Okay, nothing too crazy happens in Vegas when we're visiting, but we did have a lot of fun! John and I decided to use my birthday as an excuse to get out of town last week. Why Vegas???
John's sister Susan has been touring with John Rich from Big and Rich and she was going to be in Vegas performing on my birthday, so we took advantage of the situation and headed south. We flew down on Wednesday night and went to dinner with John's parents who were also in town for the concert. John and his dad were way out numbered by the girls, so we spent the majority of the day shopping on Thursday. Sharyn, Susan, Julie and I had a great time shopping and John and Brent did a great job following us around!
Thursday night was the big concert. The show opened with "Cowboy Troy" who is a black country rapper (sounds like an oxymoron!) Next, John Rich came out and gave a great performance. Then, the real reason for the trip...John Rich introduced Susan and Danelle and their band "Jane Deere." They were able to perform their song "Holiday" for the crowd. It was so fun to see them perform in front of such a big audience along with other great country music stars. After that, Sebastian Bach from the band Skid Row (also winner of CMT's "Gone Country") performed. It was a great concert and an exciting night...
John Rich and Sebastian Bach
John Rich
"Cowboy Troy"
"Two-foot Fred"
...And the excitement continued after the concert when Sue took us backstage to meet John Rich and Sebastian Bach. They were such nice people and they had great things to say about Susan.
Backstage with Sebastian Bach
Backstage with John Rich
Susan has been playing the fiddle (and many other instruments) since she was 4 years old and she has worked so hard to get to where she is today. Susan and Danelle will begin recording their album in January and hopefully they will have it out some time this summer. I'll keep you posted! We are so proud of you Sister Sue! Thanks for an exciting weekend!!!
4 comments:
Happy birthday! I'm glad you got to have a fun weekend. Hope you guys are doing well. Merry Christmas!
Happy Birthday Jen!! It is always nice to get away especially for your birthday and to spend it with family. Looks like you guys had a great time in Vegas and with Susan. That is really neat how far she has come.
Sounds like your birthday was a blast! I still have that present for you my friend! You working this week?
That is so freakin awesome that you met John Rich, we love him and Kenny! Seriously, "Big & Rich" is one of our all time favorite country bands. I hope you had a great birthday down in Vegas, it is always a lot of fun in sin city!
(PS The breakfast with Santa at Thanksgiving Point looks like so much fun!)
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