you are all doing well. I had a great visit at home with my family and I wouldn't have traded it for the world. It wasn't so much that we did a lot of things, it was just the hang out time that made it so enjoyable and lets face it, there is nothing like mom's home cooked meals... mmm... I love you mom! We managed to make time to go to the famous West Edmonton Mall a few times while I was home.. They say its the biggest mall in the world, but for me having grown up 10 minutes from the mall itself, I'm used to seeing it, but its still pretty neat to see, thats for sure!
I flew back home this morning through Baltimore. I spent the evening and part of today there . I left at around 5:35 p.m. Baltimore time and arrived just over an hour ago here in Nashville. The rest of the evening is off for me now and tomorrow morning. Shelley will be picking my manager Lawrence and I up in front of the loft and we have three events planned out to do for Soles4Souls. This is a charitable organization which provides shoes to people in need of them. Such a great cause to be part of and I am so looking forward to donating my time to helping out! Anybody that wants to find out more about Soles4Souls, be sure to visit www.adamgregory.com and there is a link right there on my website explaining all about it. Anyhow, thats about all on my end... but things are about to pick up again for me after the holidays here, so I will have a lot to tell you about in future journals.. Thank you guys and goodnight. God Bless!
ag)
Hope you are all doing well. I had a great visit at home with my family and I wouldn't have traded it for the world. It wasn't so much that we did a lot of things, it was just the hang out time that made it so enjoyable and lets face it, there is nothing like mom's home cooked meals... mmm... I love you mom! We managed to make time to go to the famous West Edmonton Mall a few times while I was home.. They say its the biggest mall in the world, but for me having grown up 10 minutes from the mall itself, I'm used to seeing it, but its still pretty neat to see, thats for sure!
I flew back home this morning through Baltimore. I spent the evening and part of today there . I left at around 5:35 p.m. Baltimore time and arrived just over an hour ago here in Nashville. The rest of the evening is off for me now and tomorrow morning. Shelley will be picking my manager Lawrence and I up in front of the loft and we have three events planned out to do for Soles4Souls. This is a charitable organization which provides shoes to people in need of them. Such a great cause to be part of and I am so looking forward to donating my time to helping out! Anybody that wants to find out more about Soles4Souls, be sure to visit www.adamgregory.com and there is a link right there on my website explaining all about it. Anyhow, thats about all on my end... but things are about to pick up again for me after the holidays here, so I will have a lot to tell you about in future journals.. Thank you guys and goodnight. God Bless!
ag)
Monday, January 5, 2009
Soles4Souls Partners With Adam
(Nashville, TN - Jan. 5, 2009) Nashville-based charity Soles4Souls has partnered with Big Machine/NSA/Midas recording artist Adam Gregory to raise money and provide shoes for needy individuals around the world during Gregory's "What It Takes 2009" club tour.
"We are very excited about this campaign between Soles4Souls and rising music star Adam Gregory," said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. "Even though he's only 23 years old, he is an amazing talent and also demonstrates his deep commitment to charitable causes and giving back to his fans. We are extremely proud to count him as a friend."
The ten-week tour includes dates in 25 different cities, beginning Jan. 19 and running through March 31, 2009. Gregory will partner with a radio station in each market to provide a unique concert event and singles mixer that targets local listeners.
Upon entry to the event, fans will be provided an opportunity to donate a new or gently worn pair of shoes or make a donation to the Soles4Souls organization. Individuals will then receive a numbered flip-flop and attempt to locate their "sole" mate with the other matching shoe. The evening concludes with a grand prize giveaway and full band performance by Gregory. Proceeds from each night's event will be donated to Soles4Souls.
"I'm really looking forward to these shows because I feel like we can make a difference in people's lives," said Gregory. It's not just me performing for an audience, it's all of us working together for a bigger cause. I can't wait to get started."
Gregory will kick off the partnership on Jan. 8 by delivering shoes to local Nashville shelters as part of the "Takin' It To The Streets" shoe drive. He will perform at the "Livin' The Music" benefit concert for Soles4Souls at 3rd and Lindsley later that night.
Soles4Souls has launched a campaign website (www.whatittakes2009.com) where fans and radio stations can track donations and find exclusive blogs and video features from Gregory during the tour.
A complete list of dates and markets for the "What It Takes 2009" tour are currently being finalized, but Phoenix, Kansas City and Milwaukee are already confirmed.
The Soles4Souls agreement follows Gregory's promotional tour in 2008, in which the rising star partnered with leading mobile carrier Cricket Communications, Inc.
About Soles4Souls:
Nashville-based Soles4SoulsTM facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Soles4Souls has distributed more than 3.9 million pairs (currently donating one pair every 19 seconds) to people in over 70 countries, including Honduras, Uganda, Romania, and the United States. The charity has been featured recently in Runner's World and the Green Guide by National Geographic. It has also appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and hundreds of regional outlets around North America. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS; donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information.
About Adam Gregory:
Twenty-three-year-old Big Machine/NSA/Midas recording artist Adam Gregory is a native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After signing his first record deal with Sony Music Canada at age 13, he scored several Top Ten hits and Gold records in his native country before permanently relocating to Nashville in 2007. Gregory recently concluded an eight-month promotional radio tour and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry three times this past year.
