Meet And Greet in Franklin

[playon81]

WARNING!!! THIS IS A NOVEL & I APOLOGIZE!!!

First of all, Franklin was a beautiful town. I fell in love with the ambiance & "Mayberry" feel. The Red Pony was an incredible bar for GREAT margaritas, wine, etc. The Breadbasket had incredible food! The bluegrass festival was incredible! Overall, a wonderful place!

Now, about the show:

Franklin Theatre was a beautiful room. GREAT acoustics!!! GREAT show, as always. Lindsey actually played "Rock Away Blind," from my (loud mouth) request! Sorry, Elle, the outro is still absent. I was psyched about getting to meet him again. However, it was very unorganized and rushed. This was my first "official" meet and greet.

I met him at other shows only by chance or luck. He signed my Rennaisance guitar & was extremely nice. Therefore, I feel those experiences were better and the "so-called" VIP ticket was a joke. The security guy was extremely rude, demanding I get what I want signed, basically so I could get the hell out of the way. He took my camera, stated it wasn't in the camera mode, it was recording.

So, I changed it for him and they stated that were going to have to move on. I basically begged like a bum, only to get a photo. Lindsey was rushed as well. However, I gave him my demo, stated how much he inspired my guitar playing over 15 years and once again begged, but only this time for Lindsey to actually care enough to listen. He was distracted, as if everything I said was redundant and too insignificant for him to acknowledge.

I am sure he has heard SO MANY people tell him the same thing at EVERY show. However, if he is going to put himself into a position specifically labeled as a MEET & GREET, then he should at least take the time or pretend to acknowledge the people that paid good money to see and praise him. So, in closing, it was an INCREDIBLE show. If anyone can be lucky enough to have the opportunity to see him perform, DO IT!!! But, if you want to pay MORE money and feel like a begging dog for a treat, then I would skip it.

Don't get me wrong, guys: I did not expect a 5-10 minute conversation, nor did I think he was going to say: "Hey, there's Ryan, the Youtube guy who jams these awesome covers!" He was nice, but rushed and distracted, as if he wanted to get out of there a.s.a.p.! Finally, at least I gave him a demo, although his entire staff has one. Hopefully, he will finally hear it...