12/16/2010: Songwriting!

How's everyone doing with this cold weather? It's even pretty cold here in Nashville, today it was in the 30's, low 40's, but it has been in the 20's as well. I talk to my mom and dad quite often back home and they give me the scoop on the weather and the going on's there, and they said it's getting quite cold there in Edmonton. Today was a pretty amazing day also, I had the honor of writing with Aaron Barker! Aaron has written so many incredible songs over the course of his career and has had #1's with George Straight, Lonestar and many many more. I met him at his office today and I tell you, this guy is what songwriting is all about. The stories he can tell are endless, and you know that his songs truly mean something to him because he's lived most of them if not all of them personally. We wrote an awesome song called " Don't Make Em Like That anymore". I'm inspired by people like my mom and dad, and my grandma and grandpa who have managed to keep the flame burning and have made their marriages last a long time. My parents aren't far off of 30 years of marriage and my grandparents just celebrated their 50th the last time I was home. That definitely speaks volumes in todays world it seems. That thought inspired me with the title " They Just Don't Make Em Like That Anymore" which I presented to Aaron. Once Aaron got wind of where I was going with the idea, the rest was history and an amazing ballad came out of today:) Just wanted to mention again incase I haven't said it in awhile, but I really do appreciate you all. The endless support you all have given me is incredible and I cannot wait to get back out doing shows again so I can see you all at the shows. Hang in there guys, I'm just trying to get all the ducks in a row, write some more new material and then get on some shows. Anyways, I just wanted to fill you in on the excitement as of late, and I hope that you all have a great evening and stay healthy and warm.

Best Wishes to you all and God Bless!

ag)

10/26/2010: Halloween In Canada!

I've been having a pretty good time up here in Canada, and now that the snow has fallen, I feel like I myself have fallen into a bit of a hibernation state, haha. It's true, this kinda weather puts me in the mood to want to sit around a fire, in the house of course. Being that Halloween is just around the corner now, there are lots of Halloween shows and movies on TV, that I've been watching with my family. My niece and nephew have decorated my Mom and Dad's upstairs living room, because my niece is having a Halloween party on Saturday. Yup, the house is going to be over run by 7 year olds. It'll be fun and she is so excited for the party. My nephew is having a few of his buddies from school as well. I bought my Mom a bread maker a number of years ago now, and I tell ya, that thing has been well worth the money, because she has been making lots of home made pizzas where if you were to shut your eyes, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between these homemade pizzas from your classic Pizza Hut, Dominos, kinds of pizzas. They are excellent! I want to mention too, that my Grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary was a success and went out with a bang... Literally. There were about 32 people, family and friends, that attended the 50th celebration and the Chinese food we ate was awesome!! Upon leaving the restaurant, myself and a few others were not yet out of the area in which we ate, when all of sudden something sounded like it landed on top of the ceiling above us, followed by the restaurant shaking and the lights flickering on and off. It was really strange, we didn't know what just happened at that point, because it sounded like a bomb touched down or something. We then proceeded outside the restaurant to find out that a transformer had exploded in the building right next to the restaurant. I went up to my Grandparents and said, "Wow your 50th sure went out with a bang". We were able to catch a DLO show as well when I first got home and it was good to be able to hang with the band again. We're all really looking forward to the show happening at the Winspear Center on the 6th of November, and we hope that we'll be able to see alot of you out at that show. Just in case you don't already know the details for the show, you can always check for that info on my website at www.adamgregory.com. Anyways, I had mentioned in earlier twitter messages that I'll be carving 10 pumpkins this year for Halloween. Well, I've decided to down grade and just keep it at the 5 I already have. I figure that should be enough to put around the house here. Hopefully I can let my creative juices flow when carving, and carve something cool in each of them. Well, that's about all, just wanted to update you all. Look forward to seeing you all again. Please hang in there as I'm doing, the band and I will be back out touring again and we're pumped for that!! Thank you all for the support

God Bless!

ag)

