Steve in Duluth

Well, okay, these pictures are probably not the best ever taken of Steve Earle, but considering we weren't even supposed to be using flash cameras, they came out pretty good. I stopped taking them after this really big Security guy came around, and I am really sorry if I blinded Steve even for a minute, but I had to get the pictures....how could I ever live with myself if I never saw him again??? So, thanks, Steve, for understanding...

Steve and Allison in Duluth, July 19

Okay, now how far would you drive to see the singer you have loved for over 20 years...I reckon folks have driven long ways for that. July 19 a friend and I drove a 340 mile round trip to see Steve and Allison in Duluth, MN. If possible, that show as better than the one in Minneapolis in March...and that one was incredible..They were at St. Scholastica College's Mitchell Auditorium, the sound was incredible and we were lucky enough to have gotten front row center seats.
I have a feeling a lot of the folks there were season ticket holders to the College's concert/play programs. They were quiet, very polite and there wasn't much hoopin' and hollerin'....but I kept the front row noticed. It's kinda hard to act like that when you are 10 feet from the singer, but I can't help it. Steve's music is magic to me and I really can't stay in my seat.
I am in my tenth month of sobriety now, ten months have passed with one Vicodin or one drop of tequila. So far, I would say there hasn't been one day of pure peace, some days are not as bad as others, some are worse than most. I hear it takes a year and a half to get back to "normal" but I am not even sure what that would be at this point.
So, I follow Steve and his music around as much as I can. He sang a lot of the old favorites, the ones that, I confess, still bring me the most comfort, remind me most of the good times in Texas when I was younger and things really seemed possible.
We didn't get to see him after the show, granted, I did plead with the feller at the tour bus to let us have just one minute....but, no deal...I can't imagine what it's like to have people want you to sign your name to something, that kind of appreciation and love. I feel like a groupie definitely at times like that....
If I were able to speak with him at any real length, I would tell him "thank you for sharing your gifts and helping those of us who struggle with their own demons to make it through another day."
Steve and Allison are coming back to Minneapolis on September 1 for a Labor Day rally..ha, the same day the Republicans get together to discuss whatever Republicans discuss! I'm sure that day was not chose at random!
I will be there.....early....maybe I can say hello and thanks then.
God bless Steve Earle..

Going to Duluth to see Steve!!!!

Hello friends!!! I just got my tickets today to see Steve and Allison when they make another stop in Minnesota!! They will be in Duluth, about 3 hours from Minneapolis, on July 19....I've been scraping together my Ebay and milk money to get ready for this...I might even get a part-time job, but I don't want to set that in stone yet....

I never thought I would be able to see them again on this tour! It is going to be fantastic...they are appearing at Mitchell Auditorium on the St. Scholastica University grounds...checking on the website, Mitchell looks to be a great venue, small enough to feel a real part of the music, which, I think, is a must with a Steve Earle concert. There are about 500 seats, "in the round," so I am guessing it will be great from whatever location.

I hope, if you are wanting to see Steve again and you live in Minnesota, you can join us in Duluth on July 19! It will, of course, be a wonderful show!!

Keep rockin' Steve!!

Steve and Allison coming back to Minnesota

Yeah, it's almost too good to really be true!!!! After seeing Steve and Allison here in Minneapolis in March, I thought, "well, guess i won't get to see them again for a long time....." But, God smiled down on us here in Minnesota. Steve has added new dates to his tour and they are going to be back in the North Star state on July 19...in Duluth, MN, about three hours from the Twin Cities....I am just waiting for the presale to start!!! I told my dear husband I would sell everything I own on my Ebay auctions to get the money together...I figure $200.00 will hopefully cover gas, tickets and a night at the local roach motel...or, I will sleep in the van if I have to do that!!

I am just so happy they are coming back!!!

Chris Knight, my second favorite singer.....

Through some dear friends, I recently discovered Chris Knight...he sounds enough like the singers I grew up hearing in Texas to love, but also has his own great sound...you might want to look him up, lots of things on YouTube...I'm checking his tour dates all the time, hoping he makes it up to the increasingly thawing tundra...


Keep rockin' Chris!!
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The sun came out in Minnesota!

Well, my part of Minnesota...I think it's the first time in at least two weeks since the day has started off well....the weather, while still cool, promises to be good...Hannah and I, and maybe Kyle (if we can convince him) are going to the Minnesota Zoo to see the Farm Babies exhibit...ducks and piggies and lambs and calves...just like back home.....

Hope your day is a good one.....

Flowers....and a picture of Steve....just because..

Back from Texas

We are back from Texas, here in Minnesota again and again waiting for the sun to shine....it was soul renewing to be back home again, even though the bluebonnets weren't as lovely as they were last year. I figured they would all be up the week after we left. They are temperamental flowers, too much rain and they don't stick their heads out of the ground, too little and it's pretty much the same thing. But, there were some and we did eat a lot of Mexican food and some of the best bar-b-que in the state in Lockhart, Texas, at Kreze's...I am including a picture here of the county courthouse in Lockhart, it's one of the most beautiful in the state. No photos of me, but one dear one of my 12-year old treasure Hannah Joy. She cried half way back to Minnesota, and I did, too, on and off. It had to be one of the most horrible plane trips ever, with turbulence and the parking on the tarmac for half an hour while they looked for some kind of part needed to take off...no air in the cabin and a serious panic attack brewing in me..but, then we left..once again, Steve Earle on my MP3 player saved the day...