Armed Forces Day Concert

Kristen Johnson, escape artist. (You can see her straight jacket falling) She and her husband Kevin Ridgeway put on an illusion show later in the evening. Kristen also escaped from a water torture chamber. The kids loved being able to go up near the stage and watch. Jacob got a little excited when he thought she wasn't going to be able to get out of the tank.

The Volunteer Army band put on a concert. There was music for every music lover, a little bit of old time rock and roll, country and of course patriotic as no military concert would ever be complete without Lee Greenwood's I'm Proud to be an American!

After the Army band and illusion act, Michael Peterson took the stage in a community building tour. I must say I was disappointed. Since the Army was a sponsor, and we're promoting Army Strong and Army Family Covenants, I would have thought his concert would have been more family friendly. Of course he is a country music singer, and while I personally like country music, it's not all about bars, drinking and divorce. While he does have great songs, like From Here to Eternity, he decided to sing Alison Krauss's You Say it Best. He said he would like to add a part to the verse that you would never hear on radio..............you say it best when you wear nothing at all............and while he got giggles, he also got a lot of questioning looks.

Really disappointing.

The Grand Finale of the night was Fireworks over Lake Helen.