10/7/2010: Show In Phoenix

Last week was pretty cool. I was able to spend the week in one of my favorite places in the country… Phoenix! I was contacted by a lady who was putting on a Charity event to raise money for a 12 year old loved one she lost to Leukemia Lymphoma. It just seems like cancer claims the lives of so many people, and I too have been affected by it, having lost relatives to cancer. My grandma is doing very well by the way, her last test result came back and everything looked pretty good. Thank you all for keeping her in your prayers, it means a lot. Anyways, getting back to the Charity event, it was myself, Matt Farris and a three sister trio called Firefly who performed that night at AZ Country USA. We had a great time and the evening brought in about $1,400 for the Charity. I’d like to thank Rita again for putting on that event, and for asking me to be part of it. It certainly puts the importance of life into perspective for me especially when I do such charities. During my stay, Matt and his family accommodated me by letting me stay at their house. They have this sweet movie room upstairs in their house that has a big projector screen, so you can guess that I was up there watching a few movies! Not to forget to mention they had custom reclining chairs that with a push of a button would electronically recline. They were awesome!! Thank you guys for letting me stay the week. It just happened to be that during my time there, the Rascal Flatts show was rolling through town. Matt had worked out with KMLE to get some comp tickets to the show, so a group of us were able to attend that show as well. Chris Young and Kellie Pickler were the openers for Rascal Flatts and they all did an awesome job. Kellie Pickler had mentioned onstage that she was battling some sort of bronchitis infection, but she still was able to deliver her songs and the crowd wouldn’t of even noticed a difference. In preparing for the Rascal Flatts show, there was a big guitar opposite the stage where the announcers stood to introduce the band, and at first I thought that Rascal Flatts would start the show off by appearing at this guitar, but they didn’t. This guitar was a crowd noise meter, and the crowd was directed by the announcers to scream Rascal Flatts over and over, and the more we yelled the name, the more the guitar would light up. As soon as it lit up all the way to the top of the guitar, the backdrop on stage showed some backdrop patterns on it for a minute or so, and then out of no where, there was an explosion of flames which lit up the whole front of the stage, and the backdrop opened up and out walked Rascal Flatts. They had an amazing light show, several different themes in the backdrop, made it very eye catching. Almost forgot to mention, prior to the show, over at the KMLE booth, there was karaoke going on. Matt Farris and I decided to go check it out. When we got over there Matt disappeared for a few minutes, and when he got back he asked me if I’d like to sing Crazy Days Karaoke style. Now I’ve sung karaoke in the past, and that was all fine and dandy, but never before have I sung my own song Crazy Days to karaoke, so I was a little nervous as to what to expect. To my surprise the background music sounded dead on and was in the right key even, so that was a pleasant surprise. I went up on the KMLE stage there and mentioned to the audience that I had never sung karaoke to my own song before and they all cheered at the fact that I got up there to do it. Once I started into it, I could see people singing along with me, which was cool to see. So that was pretty much that evening in a nutshell. I was able to meet up with some other friends as well while I was in town this time, which I’m glad I was able to. The last few days of the week, Matt, his family, myself and some other friends of his, stayed at the Wild Horse Pass Resort Casino. This was where the Colgate show took place on the 2nd of October. Matt did a great job competing and although he didn’t win, I believe that with the passion he has for the music he does, that he’ll stand just as good of a chance as anyone at pursuing his dream. Way to go bud, you did a great job!! Anyways, that basically was my week, again in a nutshell. I hope that you’re all doing well. Until next time, bye for now.

God Bless

ag)

9/3/2010: Traveling Around!

Well hello out there, how's everyone been doing? Its been awhile since my last post, so I wanted to catch up with y'all. I've been doing pretty well, practicing my music a lot and writing here and there. I flew up to Canada again not too long ago and was up there for 3 weeks getting some needed family time in and I had a couple of show as well. The three weeks just absolutely flew by. Growing up, people weren't kidding when they told me to enjoy being young because the older you get the faster the days seem to go by, and they were right. I think you just notice little things like that more as you get older, and don't really waste time thinking about them when you're a kid. My buddy Matt Farris from Arizona had never been to Canada before, so my family and I extended the offer to him to come visit if he wanted to come up to see what Canada was like. So Matt flew in on August 9th, stayed a week and was able to attend my show in Winkler, Manitoba.

