July 23, 2009
at the
Rio Tinto Stadium
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I've had my tickets for 5 months!!! The day finally arrived!
Steve & I went early to try to score some backstage passes. We roasted in the 106 degree weather, but weren't the lucky winners! At least we tried & know not to do that again!!
Once we "cooled" down the concert was AWESOME!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzZEtWa377odgFPS2S-VtFRzL3SQV7pQdA_cWfIivg4HcZdOAXzFI3uJPz4QewX8GwDoXDdk877ueACtFcLKimjS94Vkn7xnNBmCxqK6j61iGeAP3JTnpk6d-on3r_MV6MBjBIstobg/s320/2009_07+253+%28Large%29.jpg)
Miranda Lambert & Lady Antebellum opened for the show...I was sad Sugarland didn't make it!
But the at least the most important person showed up....
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You gotta love Kenny!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9-DH5a8me6Dmb-1Pzb22AdslTE41iSKkFkxRamOsMoNIRXgppzMVPABpy5TOJPBfLqo1TRk2nH1PsOwQ58Ic27PwUC8Vtg6fCx_6J-8NUxgV5e1EC4xF96RQVcg3CT9A1EZnm5IBJQ/s320/2009_07+268+%28Large%29.jpg)
He puts on such a great show!!
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He & his band have a lot of fun!
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The crowd loved him!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw7-AMyWrBzX_4UKN6VQT8pn_i0Pqf_3ggU_KKLmirP5QpXVoG89aKMYJVO3t2jJAO0sacZM2SNV9Bt-NRVJAEIloiKbNCo4hzYLI5EeBr9ebfeLT0Ci9ZyZEjiJ4WlZNv1VeL1lyzA/s320/2009_07+260+%28Large%29.jpg)
I was in heaven!!
Just before he came out Steve & I moved up closer to the front & were able to stay there the rest of the night!!! I love being close to the stage!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFxWbjznI5SpH9J9lGbLLU2Vg2R1cysqaDJIFHogKLdki0149bYYkOv6UAHyB7lO-_foFFWLz9-QPIjkiaztVqO4q8ThINW2JBkp_FDtn3H3Iv0dM7mR3qOo1RQXRAuBWChKy5nGc5Q/s320/2009_07+278+%28Large%29.jpg)
Steve's great to come with me, but he does love Kenny too!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOYU0BZM6TLGlm7tQ2zRTRlqwgfoRRCgWlC_IF9eAjaI2tP9-J1xFgOk8EUH4lPlBQsn86h3fn4gdPyIloAQqVqx8BUE8guVF2bUYOydLG6z4A7cxV9IP1rE9exO9y6vnjBDEJBXFTA/s320/2009_07+291+%28Large%29.jpg)
Someone threw him a University of Utah hat & he put it on for the rest of the show.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxs1cvqNDiXjTwqB14obkM08CCaDlj1DHAPv6JIX8Yt7Jx36_o2-wnsM8gH5xM1uMAhnEEJaXmckcO2ti5WUM1eorssNElirS5bLT3nWF0r6b7ld3SJRD8AYFJ-xoT9QJsGOW_G65s2w/s320/2009_07+292+%28Large%29.jpg)
He sure looks good in UTAH!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijDyDVu6GQgiJPs0BYXzeOSzp1xw4CJG1uD5cwZbi0iNxzvV8Pt7vRcLi7tP3ELCf0hSoJ4EEgAB80T0LPu5-mTuKnJO1MGby4I7lMdp3wG3JH26fRYnd_t1Ork-qXgxEbhyn85cg_g/s320/2009_07+298+%28Large%29.jpg)
At the end he always signs a few autographs
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I can only hope next time we'll get to meet him & have him sign Steve's guitar!!
As always it was a GREAT show!!
We had tickets to an after party at the Mayan restaurant...it was rumored he was going to show up there. It was a boring party and Kenny didn't end up coming.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwReWPVxaFSK4cz-fRKBPw2IcUDp6Ul9i5vlgioIkXHbiyqvHgD7MWroELvEH5ld9H2zDkmSh-yRR8KqA2bJyLsHMYFCwGGF1yoHTJbt408RggQzekLilqLSHtzlmmdWW4dFeiUSEBOw/s320/2009_07+311+%28Large%29.jpg)
The only contest at the party was to win the blue chair....we didn't stay that long.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUdenpZFbosEUwtlbb7rbCXaRrHe18IwFp8hyphenhyphenVs1DX5JPcCI7kwcsnoiP5x3MgimInN1vR-AavmucrRA7EGyIl9TawW_D_ZDqI-D4PQJmcu0_XwMQAtKu2oQU7P7bXncoCyd0kFT77A/s320/2009_07+312+%28Large%29.jpg)
Me in my old blue chair...
