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The other night Michaela and I went to see a concert. It was Sugarland/Julianne Hough/@dannygokey. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t shell out the money for this because it costs a lot of money but Michaela and I liked @dannygokey on American Idol last year and although she had an brief opportunity to have her picture taken with him when the tour made its stop in town last year, it wasn’t much of a visit. This year we had a chance to go check out his show and meet him in person. It was on Mommy/Daughter date night and later she told me it was the best date yet!
The meeting with @dannygokey was short and sweet. We had a moment to speak and I told him that there were lots of “us” (widows) who have a vested interest in him doing well. That piqued his interest and he asked why. I told him that I had lost my husband not long before he had lost his wife. I understood how doing what he did was very difficult. Let’s face it, when something like that happens you just don’t know how or if you will be able to go on living let alone pick up any of the pieces and try to realize any of the dreams you had prior to your life as you knew it stopping. Anyway, I said to him that I didn’t know how he could sing some of the songs he has on his album. They sound pretty to most people but to those who have lived through this sort of thing, the lyrics cut to the core. I still don’t know how he does it but for some reason, he told me, singing the songs and what they’re saying don’t effect him up on stage. Amazing. Try for a moment to imagine the love of your life dying and then listen to this song:
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Do you think you would sing it in front of thousands of people?
So, after all of this, Danny says to me “Gimme a hug.” It was quick. I was stunned. But then I got to thinking…. I haven’t hugged a man that wasn’t my father, a brother, an uncle, an in-law, etc since I lost Mike. They call it widow brain…usually it’s the forgetfulness that plagues you but you also get a case of strange thoughts, too. It’s been 2 years and Danny was the first hug? Well, sheesh!
I thought some more….
Some people have what is called a Bucket List. It’s a list of things to do or places to see before they die. Silly & weird me started to think, who would be on my Hug Kris Bucket List? I mean it could be anyone right and I can already mark @dannygokey off the list (although if he wants to do it again, heck if I would stop him)! So I figured what the heck…I am going to start a Hug Kris Bucket List and who knows? Maybe one day I can start crossing names off. Who’s next?
Updated!! Hug Kris Bucket List:
- Rick Springfield (Surprise! July in Denver, Rick. Be there.)
- Hugh Jackman
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Gerard Butler
- Robert Downy Jr (have you seen Iron Man 2? Oh. My. Gosh.)
- Johnny Depp
- Antonio Banderas
- Brad Pitt (please shave first, Brad! LOL!)
- Harrison Ford
- Dominic Zamprogna
- Danny Gokey (again, @dannygokey?)
- Patrick Dempsey
- Eric Dane
- Kevin McKidd (hey, it’ll be a Grey’s Anatomy hugfest!)
Who am I forgetting? Who would be on YOUR Hug Bucket List?
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