Vernon, Tx

06/14/08

Vernon, Texas! We are sitting at a Rodeo arena in the middle of a 400,000 acre ranch just outside of Vernon, Texas. The show tonight is called Wolfe Dance. It is put on by the folks that I get my truck from and an old friend of mine named John Wolfe. This looks like a scene out of “Hud”, that old movie with Paul Newman or “The Last Picture Show”. I feel like any minute some dude with pressed dark denim Levi’s with the cuffs rolled up, a white t-shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a cool straw cowboy hat is going to walk up to buy a ticket for tonight’s show! It’s a cool scene. I think it’s going to be a good show.

Last night we played on a stage that was 30 feet off of the ground! It was the Crosby, Texas Fair and Rodeo. It was a really cool, small town fair. We had a great time! It was killer to be playing that high! The crowd filled the rodeo arena and it looked like they were having as good a time as us. It was good to be close to home. Crosby is about 30 miles from Houston.

Speaking of Houston…. I got invited to sing the national anthem before the Houston Astros game! It’s the second time they’ve asked me this year. It is so much fun to sing down on that baseball field! They were playing the New York Yankees. They lost 2 to 1. That’s a drag but they won the first won. I’m batting .500 which is better than most!

I almost forgot to mention the show in Ruston, LA at Rabb’s Steakhouse with Shooter Jennings…

Keep on keepin’ on…

Jack