A few days after hurricane Dorain hit the small Abacos islands of the Bahamas our friend Patrick Davis was working on fundraising. These small islands get very little support from the Bahamian government. I HOPE I’m not going to shock anyone, but the government is crooked.
Yes, I’m speaking of ALL government, but today we’re focusing on the Bahamas.
FYI: The Hope 4 Hopetown fundraiser is 100% legit; I can vouch for Patrick Davis and the Coach is also on the board. Ain’t no one less crooked than these guys.
Anyhoo a minute after the fundraiser was in motion Patrick threw together a ‘once in a lifetime’ music event at the Ryman Auditorium.
He had a sold-out show booked, advertised and sold out in 10 days at the beloved Ryman.
I have some great videos and photos of the amazing artists; Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Lee Brice, Kristian Bush (Sugarland), Charles Kelly (Lady Antebellum), LoCash, Florida/Georgia Line, James Otto and many more.
It was perhaps the most amazing night ever. Sorry Coach, our honeymoon was so long ago.
*snicker snicker*
I had sad tears.
I had happy tears.
Much like my high school days.
Hey, I recognize that guy.
Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser
Dierks Bentley
Charles Kelly from Lady Antebellum. At one point he motioned for one of the back up singers to come and do a duet with him. It was great. At the afterparty I spoke to the young lady and told her how great she did and she said: “I can’t believe I was up on stage with all of these amazing artists, I was freaking out inside!”
Florida Georgia Line-Not my favorite band, but they were great to be there supporting.
Our sweet friend Wyatt Durette singing Toes in the Sand that he wrote with Zac Brown.
And how about these rock stars??
This sounds like an awesome event. I'm glad it was such a great success.
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That would exhaust me – I am exhausted just reading about it. Full disclosure: I suck at identifying famous singers/bands/songs, so much is lost on me. I do listen to the radio, but 2 minutes later I think 'Oh, I love the song. I wonder if I could make a play list to listen to when I workout.' First off, no idea how to make a playlist, And secondly – as soon as an awesome song is done playing I have no recollection of what it is called, and dear God – do not ask me to sing/hum it. Glad one of us is in the know, and SUPER connected!
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Just found your blog and I think it is pretty amazing, I know we don't have the same content but, I started following you.-GEEKY FREAKY.
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What a great event! It must have been a lot of work to put together.
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