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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