After three weeks had passed in Canada I returned to Nashville and pretty much just turned around and flew out to Arizona, where I met up again with my friend Matt to do a show with him. Matt was putting on a benefit show for his friend Denise, who unfortunately like many others has cancer, so I was all about helping out. The show was held outside in the 118 degree heat in Lake Havasu AZ. Pretty hot to say the least and we were happy to have raised around $5,000 for Denise to help her towards her treatments. My prayers and wishes go out to her for a fast recovery. I will also confirm that the London Bridge is still indeed standing strong, because I saw it right from my hotel patio. We all stayed at the Hotel "Heat" right there in Lake Havasu, and it was a real nice hotel. My room was pretty amazing having windows that wrapped around the whole room. Getting back to the London Bridge though, it's neat to think that the bridge was actually shipped from London to Lake Havasu a number of years ago. It once stood in London and I found that kind of fascinating, since I still have some relatives living in England. So I spent 3 days in Arizona and then flew back to Nashville.

It saddened my heart to get word this past week from my friend Matt that his friends were the victims of the shooting that took place in Lake Havasu last week. It was just weird and didn't seem real to hear something like that, because even Matt said that nothing like that has ever happened before in Lake Havasu. Even myself having seen and been there, you would have never expected that to happen. It was a very peaceful place and has been a tourist destination for many years. My heart and prayers go out to the family members and friends of the victims, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.

On another note, have any of you seen the man vs. food shows on tv? If you have, you might recall the episode when the guy stopped in at "Bub's Burgers and Ice Cream", in Carmel, Indiana, where he almost ate 3 of the big Ugly Hamburgers. Anyways, I'm proud to say that I made it through 1 of the Big Ugly's myself. I tell ya, they are massive. The patti itself is the size of your average pie pan and was probably about an inch thick lol. On top of that, the bun was custom made to fit the patti and was lathered in a whole stick of butter, yummy. Once I figure out how to upload the picture on twitter, I will put it up for all of you to see. If you ever go to the restaurant you may even see my picture up on the wall for having finished the Big Ugly. The record was made by, I believe, a 17 year old guy. He ate 4 of them and I absolutely don't have a clue where he fit all those, cause I was kinda on the verge of feeling sick after eating 1 lol.

I'm really looking forward to seeing a lot of my fans out at the November 6th show at the Winspear. The show is for the Voices for Hospice and they couldn't have picked a nicer venue to hold the event. So I'm really looking forward to playing there again! Anyways, that's about all, so I'll sign off for now and I'll talk to y'all again another time.

God Bless!

ag)

8/6/10: Hello From Canada

Hello everyone.. I hope that you're all doing well. I've been up here in Canada getting a lot of time in with my family and I've got a couple shows up here as well, one of which I've already done in Palmer Rapids,Ontario. My family and I have made excellent use out of the backyard fire pit. We've practically been sitting out in the backyard every night around the fire telling stories and some ghost stories. My little nephew was cute last night when he took it upon himself to tell us his ghost story, which involved aliens. He said that he saw an alien ship land in my parents backyard and the aliens proceeded into the house through the basement window which they smashed and then glued back together with their alien spit, lol. My nephew said they proceeded up the basement staircase as he hid behind the upstairs chair and watched this all go on. He then went on and said that he punched the aliens out and they eventually left. Kids' imaginations are unbelievable, lol. If any of you have been reading my last twitter messages, I've said that my family and I have been having movie nights. I went and rented 3 Blockbuster movies the other night and so far we watched 2 out of the three. I got, "Ice Twisters"," Scooby Doo" and "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid", which we're watching right now. It's been a bit of a movie mania around here and I love it! I have a couple shows this time around, so instead of having to make two separate trips, I thought it would be best to stay up here in Canada for 3 weeks this time around and not be so rushed. It's been good. My next show will be on the 14th of August in Winkler, Manitoba. I'm excited to do the show and see the fans. It's gonna rock! Other than that, being that my niece and nephew have been here full time since I've been home, we've planned a lot of day trips to the Zoo, to parks, to Capital Ex, to Fort Edmonton Park, which we did today, and we'll be visiting "Jurassic Forest" within the next few days. I remember when I was a kid, I was thrilled and super excited anytime my family would take me and my sister on day trips anywhere and vacations. Not a lot has changed with me, cause I still feel like I'm somewhat a big kid and I love partaking in adventures. That's about all, I just wanted to update you all on what I've been up to. I hope you're all doing well too.

