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Note from Amber: Today’s post is written by Edward Hartline, a up and coming singer/songwriter who has been recognized by the guys for his amazing talent. Give him some love and follow him on Twitter @EdwardEnigma.

We went to Florida for a week in June and I took my guitar.  I had learned ‘Who Have You Been Loving?” and was playing it a lot. My mother wanted me to record it for her online friends to hear. One day my step-father set up the camera and we recorded it.  When we got back, my mother posted it on You Tube. The next morning, I woke to my mom yelling that Bobby tweeted about it. I vaguely took this into account and went back to sleep. It didn’t hit me until that next Thursday when we went to Sam’s concert in Birmingham. On his way to the microphone, he turned to me and complimented me on the video. After about 2 ½ songs later, it had hit me, and I’d almost sh*t my pants.

After he & The Men had finished an awesome show, I walked with the crowd to the front lobby and waited in line to meet Sam. After letting numerous girls cut in front of me, it was finally my turn. Sam said, “You!” I said,”You!” He said I was talented and asked me if I had written any of my own music. I told him I had. Then we talked music and guitars. I had worn a shirt that read “Messing with your Mojo”, a reference to his Nashville show in April. He thought it was funny and gladly signed the back. The Men signed it, too.

Later, my sister took my picture with Sam & he made a funny face in the first one. We ended up outside after I was stalked by some scary pedophile in the lobby.  We talked to Sam for a long time and he handed me a Fruit roll-up. We talked about the music industry, recording labels, Bobby and Nashville. Finally, we were the only people left and Sam was still talking to us. The Men were in the van, waiting on him because he was driving them to Nashville that night.  Sam seemed reluctant to leave. We were, too, but eventually, he had to go. He said, “See you next time.”  It wasn’t just a “Thanks for coming,” but more of a promise that there would be a next time. We waved at them as they drove off.

It was an epic night.

And from Edward’s mom and biggest fan/promoter, Bandmum1:

I went to Atlanta to see Bobby’s two shows in August. Neither of them was an All Ages show, so Edward had to miss out. The first night at The Earl, Bobby seemed a little tired. He had just come from Nashville, which I hear was pretty awesome. He chatted a little with the audience, but put all his energy into a wonderful performance. After the show, he came out to meet everyone. I told him I was Edward’s mom and he grinned so cutely. He said,” He’s amazing! He’s very talented.” (I contained myself, barely.) I did manage to thank him for the tweet, which just made him duck his head and grin. Such a sweet guy. It was wonderful of him to pay it forward like that. We hope to get Edward and Bobby together in the same place before too long, possibly on the Fall leg of his tour.

Would you like to see this video everyone is a buzz over? Here it is!

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