ray

this is so awesome. i love everything that comes out of his mouth, singing or not. and i would have loved to have read those e mails between elvis and ray. i agree with elvis...there's only one ray. he's the best ever in the world and my number one favorite of all times and him and this song just make me melty. i never paid much attention to this song until i saw him live for the first time. people were screaming jolene after every single song the man would sing. i loved him before that night but oh man...there's absolutely nothing in the world like seeing him live and after that i was a goner. i will never ever forget leaving out of that place and not saying a word until we got to the car. then had to sit there a minute and say 'did that really just happen?'

i don't know if it was cause i had been too busy listening to all the other amazing songs of his or what but it was like i heard jolene for the very first time that night. jason mraz talks about him and tristan sitting at rays feet and weeping were his exact words and i think that's pretty much the same experience i had that night. its one of my most favorite memories in my entire life. i miss him and am super sad that i didnt get to see him in nashville last week. but my favorite thing...it's like that every time i see him. no matter if its been 2 years. its still as exciting and amazing and incredible and mind blowing as that first night. that's just how ray does it.