A Hot Summer Night

It was a hot summer night when X-ALT! came to play for the residents and their families at Claiborne & Hughes Rehabilitation Center in Franklin TN. and Prayers were answered (At least the fast one I threw out for the rain to hold off!).
We were all looking forward to this show because what we do is about touching people and bringing the Joy of the love of Jesus Christ to anyone who wants to hear it. The folks at Caliborne and Hughes were listening.
Our good friend Chris Warren joined us and did a great set to open the night.

Chris is an amazing singer and songwriter and he wears his beliefs on his sleeve for all to see and hear. He has a way of presenting his message that is both captivating and a joy to be a part of. We are looking forward to working with Chris again as he will be joining us at some coffee house shows and when we do a concert at his church later in the year.
X-alt's time had arrived and we played a great show for the folks, it was so inspiring it look out at the 50 or so people who had come out for the show and to see heads bobbing to the music and people clapping along.
We played most of the new CD along with a few covers including Katy's version of "Jesus Take The Wheel" which always seem to go over well.

All our ladies were in great voice, it is such a joy to hear Brooke, Katy and Susie when they are in sync. Unfortunately due to time constraints we were unable to do "Down To The River" at this show but I can only imagine how it would have sounded, it is such a showcase for our ladies!

I don't know if it was because we were playing outside or not but the band really seemed to find it's groove and stayed in it all afternoon. Songs like "Piggyback Ride", "Open Up", and "Keep Our Eyes On Jesus" seemed to have a life of their own and our vocal heavy songs like "Love Never Ending" seemed to just swell and grow.

After about an hour we took a break and Chris came back up to do a few more songs. During Chris's set we were informed that the heat was getting to some of the older members of our audience and we were asked if we could cut our second set a short so when we returned to the mic's we pulled out the old church hymnal and did some favorites,

"Will The Circle Be Unbroken", "Power In The Blood" and "I'll Fly Away" ended the night.
We wanted to make sure to thank the folks at Claiborne and Hughes, especially Stephanie who heads up their family nights.
As we were packing up she and I got to talking about us coming back at another time and we decided that our next appearance should be at Christmas time. As the holidays get closer we will be putting together an X-ALT! Christmas show to take on the road and I can't wait. Mark tells me he has an original Christmas already written and I know Tommy has a song called "The Great Southern White Out" a song that speaks the truth about Southern drivers and snow!

The rest of 2006 looks great for X-ALT! The bookings keep coming and we can't wait to see where the Lord takes us next.
That's it for now, next stop is Back at the Nashville KOA this Sunday, August 6th then we are off to Ashland City and the Truth. Beauty, and Grace Coffee House on the 11th. It's going to be a busy week but were ready for it. So come on out and see us!
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