An Evening With Kane Brown

On April 21st my sister-in-law, and I went to see Kane Brown at Billy Bob's Texas. I've lived in Texas for the majority of my life, but I have never been to the stockyards. This was my first experience at an actually country bar. Sure we've have stuff here locally, but they usually mix a little bit of everything. This was strictly country: The World's Largest Honky Tonk. They had a mechanical bull, a decent sized dance floor, two sections of pool tables, a restaurant, and a gift shop. And that was just the front part of the bar. When you passed another section of doors you had finally made your way into the "venue", and each side was lined with a bar. Now, this place is smoke free, and that includes e-cigarettes which I personally thought was awesome. They also had a section that was blocked off for adults who had younger kids with them. If I ever see another artist play there I totally won't mind taking Emery. The entire place was actually really cool.

We walked around the place, and I bought a single beer. It cost me as much as a six pack though. Now, with all of those positives I mentioned before there was bound to be a negative in here somewhere, right? Well, when we asked one of the attendants where the general admission section was, he told us we were already in it. That's right folks, the entire bar was general admission. I felt a little gypped by this because we thought we'd be going a bit lower. All other venues we've been to have had general admission on the actual floor that was sectioned off. This place had us in with everyone else that was just there for pool, and beer. It was also so far from the stage that we basically saw the entire show on a big screen that was hanging in front of us. So, if anyone from the venue or Kane Brown's people ever read this: PLAY A SHOW AT THE SOUTHSIDE BALLROOM NEXT TIME PLEASE?!

Now, once Kane Brown took the stage I just focused on having a good time. He played all of his hits, and he gave everyone a peak of his six pack. Yup, six pack. He interacted with the crowd the entire time, and even though we couldn't hear everything when the crowd started to get rowdy it was still a really fun night. Some of you may know more about this young artist than I do, but I believe he got his start thanks to a really loyal fan base. He started out by posting videos on social media that showcased his ability to play the guitar, and sing. He did a lot of covers back then, and at the show he definitely incorporated some old school country that I absolutely loved! He's grown as an artist, and I think that's really awesome to witness. I only discovered his music by chance so I can't say I've been rooting for him since the beginning. Now that I've heard his own material, and have seen him live I can only imagine that we're going to be seeing a lot more of him in this genre. So, if you're into country music, I definitely suggest you guys check Kane out.

The drive up to the venue was actually shorter than I thought it would be. We did have to drive right through a storm that had some hail, but other than that it was easy to get there. Once it was over, we narrowly missed out on a down pour too. As soon as we closed the car doors we saw a flash of lightening, and the rain just started coming down. It was pretty entertaining to see a bunch of people in high heels, and tiny dresses trying to make a run for their cars. Especially when the parking lot was across the street, and a few blocks in length. All in all, it was a great time. We hit up Whataburger on the way out, and were home way passed my bed time. It was a great night out with one of my favorite human beings though. We were able to get all dolled up, and it was a much appreciated night off. It'll be awhile before I get another one of these in, but that's okay. I'm hoping the next time I'll be able to take the little along. I just know that she'd have a blast.

Wordless Wednesday

Work Place Changes

The past few weeks I've had some issues at my place of employment. So much of it really that I was tempted to look for another job. I actually updated my resume, and put some feelers out there. Just in case. And I even went as far as telling my boss about it because I'm big on transparency. Now, I love where I work and the majority of the people I work with because they're all pretty cool. But after some recent events I just wasn't sure if I wanted to stay there when some major toxic stuff was being dished out. On the 20th I was given a nice little reality check. And the whole "keep work friendships and personal life separate" became crystal clear. Some people who I thought were my friends turned out not to be at all. With that revelation, with that lesson, I realized just how much I had trusted the wrong people. And because of that I was setting myself up to be pulled into a messy situation. So, I decided that I needed to limit what I shared with certain people, and I also needed to start looking out for myself. 

It's been an interesting change. I'm not really talking about much, and sticking strictly to only work related subjects. I work in a small office so usually work talk is the last thing on anyone's mind. It's hard to not have someone else insert themselves into whatever you're going through, and then give you their opinion of what you should do when you work in this kind of environment. It was also kind of sad to me that this is what it comes down to. That some people you might interact with on a daily basis will use whatever they can to put you down in order to lift themselves up. So, last week I spoke with the owner, my boss, and the supervisor about how I was tired of the drama. The bullying. I told them that I wanted to be treated with respect, and if that was considered an unreasonable request then I would hand over my two weeks notice on the spot. Because I was an adult, and I deserved to be treated like one. Once I walked out of those meetings I made the personal decision to just keep my work/personal life separate. I won't talk about my daughter, my home life, or what we've been up to. I won't ask about anyone else's personal life either.

Now, my blog posts were becoming a bit more consistent. I was writing at night, proof reading on my break/lunch time, and then posting/scheduling for a later date. But that system is about to change now due to the issues at work. I just wanted to warn y'all ahead of time that it'll be a bit before I get a good schedule down. I apologize in advance. But that's it for now. I just wanted to let y'all in on a little bit of what's been going on, and why I may be a bit sporadic the next few days/weeks.