You must hate music.

The first day of Sailing Southern Ground is behind us, and, while we’re always a little trepidatious about a new cruise, its clear we were wasting time worrying.

The vibe here is incredible. I can’t help but smile walking the decks. And, I’m pretty sure that the party lasted well after my 2 a.m. bedtime, based on the stories I’ve been lucky enough to overhear. (Eavesdropping may not be honorable, but the benefits in this situation are too great a temptation.)

Sixthman is celebrating its 25th charter on Sailing Southern Ground. Yay, Sixthman! I’ve been around for 19 or 20, if my memory serves me right (it usually doesn’t, as most people who know me for 5 minutes will confirm.) I was talking with some of the members of the Dirty Guv’nahs band last night, and after telling them about how many cruises we’ve done, one of them responded, “I was going to ask you what bands you were interested in seeing, but you must hate music at this point.”

I laughed, especially since I just got to sit in on the Wood Brothers show, which completely knocked my socks off. It filled me up in the best possible way. It never gets old, and its awesome that we get to have a taste of what (I hope) our guests are experiencing all day every day. If they feel even a little bit of the rush I got last night, then all of our jobs are 110% worth it, to say the least.

I’m glad to be here, and think there’s not a more fitting artist to be celebrating with than Zac Brown. But that’s a whole other blog.