The Beatin' Path

Halfway to Hazard: Free Tune This Week!

Halfway to Hazard is a new duo of dynamic singers and songwriters.  The quick-witted and talented twosome are out on the road with us all summer with the SOUL2SOUL 2007 tour, and they really are terrific.

They’ve been opening up some of our shows, as well as entertaining the crowds from an outdoor stage in the afternoons, all while juggling their own shows on the off days in between our concerts.  They really work hard, and it’s been a real pleasure to spend the summer with these boys.

Anyways, H2H – (that just makes me feel like a cool insider) – has a new album coming out soon, and their first single is on iTunes right now and available as a free download.  It’s a cool tune called “Daisy” that is making the rounds on radio, and I would love to encourage you to grab this free download immediately while it is available.

Besides, it’ll make David and Chad (Halfway to Hazard) feel good…and I’m planning on hitting 'em up for a commission.

Chloe In My Corner

Miss Hannah Uhrmacher was a charmer…no doubt about that.

Always considerate of other folks first.  Always ready to laugh.  Always anxious to figure out how to support or help other children going through her same struggles, ever hopeful for others when her own situation got more challenging.

I’m honored to run in her memory – to have her as a constant inspiration on my team.  But she is not the only Uhrmacher lady prepared to help me find my way to the finish line for this celebrated event. 

I introduce her older sister, Chloe.  Chloe came out with their mother to see me at the Tim McGraw concert in Omaha, and she made no bones about it: she was ready to be a part of my team.

See, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.  Hannah’s thoughtfulness, consideration, and hopeful spirit were all shared in their house.  In so many ways, Hannah and Chloe are the same.

Just look at what Chloe offered when asked about my running the marathon in honor of her sister.  “Jeff is running for my little sister, because she died of brain and spinal cancer in September of last year,” she said.  “Jeff used to write emails to Hannah, and I used to read them to her.  She could read really well, but sometimes, she was too tired or too sick to read them herself.  I also read all of her CaringBridge site entries to her.”
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Chloe also shared a funny story about Hannah’s visit to a Tim McGraw concert.  “They [Hannah and Jeff] were good friends, and one night Hannah got to go to her first Tim and Faith concert.  She came home and said ‘Now I know two Tim’s: TIM AND FAITH and TIM McGRAW!’”

Hannah’s older sister helped to set the story straight.  “We had to tell her that ‘Tim and Faith’ was [the same as] ‘Tim McGraw.’ So then she said, ‘Oh…so I guess I only know ONE Tim!”

Chloe…I’m thrilled to have you in my corner, girl!  You are a keeper.