God Bless!

ag)

7/14/2010: My Birthday & Show On The 17th

Hi everyone, I just wanted to check in and see how you all are doing. I've been doing well for the most part, been writing some as my mind has been feeling creative in that sense. Celebrated my birthday (July 12th) with some friends of mine, and I got spoiled to a real nice home cooked meal followed by a carrot cake mmm. Of course being that I'm an artist, an artist goes nowhere without his guitar, so I brought mine to my friends and played a bunch of songs there after we ate. Their grandchildren came over and I surprised them all by giving them a very upfront and personal performance. It's always good playing music. I love it! The Sunday before my birthday, I was invited over to some other friends, and this family is very much into singing, which clicks with me, so we were all up singing till late Sunday evening. I had a good home cooked meal there as well and a birthday cake, so I had a pretty good pre-birthday and then birthday. I'm excited about the show coming up on the 17th in French Lick, Indiana. It's just around the corner and I made a visit to the radio station WITZ yesterday, along with my friend and organizer of the event, Diane, and a member of the headlining band Copper Creek. We all did the interview together pertaining to the show on the 17th. I brought my guitar there as well and broke into "Crazy Days" live on air, so if any of you were listening here in Indiana and surrounding area's, you may of heard the interview... and I hope it sounded good. ;) Anyways, just wanted to update you all and let you know things are well, and I'm looking forward to eventually seeing y'all on the road. All the best!

God Bless!

ag)

6/13/2010: CMA Music Fest

I sure had a great CMA week here in Nashville. I actually became busier then what was planned and I loved it! For starters, on the evening of the 7th, I hosted AristoMedia's CMA Global Artist Party at The Stage on Broadway and it was a great success. There was so much international talent there and it was so nice to meet these artists from around the world. That show would've never been made possible, though, without the countless hours of planning and hard work put into it by the great people from AristoMedia. So thank you to all of you for the great time!! I was excited because this was the first year also that I was part of the CMA Kick Off Parade! I was part of the Operation Troop Aid float along with Moxy Recording artist Chelsea Field, and Hollywood, just to name a few. There sure was a lot of country music fans in Nashville for that and for the week to follow. On the 11th, I went down to the Convention Center and I signed at the Microsoft booth. Well I tell you what, I was blown away with the response I received. I had a line that wasn't stopping to the point where the Microsoft crew had to cut my line, and ask me back the next day. I wanted to mention that the Microsoft team presented me with a gift while I was there as well. It's one of the Zune systems, that plays live radio, movies, songs and the list goes on and on. It's really cool! So, as was mentioned, I did end up going back to the Microsoft booth the next day and was pleasantly surprised with the support I received once again. Chelsea Field, as I mentioned above, is a new artist to hit Nashville. She's on the Moxy Record label and she's being taken care of by my same team from AristoMedia. Anyways, Chelsea and I ran into one another a few times during the booth signing experience and on the 2nd day I was there, Chelsea asked if I would be willing to come and sing a few songs at her show happening that evening at Cadillac Ranch. I told her I'd love to! So that evening I headed down to Cadillac Ranch and following Chelsea's show, I went up on stage and sang 3 songs! It was a great experience and I'd like to thank Chelsea Field for the opportunity to play! I stayed at Cadillac Ranch for a little while after I sang and then headed out to another venue to catch just in time, my buddy Curt Acuff's show down at the French Quarter the same night. Curt and his band Nexus Point had already been playing for an hour by the time I got there, but after Curt spotted me walking in, he called me up on stage to sing and I did 4 songs there, acoustically. That acoustic stuff is fun and laid back. I love it!! Thanks to Curt Acuff and his band Nexus Point for the opportunity there as well! Last but not least, I attended with my friends from Aristo, the last evening show at LP Field. The Microsoft team had previously invited us all up to their Skybox to hang for part of the show. They had catered food up there that was just awesome, not to forget to mention the kindness and generosity we received from the Microsoft people, so thank you! :) I'd say half way through the show, we said our goodbye's to everyone and then headed over to another suite where we enjoyed visiting and watching the remainder of the concert. Justin Moore, Kellie Pickler, Blake Shelton with special appearance from Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Darius Rucker and Brad Paisley all played that night in the sweltering heat. It was a good show! Well, that about wraps it all up in a nut shell everyone and I don't think that I'm forgetting anything, but it's possible, being that I did so much in a short time period. Thanks for the continued support everyone and I'll talk to you later.

