I Finally Get to See Petra! - September 23rd 2023

I've taken today and tomorrow off work so that we can make the drive to Paducah, Kentucky and back. It turns out the drive is around 8 1/2 hours, rather than the 12 that Dad saw when he looked it up, because he didn't realize that the "avoid highways" option was selected on his map app. 

We're going to Paducah to see Petra, one of the original Christian rock bands. After breaking up in 2005, they've been doing some shows together again since 2013. The current tour is a celebration of the band's 50th anniversary. 

We had a great drive down and even had some extra time to stop and eat because I didn't realize we crossed a time zone and gained an hour on the way down. So, we stopped and got something to eat at Wendy's with the extra time. We worked our way through Petra's discography on the drive. 

Listened to just shy of half their work on the way down. We'd left my place shortly after 8:00 and we arrived at rest Church, the venue for the concert at 5:15 their time. We enjoyed the concert! It was amazing to hear these legendary musicians live. John Lawry on the keys!!! Bob Hartman created the band, and is still rocking on the guitar. John Schlitt still has a great voice! We also had the pleasure of hearing Rex Carroll play (guitar legend from band Whitecross) again during the opening act. 

As soon as the show was over we left, as we didn't really have time to stick around. We grabbed some more Wendy's and hit the road. I'd promised to stay up with Dad to make sure he stayed awake.