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"crazy like me." pointing to Jay. Everyone laughed at that and they continued the song with the correct lyrics and got a big hand. To that, I think it was Gary who said, "Can we take you on the bus with us?"
The song was a parody of Rick Springfield's hit, "Jesse's Girl," but they called it "Bubba's Girl." The line that goes "How can I find me a woman like that?" they switched to "How can I find me a cousin like that?" It was really funny. At the end of the song, Gary notices that Jimmy Mattingly had gone to the back and wasn't playing on the song. He said, "What's the matter, Jimmy, wasn't that "country" enough for you?" Jimmy said, It wasn't "country" and it wasn't 80's rock." So, Gary tells him to show them what "country" is.
The guys have a wonderful rapport with each other and the audience. When they sang "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me" they said that they liked to take old songs and "Flatter-ize" them. They did a really good job with the song, too!
Joe Don and Jay tried to out "solo" each other and Gary, who doesn't play an instrument was back by the guitar, dancing around. As Joe Don was playing his solo, and really getting into it, Jay came up behind him and turned off the amp. Then when it was Jay's solo, Joe Don got behind him and goosed his sides as he tried to play.
I absolutely love the guys harmonies. They play well, and they really have fun on stage, and it rubs off on the audience. If you've liked any of Rascal Flatts songs, do yourself a favor and go see them when they come to your town. They are well worth the admission price. They're headlining this summer, then will go back to opening for Jo Dee Messina this fall. Or, like they like to put it, "they're letting Jo Dee close for them." Rascal Flatts's audio clips courtesy of Lyric Street Records
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Jay DeMarcus
Next, they sang "Waiting All My Life" and then Gary said they wanted to do something a little different for us. It was a song that they wanted to put on the album, but they were told no. They wanted to try it out and see if we liked it, and if so, they'd try to get it on the next album. He said that it was based on an 80's rock song, and but it was "country." When he said "country" he made little quote signs in the air.
Jimmy went to the front of the stage and played an awesome fiddle solo. When he was done, he played a few notes that everyone would recognize as the intro to "Praying for Daylight."
There were a few different times where Jay or Joe Don would have solos and one time Joe Don took a towel and wiped Gary's face as he sang, and tossed the towel in the audience. Then later Gary did the same with a towel, wiping Joe Don's face as he played a solo.
After the solo session was over, Gary was complaining that they were off doing their things and he was dancing by the drums and going "dahh dahh." He made a sound like a guitar solo. Then the guys took turns playing some notes and Gary would imitate the sounds with his voice. Really sounded like the instrument too!