Sat. April 11th, 2009

I love mornings on our bus. I'm almost always the first one awake, so I start a pot of coffee and enjoy the quiet of the front lounge for awhile. Soon, the aroma of the coffee makes it's way back to the bunk area and one by one, sleepy band/crew members starting appearing. Wincing from the sudden light in their eyes and with their "bunk hair" in full form, they stumble into the front lounge and usually the first words they manage to squeak out is the question, "Where are we?". This morning, that answer would be "Somewhere in Alabama".......

We are on our way to Mississippi to perform at Harlow's Casino. I was supposed to "open" the show, and was very excited about that. However, when I got to the bus last night, it appears that there has been a communication issue... There is another opening act listed instead of me.... boo!! I'm bummed. I was supposed to open the show last week in Minneapolis, but that show got cancelled. I'm not having much luck in the "opening" slot position so far. Oh well.... maybe next time. I guess that just means I have more time to play the slots!! ha!!

On another note.... most of you have probably heard that Murfreesboro, TN was hit by terrible tornados yesterday. Murfreesboro is just outside of Nashville..... Here is a picture of a group of wonderful folks from my church who are heading out this morning to help with tornado relief. It was posted by Jenni Catron.....

http://twitpic.com/35ety

Prayers going up for everyone who is dealing with so much loss this morning, and for those who are out there doing the hard work of cleaning up the damage. And as I sit here on my comfy little tour bus typing this, I am reminded how BLESSED I am. Totally blessed.

More later ya'll.....