I don't have a cute title for this post. But I wanted to tell you about my buddy Thom Shepherd's show tonight at the Bluebird Cafe.

Thom is a songwriter. He wrote Riding with Private Malone, which went #1 for David Ball in 2001, and Redneck Yacht Club which just went #1 for Craig Morgan. We also got to hear a song called Man's Job that he just wrote a couple of weeks ago, and Montgomery Gentry has already cut it. Thom has put out a few CD's himself, his music plays on XM 10, America. He's really just a great guy, always, always, ALWAYS has a smile on his face.

I've seen Thom play at several clubs around town over the years, but tonight was a pretty special show, and not just because it was at the legendary Bluebird Cafe. This was Thom's first gig in several months, having just completed 9 weeks of chemotherapy. He looked great, a cowboy hat covered up his bald head, but nothing could cover up his big smile.