Man, I've been a neglectful Peep!

I never came back and finished Tin Pan South and I have a concert at Rounders, Rockin' Through the Rain benefit, and an entire week of CMA Fest to write about now! Briefly, I'll summarize what happened the other two days at Tin Pan South.

On Friday, day three, we went to The Rutledge and saw some great songwriters. Bo was in the audience and he was recognized and called onstage by Jamie Houston to sing "Brown Skin Girl". Greg Barnhill called him up to sing "Lonely, Broke and Wasted". Jim Peterik was also there and I sat right beside him on the front row. He cracked me up warming up his voice. That man is killer! (He asked that I email him pictures, which I did, and he promptly sent a thank you email to me.) Bo was called onstage to sing "Vehicle" with Jim that night, too. All of the songwriters were so nice. While chatting after the show, Bo recommended that we see Jeffrey Steele Saturday night.

Well, Debbie and I had planned on going home Saturday to be home for Easter, but I concocted a plan. We could stay and see Jeffrey, drive to Madison and spend the night, and the next morning Debbie could drive home and get there in time for Easter celebrations. Since I would be right there in Madison, I could easily meet my family for church. Decision made! We were staying!

Saturday night we saw Mr. Steele. Holy crap, he never disappoints! The man played over THREE hours without a break. THREE. He enjoys performing better than anyone I've ever seen. Debbie was in heaven.

Tin Pan South was an exceptional experience. The songwriters are so talented and I have so much respect for them. It was great seeing Bo out and about, mingling with his peers, relaxed and having a good time.

Now I've got to get busy with Rounders, Rockin' and CMA!!