See all the people in rain gear - very wet day!!Monday, July 12, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Lady, Hunk, Hunk and Mud
Well it's 12:41 in the morning and I just finished a shower. I had mud all the way up to my waist.
We arrived at the Festival at 5:00 - heard some great music but it rained and rained and rained - we got drenched but we had so much fun we didn't mind and neither did the 20,000 other people there.
At 7:00 Chuck came to get us and took us backstage. While waiting for Lady A, Colin Raye spotted us and came over, he asked Carolyn her name and then sang to her a few lines of "Sweet Caroline" and we got a picture. Then I met my cousin, the tour manager of Lady A. Denis Shannon (not sure of spelling) - he was very into discovering his family tree, so I can't wait to get the information to start digging. He was a nice guy but was very busy so we only 10 minutes or so to chat about the Arsenaults which would never be enough for me.
Then Lady A came in - oh my - it was so exciting - the girl, Hillary, was trying to get into her show shoes. Oh my what shoes!!! So like a nut, I asked if I could take a picture of her shoes, sure she said - and she poised her feet - hee hee.
They had a professional photographer take a picture with Carolyn which will be posted on their website. They do this for ever person in the meet and greet (about 45 people). I took a few pics - not very good ones - I was so nervous. Got autographs and Hillary gave Carolyn a hug - she was very sweet and the guys were ohhhh so hunky!!!
To get backstage we were given VIP passes, so after we were able to sit under the tents in the VIP section to dry off. But when they started playing we couldn't see very well so we went out in the open area part of the VIP - Carolyn stood on a chair with me hanging on to her and she rocked!!! It was an amazing concert. The band were soaked after their first song. But they kept saying it was their first concert in the rain and they had a lot of fun with it. I think they were amazed at how many people were out there in the rain to see them. The number I heard was 20,000.
Thanks to Chuck for this fabulous opportunity. Thanks to Doreen for being our chauffeur and our guide. Thanks to all who wished us well. This will be a day Carolyn and I will not soon forget.
P.S. will post pictures tomorrow - good night
We arrived at the Festival at 5:00 - heard some great music but it rained and rained and rained - we got drenched but we had so much fun we didn't mind and neither did the 20,000 other people there.
At 7:00 Chuck came to get us and took us backstage. While waiting for Lady A, Colin Raye spotted us and came over, he asked Carolyn her name and then sang to her a few lines of "Sweet Caroline" and we got a picture. Then I met my cousin, the tour manager of Lady A. Denis Shannon (not sure of spelling) - he was very into discovering his family tree, so I can't wait to get the information to start digging. He was a nice guy but was very busy so we only 10 minutes or so to chat about the Arsenaults which would never be enough for me.
Then Lady A came in - oh my - it was so exciting - the girl, Hillary, was trying to get into her show shoes. Oh my what shoes!!! So like a nut, I asked if I could take a picture of her shoes, sure she said - and she poised her feet - hee hee.
They had a professional photographer take a picture with Carolyn which will be posted on their website. They do this for ever person in the meet and greet (about 45 people). I took a few pics - not very good ones - I was so nervous. Got autographs and Hillary gave Carolyn a hug - she was very sweet and the guys were ohhhh so hunky!!!
To get backstage we were given VIP passes, so after we were able to sit under the tents in the VIP section to dry off. But when they started playing we couldn't see very well so we went out in the open area part of the VIP - Carolyn stood on a chair with me hanging on to her and she rocked!!! It was an amazing concert. The band were soaked after their first song. But they kept saying it was their first concert in the rain and they had a lot of fun with it. I think they were amazed at how many people were out there in the rain to see them. The number I heard was 20,000.
Thanks to Chuck for this fabulous opportunity. Thanks to Doreen for being our chauffeur and our guide. Thanks to all who wished us well. This will be a day Carolyn and I will not soon forget.
P.S. will post pictures tomorrow - good night
Thursday, July 8, 2010
July 7, 2010
Ok this is probably the biggest thing to happen to Carolyn and I. I ran into an old friend yesterday, Charles P. Curley (Chuck). Chuck was a driver for the artists for Cavendish Beach Fest last year and this year he is in charge of the fleet. I met him at work today and he tells me that in his dealings with the tour manager of Lady Antebellum, the tour manager was asking about Tignish. This guy's grandfather was from Tignish and he was an Arsenault.... yes odds are we are related....
Well I told Chuck, I am a hobbyist genealogist - tell him to give me some names and dates and I will track down his family tree. Chuck asked if I was going to the concert - wasn't sure as I don't like crowds much and I didn't know the lay of the land to take Carolyn, etc. He said this guy might like to meet us - so we were thinking about it... when.....
This morning, Chuck contacts me and tells me that he told the tour manager about Carolyn and I and Chuck got us back stage passes to a meet and greet with LADY ANTEBELLUM!!!! OMG!!! Are we excited - well I guess...... The LORD is good. We still can't believe it!!! I don't know very many of their songs (except I like to belt out that IT'S a QUARTER AFTER ONE, I'm A Little DRUNK... hee hee... but Carolyn can sing every lyric to every song they have on their 2 albums..... We will take pictures... and I have found the perfect gift for my new cousin - a book on Acadian history by George Arsenault....
Ok this is probably the biggest thing to happen to Carolyn and I. I ran into an old friend yesterday, Charles P. Curley (Chuck). Chuck was a driver for the artists for Cavendish Beach Fest last year and this year he is in charge of the fleet. I met him at work today and he tells me that in his dealings with the tour manager of Lady Antebellum, the tour manager was asking about Tignish. This guy's grandfather was from Tignish and he was an Arsenault.... yes odds are we are related....
Well I told Chuck, I am a hobbyist genealogist - tell him to give me some names and dates and I will track down his family tree. Chuck asked if I was going to the concert - wasn't sure as I don't like crowds much and I didn't know the lay of the land to take Carolyn, etc. He said this guy might like to meet us - so we were thinking about it... when.....
This morning, Chuck contacts me and tells me that he told the tour manager about Carolyn and I and Chuck got us back stage passes to a meet and greet with LADY ANTEBELLUM!!!! OMG!!! Are we excited - well I guess...... The LORD is good. We still can't believe it!!! I don't know very many of their songs (except I like to belt out that IT'S a QUARTER AFTER ONE, I'm A Little DRUNK... hee hee... but Carolyn can sing every lyric to every song they have on their 2 albums..... We will take pictures... and I have found the perfect gift for my new cousin - a book on Acadian history by George Arsenault....
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Summer begins
June
For those of you who missed our adventures in Maine http://triptomaine-peigirls.blogspot.com/
I am also collecting shopping information in the above blog, please email me at juanita_arsenault@hotmail.com if you have any good Maine shopping hints.
For those of you who missed our adventures in Maine http://triptomaine-peigirls.blogspot.com/
I am also collecting shopping information in the above blog, please email me at juanita_arsenault@hotmail.com if you have any good Maine shopping hints.
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