Joey Irsik

“Mama always said dyin’ was a part of life… I sure wish it wasn’t.” - Forrest Gump

Soni Jade

Sunrise: July 2003

• My ReLoad Deluxe box arrived a day early.

• Country Stampede 2026 in Bonner Springs: Wyatt Flores, Treaty Oak Revival, Diamond Rio, Scotty McCreery, Zach Top, Jerrod Neimann, Tracy Lawrence, and Rascal Flatts.

• Lots of picks: The Wallflowers, Treat Oak Revival, and Rascal Flatts.

This party sucks without you.

A Pearl Jam 2024 tour hoodie and an Eddie Vedder zombie Funko Pop as bonus items in my mystery box. 🤘🏻

The first DM I received from Bryan Keeling was in 2008 on MySpace. As a big fan of his drumming and of Shooter Jennings and the .357’s, I was just happy that he approved my friend request.

We never met in person, but through the years we were connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok. From time to time, we would chat about life and music, and I would send him random messages when I was listening to “Higher”, a song he co-wrote for the third Shooter Jennings album.

After a short wait, another member of the security staff comes over by us and says “Where’s the guy with the picture?” Bobby and I were escorted back to a management office in hallways behind the food court that was being used as a green room for Tiffany.

Tiffany greeted me with a hug, signed my record, and posed for a photo with me. My just in case became something way beyond I had imagined.

Scott smoked the ribs. Rendezvous Memphis made the rub.