Shooter Jennings. I met (saw) him in an airport once around 2005ish?? I was standing in line to board and turned to a friend who was about 10 people back with my eyes as wide as pancakes. I whispered "There's Shooter Jennings!"
He said "what?" I whispered louder (like anyone cared or knew), "Shooter Jennings...Shooter Jennings!" and pointed. Chad still couldn't understand what I was saying so I ran out of line to tell him "Shooter Jennings! That's Shooter Jennings in front of me!!"
I don't think anyone but Chad and I knew who Shooter Jennings was, but maybe. Chad said "you HAVE to get his autograph !" I thought no way, nada. Me? Yeah, like I'd ever do something like that.
He had big, dark sunglasses on, was tiny and it was probably 1am. I sat about two rows back and it was neat listening to he and his band talking excitedly over a new record during the flight. (Not sure the "Carolina" song was on radio yet????)
I called my niece Jessie to tell her I was near Shooter Jennings while getting off the plane. Jessie was engaged to Jason at that time, I think, and Jason loved Shooter Jennings music. Jessie said, "Marna, you HAVE to get his autograph for Jason!" Or maybe Jason heard and said that I had to get his autograph. It's been too long to remember. I said, "I dunno..."
Well, through a set of doors we went and he was alone with his back turned. Bashful and shy I managed to steel myself up and walk over to him. At the wrong time! He was adjusting a big ole outlaw type belt buckle, his shirt and jeans. Thus the reason his back was turned to everyone. (Blush inserted here).
Mortified I blurted out, "Mr. Jennings, my soon to be nephew is a big fan. May I have an autograph for him?"
Geez I thought to myself. He's probably thinking, who is this woman and I guess she's not a fan because she asked for the autograph for someone else. "He said sure!" while finishing buckling his buckle (me, mortified still) and signed something I had. What? I don't remember....
I turned to get outta there thinking Jessie Hutsell Lovingood you better appreciate this and Shooter Jennings did you not learn anything from your dad's life - I hope those big black sunglasses were for being "cool" and incognito, not from drugs at 3 am in the morning. What would Waylon and Jessi Colter think? ;)
Oh, btw, I was then and still am a SJ fan. The autograph wasn't just for Jason. If I weren't a fan and if it was only a task for Jason, I wouldn't have been so nervous and reluctant and accosted him. Geez. What a moment for memories. Maybe I'll go to that concert......