The rising star sped up the U.S. charts in the summer of 2008 with his first stateside single, "Crazy Days," which broke into the Top 30. Gregory released his follow-up single, "What It Takes," in November. His debut album is scheduled for release in both the U.S. and Canada in early 2009.
"We are very excited about this campaign between Soles4Souls and rising music star Adam Gregory," said Wayne Elsey, Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls. "Even though he's only 23 years old, he is an amazing talent and also demonstrates his deep commitment to charitable causes and giving back to his fans. We are extremely proud to count him as a friend."
The ten-week tour includes dates in 25 different cities, beginning Jan. 19 and running through March 31, 2009. Gregory will partner with a radio station in each market to provide a unique concert event and singles mixer that targets local listeners.
Upon entry to the event, fans will be provided an opportunity to donate a new or gently worn pair of shoes or make a donation to the Soles4Souls organization. Individuals will then receive a numbered flip-flop and attempt to locate their "sole" mate with the other matching shoe. The evening concludes with a grand prize giveaway and full band performance by Gregory. Proceeds from each night's event will be donated to Soles4Souls.
"I'm really looking forward to these shows because I feel like we can make a difference in people's lives," said Gregory. It's not just me performing for an audience, it's all of us working together for a bigger cause. I can't wait to get started."
Gregory will kick off the partnership on Jan. 8 by delivering shoes to local Nashville shelters as part of the "Takin' It To The Streets" shoe drive. He will perform at the "Livin' The Music" benefit concert for Soles4Souls at 3rd and Lindsley later that night.
Soles4Souls has launched a campaign website (www.whatittakes2009.com) where fans and radio stations can track donations and find exclusive blogs and video features from Gregory during the tour.
A complete list of dates and markets for the "What It Takes 2009" tour are currently being finalized, but Phoenix, Kansas City and Milwaukee are already confirmed.
The Soles4Souls agreement follows Gregory's promotional tour in 2008, in which the rising star partnered with leading mobile carrier Cricket Communications, Inc.
About Soles4Souls:
Nashville-based Soles4SoulsTM facilitates the donations of both new and used shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Soles4Souls has distributed more than 3.9 million pairs (currently donating one pair every 19 seconds) to people in over 70 countries, including Honduras, Uganda, Romania, and the United States. The charity has been featured recently in Runner's World and the Green Guide by National Geographic. It has also appeared on CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and hundreds of regional outlets around North America. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS; donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information.
About Adam Gregory:
Twenty-three-year-old Big Machine/NSA/Midas recording artist Adam Gregory is a native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After signing his first record deal with Sony Music Canada at age 13, he scored several Top Ten hits and Gold records in his native country before permanently relocating to Nashville in 2007. Gregory recently concluded an eight-month promotional radio tour and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry three times this past year.
The rising star sped up the U.S. charts in the summer of 2008 with his first stateside single, "Crazy Days," which broke into the Top 30. Gregory released his follow-up single, "What It Takes," in November. His debut album is scheduled for release in both the U.S. and Canada in early 2009.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
1/1/09: Happy New Year!
Hey everyone,
I hope you've all been doing well. I'm sure for some of you it's been a matter of trying to stay warm. The past 6 days have been relaxing for me. I've spent time with friends in Nashville and it's been great just to chill out. I've kept to my original plan. I went home to Canada during Christmas for 5 days and then I flew back to Nashville to see my friends and spend some time with them. Tomorrow I will be flying back home for another 4 days and I'm excited about that. My family is looking forward to me coming home again. I spent last night watching the New Year's festivities at Times Square on TV. I didn't really go out on the town. I was just in Times Square a couple of weeks ago, so seeing it on television brought back some good memories of when I was there. It was 2009 here before it was for my parents back home, so they called and wished me a Happy New Year an hour earlier or so and then I ended up calling them when it switched over on there side. Although I wasn't home, I felt like I was with them. My family and I are close and I make it a point in every day to give them a call just to say hi and fill them in with what I've done that day. I know they appreciate it and it gives me a sense of home just by hearing their voices over the phone. Anyways, Happy New Year to you all and I can't wait to see you out at future shows! God Bless!
ag)
I hope you've all been doing well. I'm sure for some of you it's been a matter of trying to stay warm. The past 6 days have been relaxing for me. I've spent time with friends in Nashville and it's been great just to chill out. I've kept to my original plan. I went home to Canada during Christmas for 5 days and then I flew back to Nashville to see my friends and spend some time with them. Tomorrow I will be flying back home for another 4 days and I'm excited about that. My family is looking forward to me coming home again. I spent last night watching the New Year's festivities at Times Square on TV. I didn't really go out on the town. I was just in Times Square a couple of weeks ago, so seeing it on television brought back some good memories of when I was there. It was 2009 here before it was for my parents back home, so they called and wished me a Happy New Year an hour earlier or so and then I ended up calling them when it switched over on there side. Although I wasn't home, I felt like I was with them. My family and I are close and I make it a point in every day to give them a call just to say hi and fill them in with what I've done that day. I know they appreciate it and it gives me a sense of home just by hearing their voices over the phone. Anyways, Happy New Year to you all and I can't wait to see you out at future shows! God Bless!
ag)
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