March 6th, 2010… What an amazing day! I went to see my favorite musician of all time, Brad Paisley. I knew that the show would be amazing because I had already had the opportunity to see him in 2006 and in 2007. Little did I know that the night would be one that I will never forget!

It was the last show of the American Saturday Night Tour and it opened with Justin Moore. He did a great job and was followed by the one lady in country music that makes revenge look simple, Miranda Lambert. They both did a wonderful job with their set.

Then it was time for THE Brad Paisley! His stage was awesome with a huge screen behind him surrounded by other very large screens. Every song had something interactive in the background. I believe Brad is even responsible for a lot of the really cool graphics and designs that are used during the show. He is one talented guy. As far as guitar skills go… he would absolutely blow your mind! He has skills that I’ve never seen anyone match. His vocals were awesome the whole night. Some of his song set included: Wrapped Around, She’s Everything, I’m Gonna Miss Her, Mud On The Tires, The World, Then, American Saturday Night, Online and Ticks.

Brad sang one of my absolute favorites, When I Get Where I’m Going. He sat on the center walkway while pictures of Johnny Cash, Dale Earnhardt , Brittany Murphy, Heath Ledger, and many others flashed on the screen behind him. The performance was very moving for everyone. Brad’s performance of Letter To Me was also great. He paused mid-way to talk about high school. He assured everyone that “high school is not necessarily the best years of your life.” Just look at the dream that he is now able to live out every single day.

The show was unforgettable and I will always have great memories of every performance. Unfortunately, during Brad’s last song, Alcohol, he took a bad spill on stage. He was running around the corner and lost his balance. He was taken to the hospital that night at MUSC. He tweeted from the hospital:

“Tnx4 prayers, after my fall, I was just discharged from the hospital. Just very very bruised. Nothing broken, had a ct scan all is okay!”

And then came the challenge:

His wife joined in the fun and posted:

“Praying for my husband tonight. Hope he didn’t hurt himself too badly. I love that clumsy clown.
Come on, who’s got this gem on video?”

I had the video! I would have never considered posting it anywhere but he asked for it! I mean, he actually requested it. So what did I do….well, most of you know by now.

I added the video and sent a link to Brad and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. And the rest is history!
Kimberly sent me a tweet the very next morning that said:

I could not believe it. Kimberly Williams-Paisley actually responded to me! Then things just kept getting exciting from there. Little did I know that throughout the day my video was all over the news. Some of the websites that I know of so far are: CNN Entertainment, Fox News, TMZ, Perez Hilton, E! Online, The Huffington Post and GACTV. Wow! My video actually made it on national news.

Later that night my video was used in Charleston on Live 5 News. It aired and they credited me with the video.
I’ve now been contacted by two radio stations. I will be doing a short phone interview in the morning around 7:00 on Kix 96 from Savannah, Georgia.

As of right now at 6:55 PM on March 8th, the video is the #1 Most Watched Today in Music and the #5 Most Watched Today Overall! My channel is the #13 Most Viewed Today.

I got a call from Brad’s team and the Meet and Greet is official. The call was very cool and his staff was incredibly nice. I cannot explain how thrilled I am! His road manager said, “Brad will never forget this.” He also said “Brad will always remember you for catching this moment for him.” That is incredible! I am going to meet Brad in August when he is on his H2O Tour. Raleigh, NC… Here I come!

As exciting as all of this is…nothing excites me more than the opportunity to finally meet my country music hero, Brad Paisley! It just doesn’t get any better than this!

So Brad and Kimberly, if you are reading this, Thank you from the bottom of my heart! You have made a dream come true and I am so thankful! You guys are the best! You did not have to do any of this but you chose to anyway. That means so much to me and I will never forget it! I’ll see you in August, Brad!

Brad’s #1 Fan,
Justin Vaughn

See The Fall

See The Bruise

Some performances from Saturday:

For a full set of my photos visit HERE.

*Updates*

March 8th: I was interviewed by CMT Live with Cody Alan.

March 9th: I was interviewed by KIX 96 in Savannah, Georgia.

March 10th: I was interviewed by WSAV in Savannah, Georgia.

March 10th: I was interviewed by The Press and Standard.

March 11th: I was interviewed by Live 5 News in Charleston, SC.