Bleu was on a mission. He made it to Hazard Kentucky and had heard of a bar called the Dukes of Hazard and really wanted to play there just to say that he did. He had heard that they had an open mic night so he stopped in to checkout the situation. Sure enough, they had a Thursday night jam and Bleu was on the scene. He sat at the bar nursing a beer and nervously waited his turn when the lead man for the jam band waived to him to come up on stage. They handed him a Fender Strat and he slipped the strap over his shoulder and quickly checked the tuning. He set the distortion level and turned up the volume knob and launched into Stevie Ray Vaughn's Pride and Joy. Immediately heads turned and the energy in the bar picked up. Two hillbilliettes slipped onto the dance floor and started shakin' what the good Lord gave 'em, and the party was on. Bleu played a rippin' solo, one that when your hooked up and everything's flowing, you know it and there's no greater feeling. They resolved the song and the barroom applauded. He graciously attempted to walk away but the band wouldn't have it. He followed up with Honky-Tonk Women and Mary Jane's Last Dance before finishing with a heart felt rendition of A Country Boy Can Survive. Bleu has played music in a lot of places and met a lot of people, and he'll tell you straight up that Kentucky folks are some of the nicest people that he's met. They like their music and are accepting of anyone that plays; a lesson the rest of the world should heed. Rock on!

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