Well, our trip to the IBMA conference last week went off very well, and I have to say that we had a blast! We arrived somewhere around 8:00 am on Wednesday, October 3, and practiced up a bit for our showcase that evening with the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Music Association. The showcase was a whole lot-O fun, to-say-the-least, and it was a different experience to look out in the audience and see professional musicians like Terry Baucom, and the Chapman Family watching you play. It was also a thrill to receive positive feedback from several professional musicians with whom I have a profound respect. It’s all good, and a part of the process of becoming the kind of musician you need to become in order to get to that next level. We all had the chance to jam with many other musicians while at the IBMA show. My hi-light was spending time jawing with Ron Block, banjo player for Alison Krauss. We talked more about man’s search for meaning, Christianity, and human struggle than we did about music, but for me it was a great experience. I can’t wait for IBMA 2008. By then we should have climbed to the next level of our journey platform.
