I surprised Sylvia with tickets to see Josh Turner who was performing at Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas. We were there awhile back to see LeAnn Rimes. It was time to take another over-night trip to Gruene.



We stayed right next door to Gruene Hall and, as luck would have it, right next door to the Gruene River Grill where we had eaten before!

After a brief check-in, we headed to our quaint cabin/room! You can see the main office and restaurant building (above) and also the bedroom & bathroom! We also had a small porch with rocking chairs overlooking the Gruene River!

We had a little time to kill, so we went to the General Store and antique shops downtown! Sylvia, unfortunately, forgot her Cowgirl hat, but we found a nice one at one of the shops! You can see it in every picture taken of Sylvia that evening!

Well, we hadn't eaten anything since stopping at Buc-ees about 5 hours earlier, so before the show, we stopped in at the Gruene River Grill! Sylvia had the baby-back ribs (pictured) and I had the meatloaf! Everything was delicious!

Then it was time to head toward the music venue, Gruene Hall! In the picture to the right, you can see the opening act, BOTTOMLAND, behind Sylvia on stage!

But then it was time for the main headliner, Josh Turner! He played a number of new and old songs for an enthusiastic sold out crowd! He had just released a new CD called "THIS COUNTRY MUSIC THING" and sang a few of the songs from this CD.

It was about 2+ hours of great music on a very warm May night.

The last picture (left) was taken of the water tower in downtown Gruene! The yard outside the venue had benches and tables for food, beverages and merchandise of the performers! Of course, Sylvia had to have a souvenir tee shirt. My only instruction was: "Get one with his face on it." I guess my girlfriend thinks he's handsome & hot or something!!!

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