Sept. 22nd and 23rd 2007
Shows at “Southpoint Casino” in Las Vegas
Poor sick Trenna!!

It’s been quite the busy weekend for us! We flew in Friday night. We met up with Eric and his new Bride at the Vegas Airport.
After we got to the hotel/casino, I was wide awake, so I went down to the showroom and caught a cool Prince tribute band called “Purple Reign.” They were awesome!
A last minute opportunity to play at the Las Vegas Speedway came up. We were to do a show there Saturday afternoon, then run back to the casino where we were booked to play another. We did our show at the Speedway and all went well! We went on to do our Saturday night show, and all was well except for poor Trenna! The dry Vegas air and the rigors of the day had taken a toll on her voice, not counting she’d been having sickness issues. By the end of the show, she was pretty hoarse and instead of going out for a night on the town, we felt that rest was much needed. The weather is so dry out in Vegas, and it is notoriously known to be hell for singers.

Sunday rolled around and it gave way to worse news: Trenna couldn’t talk and Becky was now having issues as well! We were supposed to have joined Trenna’s brother and family for a cookout, but rest was needed.
I did get out and take some time to stroll up and down the strip and visit the “MGM Grand”, the “Luxor”, “New York, New York” and “Mandalay Bay.” I hadn’t been in these places in a while and I was amazed at how much they’d changed , especially MGM. I had done shows way back when at the MGM Grand in the dome area, but since then, it has become a bar and there was no longer a stage. I get a kick out of this city and I never can sleep while I’m here because there’s always so much to do and so much to see. I remember several times in which I’d walk so much that my shins would start hurting and even then that wouldn’t stop me. A lot of action all over! It can be a little bit overwhelming, sensory overload., your eyes start spinning like the slot machines.
So at 5:30pm, we had a line check. With Trenna in the condition that she was in, we were unsure of how to get through our show.
Debbie, Becky and I talked and went over some other songs that we used to do. It was actually kind of neat to pull those out and play through them but we’d wished that it wasn’t under such bummer circumstances.
Showtime came and we were prepared to put some of these other songs into the set list if Trenna wasn’t feeling well enough to sing the entire show. With a little bit of an elongation of “Orange Blossom Special,” some solos and one tough girl as a lead singer, we made it through. Time to rest up, and to take A LOT of Airborne vitamins! See ya’ in Culver, Indiana!