Dreams Come True

Tonight I was fortunate enough to attend The Nashville Tribute Band concert at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Only in St. George can you go to an outdoor concert in the middle of November. It was freezing though. I had to wear 3 pairs of socks and it took me AND my roommate to get my shoes on. But, we were kept warm by the Spirit. For those of you who don't know, The Nashville Tribute Band is a group of country artists who sing LDS songs. They have three albums dedicated to Joseph Smith, the pioneers, and missionaries. I love country music and I love the gospel, so it was wonderful being able to enjoy the power of both.

 Ryan Tilby, Ron Saltmarsh, Bart Olson

I know Ryan and Bart from Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband. Ryan introduced me to Ron. He is the  head of the Media Music Studies at BYU. They all gave me some really great tips on how to start my music career. 

Matt Lopez, Brad Hull, Tim Gates (Due West)

I've met this boys a few times. They never fail to impress.

 Dan Truman

Dan is the piano player from Diamond Rio. 

Jason Deere

Jason is my music idol. Seriously. If I could have anyone's career, I would pick his. He has produced so many amazing artists and written some wonderful songs. He does this all in between attending his daughter's soccer tournaments all over the country.

Katherine Nelson

She has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. And she's super nice.

My bestest friend Lindsay Quilter. As I type this, she is looking up music programs for me. Isn't she just the sweetest!! 

All in all, it was an amazing night. I would highly recommend checking out the band at http://nashvilletributeband.com/ 

Chris Keller Is In The Building

So this past weekend, my roommate and I ventured to my favorite city of Las Vegas. We went to see our favorite singer/actor Tyler Hilton. He played Elvis in Walk The Line and Chris Keller in One Tree Hill (Our favorite TV show). 

Here's what we drove to Vegas. In style, baby.  

 On the way!! 

This is how us poor kids do Vegas. Poptarts for dinner!! 

We were the merch (merchandise) girls for Tyler Hilton. We sat at a table and sold CDs, t-shirts, and posters. Pretty sweet beans! 

This is what Caitlin Crook looks like when she realizes she is going to meet her hero Chris Keller. Attack of the nervous eye twitch.

This is Tyler's opening act, Dion Roy. He hung out with us for most of the show. Super nice guy! 

DREAM. COME. TRUE. I could go on for hours about how great this moment was. I've been a fan for at least 4 years. He plays my favorite character on my favorite TV show. His girlfriend is Megan Park. She is Grace on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She came out before the show and introduced herself. She is so cute and pretty. When we met Tyler he said, "Megan came back and said that you were cute and nice and I wanted to come meet you but I couldn't." So yeah, a TV/movie star thinks I'm pretty. Speaking of pretty, Tyler Hilton's eyes are gorgeous. I could write a whole book about them. He gave us really big hugs. Best night ever.

For selling merch, we got free CDs and they signed them. Apparently Lindsay and Caitlin are the two hardest names to spell. Poor Tyler. 

Our concert hangover, not a real hangover, but we were really tired. We drove all the way home after the concert. Didn't get back 'til 3 a.m. Crazy. But so worth it.