Martina and Me

Last night I went to a concert. The kick-off of the 2008 "Waking up Laughing" tour of Martina McBride. I personally think she is spectacular. She totally empowers women and sings about issues that really rock this world. I have to say, of all the women singers out there, she is tops in my book.

What amazed me more than Martina, was the responses she got from young women. You could really tell that were getting into it. Totally. Just in the area I was in, there were a few women that rocked their seats, sang, performed, emotionally and physically were lost in Martina's performance. There were a few that needed prayed for. We won't go there. But they were hilarious. My daughter would have died and crawled under the seats if I shook my "booty" and swayed like some of the women that thought they were Martina.

One woman in particular sat next to me. It was all I could do to try to not make eye contact with her. If she caught me looking at her, she would start to sing to me! She was throwing her arms in the air and singing into her beer bottle. Then she'd stand up a while and wiggle all over. She would then suddenly stop, take out her cell phone and take a picture of herself singing. This woman had it bad! She was so tipsy and so funny .... she should have charged admission.

Every once in a while she'd make a comment to me. Once she said, "I'm going shopping tonight, and buying a pair of those leather pants. Do you think my butt is too fat?" Then, she screamed, "O.H. M.Y. G.O.D.! I want those earrings for Christmas." Then of course, the wiggling and singing started again. That poor microphone, errr, I mean beer bottle was getting a workout.

What really topped it off, was the final song, Independence Day .... this girl went nuts! She belted out every word to that song and was so into the moves that she wasn't even aware of the people around her laughing. It was all I could do to sit there! At that point, I was ready for the concert to be over.

Then the girl leaned over towards me, threw her arms around my neck, and said, "Oh Mom! Thanks for bringing me tonight. I just love you so much." Of course, I said the only thing I could say ..... "I love you too Martina, uh ..... Juli."

Be Blessed Everyone.




The Dairy Wife and Martina. Oops I mean Juli! Yes, she took it on her cell phone. (she likes her cell phone too)