Thursday, November 06, 2008

Here's to Another Great Year...

Let me take a moment and thank everyone for all the birthday presents this year and I have to say..... I am so lucky to have spent another year with all of you. I love you guys and thanks for making my life so fulfilling.


I look forward to many more years on the road with much more success for all of us.... Thanks again guys...


I would also like to thank everyone who sent me cards and candy. I also loved the flowers and the bear. Thanks to all the fans.... Every year I get to know more of you....... Thanks for thinking of me. Tobi

Laurel, Mississippi or Bust!!!!

The road is great but when you spend so much time on it.... something is bound to happen. We were driving to Laurel when an Oversized Truck decided he needed both lanes. The problem with that is we were in the other lane. So all the way down the side of our bus he scraped until finally the windows gave in...







You couldn't see in these before..... But you can now. While driving down the road with no windows and glass everywhere we made a call to our contact at the show and Pam saved the day. She had a friend who fixed our window so we could safely travel for the remainder of our weekend shows. Thanks, Pam.






Then we went to eat.... And we were very hungry.... so we waited..........................................And Waited............................................................................................ And waited.....................................and waited....................... I won't say the name of the restaurant..............But it rhymes with Snapple Tea's.......................We are still waiting.........Then finally Pam had our server climb on the chair and say he was sorry............ He was really sorry. If you notice there is still no food on the table. As a matter of fact, we are still waiting. We did get free desserts, though. Once we were full, we played our show. This fair is so much fun and Pam thanks for taking care of us for yet another year...... Thanks Girl. I hope we see you again next year... Tobi

Whatever You Do...... Don't Fall Asleep!! HA!!!HA!!!




First of all, just remember guys... If you are on a bus full of women.......... Don't Fall Asleep. Sarah's husband Ted came on a trip with us up to Ohio and had courage to go to sleep before us. So we took it upon ourselves to Toilet Paper him..... Yes piece by piece.... He slowly disappeared...

I think the best part of all of this was that he never woke up. Until Sarah tells him to read this he doesn't even know it happened... Ha!!! So the next time you guys are sitting around thinking, "It might be fun to be on a bus with a bunch of girls......" It is fun!!! Just don't fall asleep....... Tobi

Georgia National Fair

We love to play fairs. You get to meet so many new people and you get to eat so much great food!



We had several shows throughout the week and we want to send out the biggest thanks to Bill. He was always there to chauffeur us to the stage and without him we would have been singing in tennis shoes. There was no way we could've walked that far in heels. So Bill, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. We took several different routes to the stage but the best had to be by this sign....

It was just there, right next to the road. I hope this isn't a sign as to where our careers are going...

As I have said everyone loves fair food but I have to say I was introduced to something I have never even heard of............ Pork Butt on a Stick. Curiosity got the best of me and a gentleman from the crowd brought me one. Wow it's really good. After that I was a Pork Butt supporter. To all the folks at the booth-- thanks for putting up with us and all the Pork Butt talk... Even the song dedication. We will hopefully see you guys next year... And to everyone who came to see show after show Thanks...... Also to my new friends... Thanks for the really cool earrings..... See you next year.

Tobi

Keith and Kristy


While we were at the Georgia National Fair working, we ran into some old friends... Keith Horne and Kristy Jo Steinmetz. They are now on tour with Luke Bryan. Fortunately he was doing a show there as well and we got a little chance to catch up. When you are on the road so much you do lose contact with friends and it is always great to reconnect. Thanks to Kristy Jo we got to catch some of Luke's show and, yes, he's fantastic. Good luck to you and we've missed you guys. I hope we get a chance to see each other again soon. If not we just have to book a show together. Stay safe on the road.... Tobi

Hog Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HMMMMM............................................... What Else Can I Say??????


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St. Patty's Day at the Bay


We have raved about the Beer Barrel in Ohio for years and we will continue to do so. If you haven't been to Put in Bay, I highly recommend it. I've explained how they celebrate the year's holidays during the summer and fall so this October it was St. Patty's Day.


It is official......... This island is NON- STOP FUN. Again thanks for another great year. I hope you check out our tour schedule and make plans to spend some time with us there next year. Put-In-Bay, OH Beer Barrel Saloon.... See you then. Tobi





More Thunder Beach


Well I just wanted to get everybody's action shots from the show on here..... so here is Sarah and Jake





Mustang Sally








Jake and the Crowd. Speaking of the crowd, every once in a while we get an extra "band member" to show up on stage. We were singing "Mustang Sally" and this lady jumped up on stage and said she was Mustang Sally.


Then she preceded to "visit" all the band members on stage, and by "visit" I mean "dirty dance on".






It was great. I do believe she met the whole band and if I'm not mistaken I remember her grabbing Jake's butt.....and dirty dancing. You never know what will happen on our stage, but that's why we love our jobs so much. It never gets boring. Thunder Beach....... Let's make more memories in the Spring..... See you then... Tobi

Thunder Beach....2008

I have talked about Thunder Beach..... but words don't say enough so here are a bunch of pictures from the show......





Sarah






Rachel







Mandy








Lisa









Fall Rally..... Panama City Beach


When the sun goes down let the party begin. Everybody knows we love to play bike rallies and it has been a blast to play Thunder Beach. We were there for the first time at the spring rally and luckily we were asked back to the fall rally.

The people are a total blast to play for and hang out with. These are just a few crowd pictures of everyone up front.....And I am happy to say, we will see you all again in the spring. Start booking your rooms now at the Sandpiper Beacon Beach Resort. That is definitely the place to be. Party on everyone and we will see you in the spring!

Tobi




Colgate Country Showdown

We had such a great time when we visited New Mexico last time that it was great to be invited back. The crowd is so much fun plus you get to see so much new talent performing for the Country Showdown. After all the contestants compete, they announce the winner and we take the stage.

We had a great time again. Thanks so much to everyone who welcomed us and thanks to the Sky City Casino in Acoma for everything..... Especially the Billboard advertising our show...... that was awesome.


When we saw that for the first time, as artists, it made us feel pretty good.


But there are two sides to being an artist: the way you look on stage and the way you look after being in and out of airports and planes all day...... oooooooooooo aren't we the sexy ones. Thanks to Dan who took such great care of us (and didn't send us a dry cleaning bill) and to all the folks at Sky City..... Can't wait to come back... Take Care.. Tobi

Heading Out West


New Mexico, here we come. As everyone knows we spend 260 days of the year packed in our tour bus. Every once in a while we get to do a fly date. Oh yes, we take crazy to new heights and they actually allow us to board planes. As you all know, once you get on a plane.... that's it. You are at the mercy of the flight attendants, so I always make sure I have everything I might need...... Crosswords.... Soduko...... Chips.... Peanuts..... Soda.... Water..... Candy......Magazines..... and the always famous airport sandwich which for $15, I have to say, is kind of a disappointment. While we were waiting for our connecting flight in Chicago, we ran into a very famous movie star.......... John Turturro. That was pretty sweet. He's very hot in person. We took a picture from a distance as to not bother him. So tell me.... Can you find John in this picture?

Now as I said before, I always carry more than what I need on a flight just in case I want something. Now Brenda, on the other hand, opted for the in-flight meal options.......


Well $8 later she had a piece of cheese, four crackers, I think there were 10 peanuts and 12 raisins. I encourage everyone to stock up before taking to the skies. Either way you're paying a lot, but at least you might get what you want. 7 hours later...... New Mexico--Here we are. Tobi