Our weekend started out Friday night, we joined a few of our GREAT fans in the campground area, Dave, Gail, Tina and James and our REAL good friend Tequilla Rose!! We played around the fire, sang some favorites and spent a few hours in the main bar with The Douglas James Band. DJ got up on stage and represented Stolen Horses well by singing a couple of songs, it was very enjoyable and nice and cool in there!!
Saturday brought the BIG SHOW....and more people coming in to camp and party. Great atmosphere...and the ENERGY was growing.....the rest of the band rolled in about 1:30 right behind Gracin's bus, he was late from the night before. It was nice to see some Stolen Horses Tshirts and tank tops on our way into camp. First cold beer was at 1:30 p.m. and all down hill from there....way to HOTT!!! We should have brought more beer...we forgot, Shaky Sean was THIRSTY...damn drummers!! DJ was tuning his guitar but kept breaking strings....Jammin Joe to the rescue with some spares. The stage is getting louder, we loaded and proceeded to stage left staging area. Gracin hasa kick ass bus!! Found out we were delayed till 3:30 start time, but actually started around 4:15. Found a young fan in the crowd and gave him a drum stick...he was EXCITED! Sound check took a long time but was worth the wait...the band was PUMPED and came out ROCKIN!!! Very nice view from the stage...lot's of Stolen Horses shirts in the crowd, thanks to our merch crew Pam and Brandy! After show was nice, the band was signing any thing they could...thanks to all that requested. Curtis Watkins...thanks for the awesome pictures! We appreciate the support!! (Request from our drummer....more pics of him please) Packed up as Brenda Loomis was on stage...man, this was hot!! Nice to be the first band....first dibs on the beer :) in the stage area.
The band played great, Rockin Rusty was especially animated...probably because he was trying to impress his mom....but then again she came all the way from Florida to see him.
(Embarrassing moment) ........When Shaky Sean was leaving his drums he leaned on the keyboards (of Gracin's band) they moved slightly...giving him a heart attack....we don't need this!!
Moved back to the campground....unloaded....Thanks to all that helped....we were exhausted. Next hour was onion and pickle wraps, cold beer and deep fried wings and spaghetti salad. Thanks so much Dave and Gail!! On the way out, we stopped to listen to Shelagh Brown, AWESOME!! Thanks to the Cow Jam staff for a fantastic time! DJ and Brandy were in the crowd for Josh Gracin, and then back to camp to PARTY!! What an AMAZING time we had!!
"From Baritone vocals to Tele Twang" - STOLEN HORSES is West Michigan's premier Country Band with Nashville style musicians. This is your true country group of the North. STOLEN HORSES will play covers from today's charts, traditional Country to the core, and best of all, originals from this EXTREMELY HIGH ENERGY band. If you would like to have so much fun that you will jump out of your country boots, then come join us for a great escape from the every day hussle and bussle.
Cowboy Up in Mendon, MI hosted the best outdoor party thus far in 2011.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, it sounds like it was a blast! Wanna go camping now!
ReplyDeleteIt was a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!! The guys in the band are awesome and always make their fans feel important. Sitting round the campfire listening to DJ sing and joining in with him was priceless! We even had campers from across the field come and join us that night!
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