CMT Blog: Archive

I'm sitting in Nashville just coming off a two-week run out on the West coast. I always look forward to going out West. This was my bro's first time to a lot of the places we played, like Newport, Ore., and pretty much all of California. If one word could describe last week it would be "RITA"! Now I have spoken to Rita, who lives in Sacramento, twice over the phone. She loves "Hold That Thought" and was very excited to see me play it live. So I told her that I would make it extra special just for her. Here is the kicker ... Rita is 77 years old and a sweetheart to a T! I fell in love with her personality and she was living life with a smile.

When showtime came around she was front and center, and when I sang "Hold That Thought" I brought her onstage and it was amazing! She knew and sang every word with every emotion she had. Here is the other kicker ... she had just lost her husband and was out with her daughter to just enjoy life ... they would have been married 60 years. Wow. Rita if you're reading this ... God bless you and it was my pleasure meeting you! :) Thank you to everyone that came out to the shows in Cali and Oregon. I finished the run with Blake Shelton who might be one of the funniest guys I know. Always a great hang with him and his crew. Big week comin' up. Playing the L.A. Grammy Block Party this Saturday (July 31). Details next week.

Until then ...
Chuck