Well we are bringing 2007 to a close and what a great year! Last night we had the pleasure to share the Stage with one of our heros of the Red Dirt world, Jason Boland! Jason is by far one of the coolest and most down to earth people you will ever meet. As you all know, we were lucky enough to open for a lot of major acts over the last 5 years and we have had a blast at everyone of them. But last night I was blown away as we came to the end of our 2 hour set in front of a packed venue to see Jason Boland grab his guitar with a big grin on his face and join us on stage! Jason and Cary took turns singing verses to Gene Collier’s famous song “Boys from Oklahoma” and the crowd went NUTS!! For the first 2 minutes of that song all we could see was flashing cameras! I have never seen my brothers in Tuff Profit smile so much for so long. This was by far one of the great moments in our career as a band. Jason and Tommy Tune finished the show out with a 2 hour ass-kicking acoustic set. The crowd sang to every song. Another wonderful moment was to sit and visit with Jason’s parents, Phillip and Kathy. They are very friendly and so proud of their son. Vicki and I could have talked to them all night and just about did! The Venue was the Back 40 Saloon in Jennings OK. This place has a great staff and is always a pleasure to work with. A must go to place for a great time. We loaded up early Saturday morning with some of our wonderful friends in tow and headed out for one last big adventure for 2007. Half way there Nathan’s Band Van blew a head gasket and we were broke down on the side of the road (just like Jason’s song “Truck stops Diaries”) that was weird! But we hooked the trailer up to Jessie’s truck and headed on down the road. Nate was following behind in the van that was bellowing smoke like something from a Cheech and Chong movie. Man, I’m sure Cary and Steve are writing a great song about the trip as you read this. All this fun was shared with our good friends, Dan Jackson, Malynda Tally , Billy and Debra Hoppock and many more. After we set up the show and did sound check we headed to downtown Jennings to find food. We landed at a small hamburger joint. Man were they freaked out when our crew of a least 14 came in there to eat. The chow was great as was the service. Before the show and after, we got to spend a lot of time with Jason and heard many cool stories of his adventure’ s with all of our heroes in the music world. What a life this young man of 33 has lived so far- it was amazing. A huge thank you to Hammer and Taylor for putting this show together.
So we still have one more show for 2007 and guess what! It will be at Snockers-New Year’s Eve- right here in our home town of Bartlesville! So come on out and let’s finish this great year off with a party to end all parties and watch 2008 come in together!
Be safe- Be Smart
Peace
Danny Joe Walsh
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