NASHVILLE!!! My home away from home...

A couple of weeks ago, I had an amazing time in Nashville!!!! I connected with Nashville Spotlight on MySpace. Mike Jennings, the producer of Nashville Spotlight invited me to the "World Famous" Nashville Palace to perform four of my songs on the Nashville Spotlight Show, the week of the Country Music Awards Fan Fest. There were 58 kids from 9 states performing a show that ran from 11:00 a.m Wednesday 'til 1:30 a.m Thursday. Awesome! Nashville Spotlight features young singers and performers. Mike has created a "family" at Nashville Spotlight for kids and their parents to learn about the business in a safe environment. He broadcasts four shows a week on a Nashville cable channel with videos of the productions airing on the internet. I sang four of my songs during the show and have been invited back to Nashville on July 11th to work as a Production Assistant. It will be fun to set up the scenes, help organize the show and learn "behind the scenes of producing a television show." I'll get to sing and record for future TV and Internet broadcasts. I look forward to working on a lot of productions! How cool is that?!

Mike Jennings and MaryJustice

... I met so many nice, sweet, talented young people.......

The Boyle Brothers song, "I Stand Corrected," is in a commercial on the CMT channel and they are now official members of CMA. They recently moved to Meridian, Mississippi from Washington State. Hey, guys it was great meeting you and your parents! You guys are so sweet!

Jared, Jesse, Jacob, Jeff, MaryJustice

The Brewer Boys from San Diego, California. Great music! . You guys are so sweet & your mom is a sweetheart!

MaryJustice, Justin, Nathan

Riley Mackenzie sings with the Cleveland Singing Angels and will be making a trip with the group to Paris soon. Good luck, Riley!

MaryJustice and Riley

Bre Shelby is from Kentucky and is a member of The Nashville Spotlight Kids Club. Bre is singing all over Nashville right now. Yea, Bre!

(Bre's friend) Bre and MaryJustice

Harlie, age 9, is from Alabama and sings all over the northwestern part of the state! Ashleigh Marie (13) lives just "up the road" from us in New Market, Alabama. Both are Kids Club members. We discovered that Ashleigh Marie's dad and my mom were in school together from 1st grade through 9th and remembered each other! How cool is that?

Harlie, Ashleigh Marie, MaryJustice

....including some celebrities!

Irlene Mandrell of "The Mandrell Sisters" and MaryJustice

MaryJustice and Mel McDaniel

"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"

MaryJustice and Aaron Tippin
"You've Got To Stand For Something"

Suzi Oraveck...Suzi is an up and coming Star in Nashville! Sweet, and so encouraging to me. It was great meeting you, Suzi. Hope to see you again soon....in Nashville!

I had an amazing time and can't wait to go back.

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'til later!