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After nearly 3 years of not being able to attend Fan Fair, now called CMA Fest, I got to attend this year. I had so much fun I thought I'd share a few moments from my trip with my friends here on GB. I got to see several of the new country artists this year mixed with a few veterans and legends. The new artists: Bucky Covington, Chuck Wicks, Carrie Underwood, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh...

Brenda Lee celebrated 50 years as a recording artist in 2006, so a few us friends and fans got together and threw her a surprise party in Nashville. She was really surprised and couldn't believe we were able to keep it a secret from her. She invited us all to her house the next day for a cookout. She did the cooking. I was admiring her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame trophy and she said I could have...

On Saturday I headed for Newberry, SC to see Brenda Lee at the Newberry Opera House. I left home around 8:30 a.m. and about 30 miles down the road I was going over, in my head, the things I had packed. I don't know why I do this, but I do. Well, I realized I had forgot the most important thing...My CAMERA. I panicked. Then I thought, I'll just stop at Wal-Mart and get me another digital...

I have been disabeled since 1996 with Chronic Pain Syndrome due to Arachnoiditis, which was caused by several back surgerys that caused scar tissue to form around my spinal cord nerves. This causes a lot of leg pain that never stops. I have a neuro stimulator implanted and take medication for the pain. I also have learned to accept my illness and work with it and not against it. I have a large...

It has been a while since I posted a blog, so thought I'd let you in on what I've been up to lately. In August I attended the opening of the Brenda Lee exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. This photo was taken at the reception where there were several of country music's legends and entertainers. On December 3, I attended Brenda's show in Hamlet, NC. I got to...

Now that my husband is doing so much better and can do things himself, I'm planning on a couple more trips this coming year. Friends are always telling me they can't believe I drive long distances by myself. But since my husband doesn't care to do some of the things I enjoy he don't mind me going it alone. But he was upset with me about my recent trip to Florida. He thought I was going to...