Kristy's love for quilting led us to the annual tri-state Quilt Shop Hop. This event involves one week when quilters from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana visit many of the quilt shops within each state. The incentives included free quilt patterns, raffles, discounted products, and most importantly (at least to me) free food.
We enjoyed visiting shops in both Ohio and Indiana and ended up near Middletown, Ohio for the annual Jammin in the Country concert. We invited my Dad and his wife Donna to come along and enjoy the quilting and music fun.
The 2005 "Jammin in the Country" concert was a day long event hilighting three big name country artists. The crowd was big and the music was awesome but the seating was unexpectedly horrible. I had misunderstood about the offered seating and to our surprise it was a BYO-LC event (bring your own lawn chair). There was some seating in the back which served well enough.
The first performance was by Joe Diffie. His songs like "John Deere Green" and "Welcome to Earth" were some of our favorites from the show.
There was about an hour intermission between performances and there were a few vendor tents offering many different products or services. One particular vendor had some familiar characters assisting which agreed to pose for a photo. Our Star Wars friends were most friendly indeed.
There was also a tent of Army National Guard recruiters who were offering water bottles, key lances, and t-shirts if you would do a push up for each year of your age. Molly and I both walked away with the free stuff. Molly's push ups need a little work but her effort was worth the stuff she earned.
Neleha caught up on some z's during the intermission.
The second show was by Trisha Yearwood who sung her heart out for us crazy Ohians. She put on a good show and interacted with the crowd which is always nice.
The sun finally set and the headliner hit the stage. The "Sawyer Brown" show was by far the best country show I ever had the privledge of watching. Kristy and I have wanted to see one of their shows for many years and finally we were able to do so. This band put on a show that was energetic and full of fun. I would suggest to anyone to go see these guys if you ever have the chance.
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