God Bless!

ag)

P.S. I forget to mention a very important point. On the 14th, I was part of a benefit fundraiser for my friend Larry Wayne Clark who's a Nashville songwriter. He has unfortunately been diagnosed with cancer and this show was to raise money to help them a little through this difficult time. I guess every little bit helps right. My prayers are with you Larry, hang in there...

6/2/2010: Canada, Shows, Family, Back To Nashville!

Hey everyone... It's been awhile since I posted a journal, so I thought it was a good time to do so. I actually just got back from Canada... I spent just over a week up there and was able to surprise both my grandma and my sister on their birthdays! The first day home, my Dad and I pulled up the driveway and my sister saw me behind the wheel and had the surprised look on her face. She had no clue I was coming home, so that was extra cool. My parents and I ended up celebrating Andrea's birthday at a Greek restaurant down on White Ave, with a bunch of her other friends, and it was nice to visit with everyone. Do you know that Birthday stems from the Greek word Birthulia lol just kidden. I was just thinking back to the My Big Fat Greek Wedding movie when the father puts a Greek meaning to every word. Anyways, so we had a Greek meal and later on went back to my mom and dad's and just chilled out for the rest of the evening. On the 23rd, my Mom and I drove over to my Grandma and Grandpa's house where I surprised my Grandma... My Mom rang the door bell as I waited around the corner, and when my Grandma answered, I popped around the corner and said Happy Birthday! She was completely shocked, to say the least and for a second or so she couldn't hold back the tears. I was so glad that I was able to make it back. Please, I would so greatly appreciate it if you would all say a prayer for my Grandma as she's been diagnosed with cancer. She is super positive and super strong, so I have no doubt that she'll get through this once again but she could still use all of your prayers. I believe I told you guys that my dad was building a deck on the front of our house, well anyways it looks awesome!! I was able to help him put up the railing around the deck and it just added so much to it's appearance! A lot of the neighbors have commented on how good it looks as well. Well, I didn't go up there for just family reasons, I also had a show at the Rainmaker Rodeo as one of the opening acts for Dwight Yokam. It's called the Rainmaker Rodeo because it usually involves a lot of rain, but fortunately in our case it didn't rain during our show. After the Rainmaker show, my parents and I headed home and I tried to get a good nights sleep because I was flying out the next day. My flight on the 29th departed at 2:30ish so at least I didn't have to wake up super earlier like past flights I've had to do. I arrived back in the States and last night I was part of a benefit show in regards to the floods which occurred here in Nashville. It took place down at the Limelight just across from LP field and there were a bunch of other artist that showed up to support the cause as well, which was good to see the support:) I invited my buddy Curt Acuff down with me, who is also an inspiring singer, songwriter and musician, and three songs into my set I invited Curt up to do a song. He did a great job and the audience loved him:) So all in all it was a good night and I was happy to be part of it. Anyways, thanks for all the continuous support and I'll talk to you all later. God Bless!

ag)

4/30/2010: Nashville Shows & My Dog

Hello out there... I hope you're all keeping well.. I know in Twitter world I had mentioned that I have some shows coming up in Nashville, well anyways the one show is a hosting position for this years Global Artist Showcase...

Monday June 7th - CMA Global Artist Party which starts at 6:15pm at The Stage On Broadway...

