Friday night at Washington County fair with Dierks Bentley – that’s a good time.  My friend Gary and I had great spots picked out in the VIP area and met some really fun people during the concert.  The sun was shining bright and it was hot when we got there.  Chasin Mason did a great job getting us going with “The Heartland”, “Hillbilly Deluxe”, and “We Aint Easy”.  The crowd was ready to rock and Chasin Mason knew it.  They were really good and very interactive with the audience.  They kept us pumped up with “Take Me In Your Arms”, “Falcon Prison”, and “Hicktown”.  Thank you Chasin Mason for a great performance.  We were ready for Dierks Bentley – especially Heather & Chris who were proudly wearing the shirts they made expressing they love Dierks Bentley.

Now the sun has gone down and it cooled of just a little bit, until Dierks Bentley hit the stage and made us all “Feel That Fire”.  The audience was up on their feet and as we made “Every Mile A Memory” going “Free and Easy” down the road. It was verified that there was no need to ask ourselves “Am I The Only One” who wants to have fun tonight because this crowd was fired up and ready for a long night of fun, and that is exactly what we got.  Dierks Bentley has a way of making you feel like he’s throwing a huge party just for you.  Everyone around is totally in the moment with “Country And Cold Beer” being the only thing on our minds.  Dierks is not only extremely talented, but so very good looking too.  I’m pretty confident that there wasn’t one woman in the audience that he would ever have to “Stop Your Leaving”.  Actually, it’s probably safe to say they all would love for him to want to “Make You Close Your Eyes”.  But I can’t see Dierks Bentley “Slow Down”, and he sings that he still has “A Lot Of Leaving Left To Do”. 

We were having a great time “Up On The Ridge” when Dierks Bentley gave us an amazing taste of “Good Ol’ Boys”, “The Fireman”, “More” and “Dead Or Alive”.  One of the things I really love about country music is that you never know what you might hear at a concert.  All the artists seem to have such a great appreciation for music all the way around, regardless of genre.  To me music is magic.  It is bittersweet when a concert ends, because I’m left wanting more, yet feeling so satisfied already.  I’m glad I had my good friend Gary with me that night; I didn’t have to make that “Long Trip Alone” as I left thinking about “What You’ve Done To Me”.  Thank you Dierks Bentley for a wonderful show.