Meeting Lady Antebellum

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Ok, I’m a little obsessed with Lady Antebellum and am a closet country music fan. There is some phenomenal songwriting and singing going on in country music and there always has been. Last Friday, I had the opportunity to meet Lady Antebellum and see them perform at Radio City. I’d just taken a shower and gotten dressed, made a pizza for dinner, and my friend sends me a text that if I hustle, we can still make a Lady A meet and greet. So, I throw on some makeup, shove the pizza into my purse, and head out the door. I’m moving fast down the street, mentally telling all the tourists strolling by Rockefeller Plaza to step aside! Get out of my way or I may miss Lady A! I’ve got a cd of the song that I want to pitch to them in my pocket, I’m on a mission.

The excitement is building, there’s already a line outside Radio City, and I finally see my friend. The staff hustle us inside and lead us through the backstage of Radio City, which seems like it must go on forever. Everyone is excited and happy and finally Lady A enter the building! Tall drink of water, Charles Kelley, gorgeous Hillary Scott and very cool Dave Haywood. They take a few questions and sing an a capella version of “American Honey”. The staff rounds us up and we all meet the band and take a picture. I say, “Hello, it’s really nice to meet you.”, but I’m thinking, “The next time we meet, we’re going to be writing a song together.” My cd remains firmly in my bag, as I probably would’ve been escorted out if I gave it to them right then. So, now I’m determined to get this song to them and it wouldn’t be the craziest thing if I started writing country music. I love storytelling, great melodies and great singing. It was a really wonderful and fun night and I’ve never seen that many cowboy hats in NYC ever.