The other show was a last minute offer, and it's a benefit to raise money for a friend of mine Larry Wayne Clark. Larry and I have written a number of songs together and unfortunately he is battling out Cancer right now.. He's receiving treatment as we speak, so I'm sure all your prayers would be very comforting and helpful to him during this time. The benefit for Larry will be held...

June 14, 2010
6pm-9pm
Red Rooster
1530 Demonbreun Street

would love to see any of you out there to show support towards Larry.. It'll be a night full of entertainment, and many artist and writers who have written with Larry over the years will be there that night performing. To change the subject, my dog Todd was put to rest this past Wednesday and as hard as it was to not only let him go, but in my case not even be there for his last few days, I'm comforted knowing he's up in doggy Heaven having the time of his life with our other dog Ginger.. My other dog Ginger was always the motherly type to Todd, cleaning his ears and making sure he was in top notch shape lol.. I'll miss them both.. That's about all, but I'll be sure to keep y'all updated. Thanks for being so supportive and I'll talk to you later.

God Bless

ag)

4/9/2010: Message From Adam

Your Tweets and emails, your support and dedication and your prayers are so appreciated everyone. I'm working hard at writing, doing a little regrouping and eager to see you all out on the road sometime in the future. I feel stronger then ever. I'm working hard to keep my vocals and guitar playing in shape. The good Lord certainly has been good to me. I care about you all and I'll keep you updated through my website as to when new shows come in.. Again thank you and God Bless!

ag)

3/28/2010: Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser

Just wanted to let you all know that last night's Ronald McDonald House fundraiser was a huge success!! Between the silent auction items and all the many other donations, $27,000 was raised to go towards the building of the House in Red Deer!! It felt so good to get up on stage and sing last night and I was given yet again such a warm welcoming from the audience, so thank you to all of you :0) Cathy and Jim, I can't thank you both enough for giving me this opportunity. You both put in many hours of dedication and hard work to lift this off the ground and you make it happen and I appreciate it very much. I look forward to next year!! Anyways, I'm gonna sign off now I hope you all have a great restful evening and take care. God Bless!

ag)

3/27/2010: Back In Canada!

Hello out there... I hope you're all doing well and life's treating you good. I'm in Red Deer, Alberta Canada right now gearing up to to do the 6th Annual Adam Helps The House fundraiser benefit to help out the Ronald McDonald House. This year especially is a much anticipated year because they've broke ground on the new house. This house, I've been told, is going to have 11 or more rooms, which will house a lot of families while their children await treatment. It's really a great cause and I feel so honored to be a small part of the progress for the 6th year in a row and a huge thank you to the supporters that have come out every year to show their compassion. Prior to being here I spent last week in Arizona and I loved it! I was there doing a show with my buddy Matt Farris, for the Phoenix Home Based Youth Services. I can not believe how fast this week has flown by though. I flew up to Canada on the 23rd and already it's the 27th and I'm leaving to head back on the 30th. It was so great seeing the family again and unfortunately it may be the last time I see my dog. He's gonna be celebrating or not celebrating his 19th birthday. For his breed of dog (Cockapoo), he's already beat the odds and has out lived a lot of dogs, I'm sure, of his kind. I think when it comes to pets of any kind though, it's us as humans that want to keep them around for as long as we can, when really it's not always the best thing for the pet. I don't want to let him go but the reality of the matter is that I'm probably gonna have to and that's not gonna be fun. Anyways, sorry to put a damper on the journal... I hope to see you all soon and take care of yourselves. Till next time, God Bless!

ag)