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Steve rocking in the blue chair....I know he really wanted to stay until the end to win it! LOL
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9fsrCMTMj4iX4Y5vmZXK2SX-HWZxmVV9pKMa-nJHwUzKfdbo7FE5nJ1wab9nZ7yPM93OytIIO6Uqdxpi-3oYo8v8Mr4L_DsV3my5AzjQPLlXoO0IuZYlH5Q5keSK7D4uetSjuuSi_A/s320/2009_07+308+%28Large%29.jpg)
We had a fun day & Shelly was sweet enough to take our kids for the whole night!
My kids were as excited about the sleepover as I was about Kenny...they even offered to pay her if she'd let them sleepover! Now that's LOVE!!
Rio Tinto Stadium
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I've had my tickets for 5 months!!! The day finally arrived!
Steve & I went early to try to score some backstage passes. We roasted in the 106 degree weather, but weren't the lucky winners! At least we tried & know not to do that again!!
Once we "cooled" down the concert was AWESOME!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzZEtWa377odgFPS2S-VtFRzL3SQV7pQdA_cWfIivg4HcZdOAXzFI3uJPz4QewX8GwDoXDdk877ueACtFcLKimjS94Vkn7xnNBmCxqK6j61iGeAP3JTnpk6d-on3r_MV6MBjBIstobg/s320/2009_07+253+%28Large%29.jpg)
Miranda Lambert & Lady Antebellum opened for the show...I was sad Sugarland didn't make it!
But the at least the most important person showed up....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VnoMCqxPQvs5akWYTGrMcC4-ht_VgDLOpnt1T4L7MaaQCvWk338AVyozOvgFiwFcpTOblOk6BSaEvXPXQiweXokE7oXtWVX0roodsmhwgk3zjfPXpRpzWM-aUDFgqaWRzo2DnS19Ug/s320/2009_07+275+%28Large%29.jpg)
You gotta love Kenny!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9-DH5a8me6Dmb-1Pzb22AdslTE41iSKkFkxRamOsMoNIRXgppzMVPABpy5TOJPBfLqo1TRk2nH1PsOwQ58Ic27PwUC8Vtg6fCx_6J-8NUxgV5e1EC4xF96RQVcg3CT9A1EZnm5IBJQ/s320/2009_07+268+%28Large%29.jpg)
He puts on such a great show!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIwuHNZJMnUNkZsmmH-L4lLYLvtlnIiUWtZjJu7SoJfx7EcmPRVBNm88ThVgaENKuGQS9yaPeRIV8gIfZsVWeKHFGjteRW1h9FYlAFdr1TWr3ACuB0PJZY52FXMevttsHcn-9wfN3fg/s320/2009_07+289+%28Large%29.jpg)
He & his band have a lot of fun!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vzJl77Iuhx0aOVDIVMQZpLkThbfRKvV1Hwo0O8vN-VnIQ41Q5mJQlK8vHVBRysLl9kGiSDRAEW5GCea3YklscPWSFzsPhBh26ocDbyqFmmoRPxGflfmQpYkmmmHhS5-8f8B_rWGhFQ/s320/2009_07+262+%28Large%29.jpg)
The crowd loved him!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw7-AMyWrBzX_4UKN6VQT8pn_i0Pqf_3ggU_KKLmirP5QpXVoG89aKMYJVO3t2jJAO0sacZM2SNV9Bt-NRVJAEIloiKbNCo4hzYLI5EeBr9ebfeLT0Ci9ZyZEjiJ4WlZNv1VeL1lyzA/s320/2009_07+260+%28Large%29.jpg)
I was in heaven!!
