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....