2/27/2010: CRS, Digital Rodeo & Cadillac Ranch

I had an awesome time down at Cadillac Ranch in Nashville last night! It was a show put on by Digital Rodeo, who have been great supporters of mine. A few days ago, I got a call from my buddy Tim Gates of the band Due West asking me if I'd like to attend the show. So I went and met up with them and had a great time. The show itself didn't start till probably after 11pm, but I sure was fortunate enough to run into a lot of familiar faces that I've met along my musical journey. There was a whole lineup of artist there last night, Buddy Jewel, Bryan White, Andy Griggs, Due West, and Bomshel, just to name a few. The house was packed like a can of sardines. Now I don't know about any of you, but I tried to fit into a can of sardines once and it was a pretty difficult situation, haha, just kidding. Anyways, I ended up getting out of there probably around 1 am, kinda a late night but very worth it being that I was able to meet so many great people again. Oh, by the way in case you're wondering, this was all pertaining to CRS week here in Nashville. Speaking of CRS, earlier in the day yesterday, I met up with my team from AristoMedia and took in a little of the CRS festivities down at the Nashville Convention Center. At first when I got there I ran into my buddy Mark Woods, who is the Executive Director for Operation Troop Aid and he presented me with yet another incredible gift. It was a United States Flag folded up neatly and housed in a picture frame casing along with a Certificate of Authenticity, stating that this US flag had been flown over Afghanistan while conducting area reconnaissance operation in a 7th Cavalry Regiment. Wow that was a mouth full, but again I was so honored to have received this from Mark and I'm so proud to show my support to all the men and women out there serving in the US, in Canada and from around the world.. Thanks to all of you for your sacrifices and for your hearts... We love you all! :) I also went to a Capital Records Nashville luncheon event, where they had Emily West and Eric Church as guest performers. I had to leave before Eric's show, but I saw Emily West perform and she did a great job! So there you have it, my 2010 CRS experience. :) I hope you all are doing well and thanks to all the tweeters out there for sending me your messages. It's been great reading them all. God Bless!

ag)

2/10/2010: Upcoming Benefits

Hey everyone... I hope you’re all doing well and still keeping warm. It’s still a little on the chilly side down here, but I guess that's just my blood thinning out on me, lol. I've been working hard at writing and have written some more great songs recently! Besides that I've been practicing singing and playing the guitar a lot, keeping the vocal chords in shape. I'm super excited for the show coming up in Canada. Again I'm honored to be taking part in the Ronald McDonald fundraiser in Red Deer, Alberta. This, I think, will mark my 6th year of attending and it’s been amazing every single time. This year especially will be very exciting because they're gonna start laying the foundation for the new Ronald McDonald House in Red Deer! It's nice to know that I will have a small part in the creation of that. Something else that just recently came in that I snatched up, is a show happening in Phoenix, Arizona on the 19th of March. I was contacted by a very enthused Phoenix based singer/entertainer Matt Farris. Matt tried his luck on season 6 of Nashville Star and since then has been keeping himself very busy from what he's told me, performing all over Phoenix and surrounding areas. He gave me a call and expressed the fact that he was a big supporter of mine and that he would love to have me be a part of a benefit show to bring awareness to the Phoenix HomeBased Youth Services. I told Matt I would do whatever I could to arrange to get there and thankfully it's been made possible for me to attend and help out, so I'm really looking forward to that. If any of you are in the Phoenix area during that time, I'd love to see you out at the show to support this cause and work towards a difference. I'll be doing an acoustic performance and Matt and his band, Dirty Country, will be performing as well, so it'll be a real fun night! Info on this show will be added to my website shortly for all of you to view. Anyways, I'll sign off for now but have a great day and I'll talk to y'all soon. God Bless!

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1/5/2010: Writing Songs!

Hey guys, it seems as though it's been a long time no talk. Just wanted to check in and see how things are going. I've been working hard continuing with my writing. I called up some of my writer buddies the beginning of last week and before I knew it my week was full of writing sessions. I wrote with Billy Dean, Spade and Due West! Billy Dean you would know from many hit songs he's had throughout his career, "Billy The Kid", "If There Hadn't Been You", "Let Them Be Little" just to name a few. Due West has had a hit song on their hands as well with "I Get That All The Time", it's a great song and just a great bunch of dudes. My buddy Spade as I've learned to find out is not only one of Nashville's top studio musicians but he's also a hit songwriter. So all in all it was a real pleasure to write with these writers and we got some great songs out of it all! Anyways, I hope you're all staying safe and warm and I look forward to talking to you soon. God Bless!

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