Last night, Arvest Ballpark hosted Joe Nichols in concert.  Another local boy – Tim Meitzen – opened for Joe.

Well, although Tim now lives in northwest Arkansas while going to the U of A, he is actually from over in Batesville, Arkansas.  I still consider him a hometown boy, though.  Tim was a great opening act.  He sang several covers and also two or three originals.  I’m told he performs down on Dickson St in Fayetteville pretty often so I might have to see him again in the near future.  Instead of strumming his guitar and singing in the above picture, he is playing with his cell phone.  In case no one heard, Arkansas beat Auburn yesterday evening.  They were in the closing minutes of the game when Tim took the stage, and Arkansas was ahead.  Tim was very interested to know the outcome.  When the game concluded, the crowd errupted in celebration but Tim wasn’t completely convinced the Hogs had actually pulled off the win so he decided to take a moment to double-check the score on his cell phone.  When it became official, he led us in singing the Arkansas Fight Song.  Woo Pig Sooie!!!

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Rogers native Joe Nichols opened the 2008 Inaugural Season for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals by singing the national anthem and throwing out the first pitch.  Joe is returning to Arvest Ballpark tonight to give a concert to his hometown crowd.  The concert starts at 7 pm.  Mom, Shelby, & I are probably getting there around 6:15 or so to get a decent parking place.  The seating is general admission but we are sitting upstairs in one of the suites so I’m not worried about getting there right when gates open.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals began their inaugural season here in Springdale on April 10, 2008. The Naturals moved here from Wichita, KS. They are the Double-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. I decided to get season tickets. While I’m not a huge baseball fan, there was something that drew me to the Naturals and wanting to be a part of their first season here in northwest Arkansas. My camera has, of course, gone with me to each game. Here is a link to my complete Naturals photo collection, which will be added to as I attend more games. The photos below are some of my favorites that I’ve taken so far.

Welcome to Springdale!

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