Thank You Knoxville!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by james

It’s 1:40am on the day after Easter Sunday. I should be asleep… but that would make too much sense right now. Why? Because i’m still totally amazed at the fact that 1,300+ Knoxvillians came to see the Guv’nahs play this weekend at the Bijou. 5 years ago we started playing music because we loved it… sure, our first show was a joke and we thought we’d never play a concert again, but we LOVED it from the very beginning. We are well aware that very few folks get to live out a dream of theirs… especially one as ridiculous as playing music on a stage as a profession. We are more grateful for your support than you could ever imagine. Without you, this roller coaster ride stops and it becomes a hobby again. So, thank you from the deepest, most honest part of our hearts.

Personally, I’ve learned a whole lot in these past 5 years. First and foremost, I’ve learned a lot about myself. I’ve spent most of my life a “lone ranger”, not because I didn’t have friends, as I always had close friends. But oftentimes I lived like a “lone ranger” because I never really felt like I needed to depend on anyone else and that life was best lived when I had the reigns on everything around me. I still struggle with it, but the band has changed / is changing that mentality. Living in community with these 5 guys has broken me, and it’s molded me. It’s taught me about personal limits, and it’s taught me about finding my true strengths… and spending my time on those things. Life is far too short to be lived as a lone ranger. That’s something I’ve had to learn from trial, from error, and from forgiveness. I’m finding more and more each day that this life is a complete gift, one that we have been given, and that we are responsible for… not because we are going to have to answer some kind of quiz one day… but because when you live your life from the perspective of knowing it’s a gift, then you feel the responsibility of passing that emotion on to those around you.

I am thankful for you, and for this adventure. Here’s to another 5 years.

james

ps: more pictures / videos to come from this past weekend.

Photo Credits: Alexandra Jordan

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  • Dave cook

    WoW!! A perfect shot on th’ swan dive there.. We where 45′ away & still amazed over the choir/intro to can’t always get.. & then ya did that. Like I said before; You guys are so much fun, energy, Was a real good weekend for us, & our lil’ get away… Thanx a bunch, Dave – Blackwater VooDoo

  • Amanda

    I am a recent fan of the Guv’nahs but i can promise i will now be a life long fan. I love the music and from videos i have seen, you all know how to entertain a crowd. You all seem to really love being on that stage and making the music and thats so important. to love what your doing….hope that you guys will make it to the Ohio or Indiana area sometime soon!!

  • Mama Trimble

    So proud of you my son….your community at home always wants to see you. love,
    Mom

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ronald-Zimmer/100000501661353 Ronald Zimmer

    you all rock and hope for more to come luv ya Ron and Nancy and mine dad love the autograph you gave him he put it in the family photos in the living room

  • Tkelly

    Well James we the audience had a once in a lifetime experience as well, so thank you Guvs. Its true that reaching your goals can be an adrenaline rush but the true memories that last a lifetime is the journey. Without the journey you miss the opportunity to be grateful. And nothing is more fulfilling than the-chest-swelling-fullness-of-joy-mind-blowing-moment-when you realize God has given you something that you didn’t even know you needed.

  • Murrellweaver

    James—-are ya’ll ever coming to Memphis?