Howdy! It's just li'l ol' me, Colton Blaize Ramey!
I am doing great! Life couldn't be any better than it is right now! We're still in the hunt for the Kentucky Opry Talent Search Finals, and I'm still pickin'/singin' along with my family; we really enjoy playing our music for the people who come to see us!
We also got that promised puppy. We got a blue-heeler/coon dawg mix; I named him "Banjo". He's eight weeks old, just a li'l feller; he's soooo cute! I love it when he licks my face; it tickles!
And mama, she's gettin' big in the belly. She is going to have a baby come Christmastime; whether it's a boy or girl, we don't know that yet. I'm hopin' for a brother; there's too many girls in my family now as it is! I want mama to name him Huck, as in Huckleberry Finn. :) Yeah, that'd be a good bluegrass name!
I got another letter from my girlfriend, Kaitlyn. She said that she may be coming to a church in my area to sing; if so, I am going to ask mama or daddy if we can see her. I hope so; I'd really love to meet her! She's sooo cute! I look at her, and my heart goes bump,bump, bump right inside my chest!
I also hear that her friend, David, may come, too. I saw him on AGT last year, and he's a li'l older'n me, ten, I think. He has austism (Colton meant autism); it causes him to have trouble talking to people, but he sings real good. He is singin' 'round the country, too; I hear he and Kaitlyn are good friends.
Maybe if he comes here, I can see David, too. That'd be cool if they did a duet together; I bet they'd do real good!
We tried out for AGT this year; don't know if we made it or not. I was real nervous, so much, in fact, I nearly dropped my fiddle! We did good, and the judges, they liked us, so that's a good thing! I'll let y'all know if we made it or not!
Last year, they had a bluegrass family called the Wrights; they made it to the finals, but they didn't win. Darn! The youngest in that family is a boy, and he plays a mean bass! Sings good, too! They all do! Maybe they'll come to Kentucky as well; I'd sure love to see 'em!
Daddy, he was worried for a while about his job, but for now, his job is going to stay open. We've been prayin' really hard for God to let daddy keep his job. I know the 'comony (Colton meant economy) is real bad for a lot of folks, but as long as daddy keeps workin', we'll be happy!
My brother Kentucky fell and broke his arm about two months ago; he just got the cast off last week. He is happy to be playin' banjo again; he really missed it. He was jumpin' in the trees, and he missed. Landed clean on his arm; broke it like a twig. Heard the bone snap and everythin'; it was scary, especially when it was hangin' loosely like a dead goose! I knew he'd done somethin' to it!
Yet he didn't cry, even in the emergency room. He was a brave soldier. I was right proud of my big brother! :)
The only bad part was he couldn't play his banjer.
This year we have a bunch of bluegrass festivals lined up. Maybe we'll make a bunch of new fans; if we get on AGT, we will. Somehow, bein' on tv brings on the fans!
Well, I am going to go. Have to get ready for kindergarten in a few hours, also eat my breakfast, and feed the chickens before the bus comes. That's my job. I will write in here again soon; until then, this is your li'l bluegrass buddy sayin' so long! God bless!
~Love, your friend in Kentucky, Colton Blaize Ramey. :)
