Rodeo empty; fair food finished.  Short hour nap & ready for Round 2.  Tim McGraw.  Tickets in the ‘Party Zone’.  First time ‘Best Available’ shoulda come with an age limit.  College-age beer, crowded ‘round an outdoor stage.  $30 less would have bought a seat 🙂

Stared up at the screen, watched the opening act embrace the elements.  AND enjoyed the moment, it’s only rain.  Wet, corralled in a sea of cowboy – hats, boots, dippin’ tobacco & solo-cup beer.  Stage lights pulsed.  Everyone got loud, and there he was – Tim McGraw.  For this legend, even the rain stopped.  Surrounded by thousands who LOVE him, his music.  Down-home lyrics.  Catchy hooks.  Redneck, yep – and FUN.

An hour in, crazy half-lit Tanya Tucker stumbled on stage.  Delta Dawn.

Earlier Saturday, CSU-Fort Collins doctors operated on her dog’s heart.  She came/went/asked Tim for money (hefty vet bill).  Delta Dawn.  Gal’s been around a long time – appreciate that AND empathy for the dog.  Surprise glimpse at another legend.

Diana Ross.  Shakespeare.  Tim McGraw.  Next week, Mahler symphony at Chautauqua.  HUGE fan of string.  Cello — its deep somber resonance, my soul instrument.

Summer break almost over.  Go, do, be.  LOVE LOVE my Colorado life ❤️

Tim McGraw (Cheyenne 2019)

Tim McGraw & Tanya Tucker