Just before he came out Steve & I moved up closer to the front & were able to stay there the rest of the night!!! I love being close to the stage!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFxWbjznI5SpH9J9lGbLLU2Vg2R1cysqaDJIFHogKLdki0149bYYkOv6UAHyB7lO-_foFFWLz9-QPIjkiaztVqO4q8ThINW2JBkp_FDtn3H3Iv0dM7mR3qOo1RQXRAuBWChKy5nGc5Q/s320/2009_07+278+%28Large%29.jpg)
Steve's great to come with me, but he does love Kenny too!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOYU0BZM6TLGlm7tQ2zRTRlqwgfoRRCgWlC_IF9eAjaI2tP9-J1xFgOk8EUH4lPlBQsn86h3fn4gdPyIloAQqVqx8BUE8guVF2bUYOydLG6z4A7cxV9IP1rE9exO9y6vnjBDEJBXFTA/s320/2009_07+291+%28Large%29.jpg)
Someone threw him a University of Utah hat & he put it on for the rest of the show.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxs1cvqNDiXjTwqB14obkM08CCaDlj1DHAPv6JIX8Yt7Jx36_o2-wnsM8gH5xM1uMAhnEEJaXmckcO2ti5WUM1eorssNElirS5bLT3nWF0r6b7ld3SJRD8AYFJ-xoT9QJsGOW_G65s2w/s320/2009_07+292+%28Large%29.jpg)
He sure looks good in UTAH!!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijDyDVu6GQgiJPs0BYXzeOSzp1xw4CJG1uD5cwZbi0iNxzvV8Pt7vRcLi7tP3ELCf0hSoJ4EEgAB80T0LPu5-mTuKnJO1MGby4I7lMdp3wG3JH26fRYnd_t1Ork-qXgxEbhyn85cg_g/s320/2009_07+298+%28Large%29.jpg)
At the end he always signs a few autographs
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5DcwCQBf3uaNu8e73GBnPRiwYEtZ4TtxFLuRQyjHTYZOoM1l6L9oIhI9-8T6JXgt7p7px091y3p2VBaQ2IWYOLV6NitVkBBGsJofUQxapyblMu371iIHEIv1uX0OOXJ_EsRwoBQI0A/s320/2009_07+301+%28Large%29.jpg)
I can only hope next time we'll get to meet him & have him sign Steve's guitar!!
As always it was a GREAT show!!
We had tickets to an after party at the Mayan restaurant...it was rumored he was going to show up there. It was a boring party and Kenny didn't end up coming.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwReWPVxaFSK4cz-fRKBPw2IcUDp6Ul9i5vlgioIkXHbiyqvHgD7MWroELvEH5ld9H2zDkmSh-yRR8KqA2bJyLsHMYFCwGGF1yoHTJbt408RggQzekLilqLSHtzlmmdWW4dFeiUSEBOw/s320/2009_07+311+%28Large%29.jpg)
The only contest at the party was to win the blue chair....we didn't stay that long.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUdenpZFbosEUwtlbb7rbCXaRrHe18IwFp8hyphenhyphenVs1DX5JPcCI7kwcsnoiP5x3MgimInN1vR-AavmucrRA7EGyIl9TawW_D_ZDqI-D4PQJmcu0_XwMQAtKu2oQU7P7bXncoCyd0kFT77A/s320/2009_07+312+%28Large%29.jpg)
Me in my old blue chair...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMQUqvAJi9mpSKquh5tx88G1ba5J75Oi-tVLOe8v6XSFxKGYl6sT3Jn7JSSomzI2a4WNpKHdhGZEVEsGfY2uJBDOwyPyv0W8rapjn-_8ZdAY1pX9k7uvMxUCfqyjnxUTSzbBNoBXehg/s320/2009_07+307+%28Large%29+%283%29.jpg)
Steve rocking in the blue chair....I know he really wanted to stay until the end to win it! LOL
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9fsrCMTMj4iX4Y5vmZXK2SX-HWZxmVV9pKMa-nJHwUzKfdbo7FE5nJ1wab9nZ7yPM93OytIIO6Uqdxpi-3oYo8v8Mr4L_DsV3my5AzjQPLlXoO0IuZYlH5Q5keSK7D4uetSjuuSi_A/s320/2009_07+308+%28Large%29.jpg)
We had a fun day & Shelly was sweet enough to take our kids for the whole night!
My kids were as excited about the sleepover as I was about Kenny...they even offered to pay her if she'd let them sleepover! Now that's LOVE!!
3 comments:
I am glad you had fun!!!!!!p.s. I still have a hang over!!!!! Me and the kids stayed up later than you two thanks to Libby & Jazzy!!!! love you guys!
Kenny looks GREATLY HOT with a Ute hat on! I am jealous of you and your Kenny love affair. I have never seen him in concert and its like you go 4 times a year! I am happy for you. You guys really know how to party.
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