Keith Urban Oozes Pure, Raw Talent

March 3, 2008

I mostly went to this concert last night to see Carrie Underwood and because my friend Donna loves Keith Urban. Now, I do, and Carrie can stay home. What a disappointment. He played for two hours with pure, raw talent. No one can play the guitar like him, with apologies to James Burton who was in the house and recognized. Keith also played keyboards. He did his homework before arriving because for the encore he came out in an LSU jersey with the No. 1 on it and played We are the Champions. He allowed a girl with a sign saying she had a baby gift for him to present it and it was a baby LSU outfit. He had drummers from Destrehan play on stage at the end of one of his songs. Keith Urban has unbelieveable star quality and what a waste it would be for him to stay an addict. Nicole is a lucky woman.

Trent Tomlinson

Oct. 29, 2007

I feel guilty that I got into the fair for free to see Trent Tomlinson. That is one show you should pay for. He said he wants to put country back on the map, ala Hank Williams Jr. He is wild. He started off with a leather jacket, got down to a tank top and then bared his chest, all of course with his trademark bandana. He did change into a cap that had the word "Faith" in glitter toward the end. He ran through the crowd and jumped onto the spotlight stand. I got a great up-close photo. He has a new song coming out about Baton Rouge. Bobby Pinson sang his song, Don't Ask Me How I Know to give Trent a break. Trent did a Johnny Cash song and a Black Crowes song. Look out for him being named a future Entertainer of the Year.