Pink Ribbons and Honky Tonks

Next weekend I will be traveling to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a weekend escape with some dear cousins to see Trace Adkins in concert. Not only do I love his music, but I have also had the privilege of meeting this man many years ago, while working as an announcer for a radio station. He was very kind and generous, and his support of our troops is to be commended.

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One of my favorite past times in photography is taking photos of music artists at performances. One of the biggest artists I've had the opportunity to photograph is Garth Brooks. There have been many others along the way, including classic country greats, Charlie Daniels and Conway Twitty. My two, all-time favorites are Sawyer Brown (pictured left, Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown), and Collin Raye. Getting that one special photo where they are looking at me is what makes it all worthwhile, not to mention the great music. So next weekend, I will try to get that perfect shot again.

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As everyone knows, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. I did find one country artist that is doing a lot of good this year for Breast Cancer Research; Jason Aldean. While I'm not a fan of the new country, I was glad to see that he is contributing some of his concert ticket sales and honoring survivors at each of his concerts this year. Kudos to Jason! For more information just click on Jason's picture.

While my own contributions to Breast Cancer Awareness consist of an awareness commercial I had a part in creating for college recently, next weekend I'm going to remember some very special people that my family has lost to other kinds of cancer. Joyce Howie (my mom), James Howie (my dad), Frieda Hansen (my aunt), Debbie Lowrie (my best friend), Jeff Cook (my cousin), Butch Drake (my uncle) and Wally Drake (my uncle). My hope is that Breast Cancer Research may contribute to finding a cure for all cancers. God Bless the ones we've lost, the ones still fighting, the ones who have survived and the ones trying to find a cure.