Thursday, January 14, 2010

Gift from California

This week another Dennen landed on Aussie soil. My second cousin, Brett Dennen, arrived this week as the opening act for the Aussie group "John Butler Trio". Brett is a succesful singer-songwriter from California with several albums already to his name. His unique voice, abilities as a guitarist and his lyrics with a message clearly explain why his popularity in America and Australia continues to grow. Such great talent truly must run in the family!
Ben and I joined fans in the middle of the moshpit last night to hear him preform. He was incredible. This was the first time I've heard him sing live and I was mezmerized and amazed by what a gifted musician he is.

What I didn't know, until I stood next to him, was how tall he was. My head came right to is armpit! After having him sign a CD for me, he invited us backstage for a chat and a beer with him and his 2 other band members. I had never met him so this was an excellent opportunity to get to know my cousin. What a wonderful and gracious young man. We had about an hour with him before he had to drive back to Sydney so they could catch a plane early the next morning for the opposite end of Oz - Perth.

Even though this was our first meeting he somehow felt familiar and like family. I hope we have a chance to spend more time with him in the future and show him a little bit of the Australia we live in.

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