Garth Brooks coming out of retirement

I found two articles, one on MSNBC News and the other on examiner.com
"Country superstar Garth Brooks announced Thursday that he's coming out of retirement with a show in Las Vegas." Brooks said at a news conference that he is ending his retirement with an extended engagement at the Wynn Resort. He has been retired since 2000, because he wanted to spend more time with his children, but once he raised them, he wanted to return to the road. The article said, "The Recording Industry Association of America honored Brooks in 2007 with a career award after he passed Elvis Presley to become the top-selling solo artist in U.S. History. At the time he had sold more than 123 million albums." Garth Brooks is 47 years old, and is currently married to Trisha Yearwood. They live together in Oklahoma. On examiner.com Brooks stated at a press conference at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville that, "We're going to take the retirement room off over our head, and I already feel taller." That article said as of December 11, 2009 he will start performing 3 nights a week at the Wynn Resort in Vegas. He has a private jet that will fly him back and forth for weekend shows, so he will remain at home with his wife and kids during the weekdays. His shows in Vegas will only last 15 weeks out of the year, but could last up to 5 years in length. Brooks is optimistic about coming back, saying, "I know this is a young industry, so I'm not sure I'll be welcome back but, if the fans want me, I still want to pursue my music."

My first thought was how excited I was. I LOVE Garth Brooks and I am so excited to see him come out of retirement.

I don't think anyone realizes how excited my husband and I are to hear this happening. Garth Brooks has been a big part of our lives, we love his music, and we are going to try to do everything possible to get in to see one of his shows. I have never been to Vegas, but what a time to go. I still can't believe Brooks has passed up Elvis Presley to become the top-selling solo artist in the history of the U.S. history. That is the most exciting thing I could ever think of. I couldn't imagine being his wife, or even one of his kids. And I definitely can't imagine how proud they are to say they are related to him. Garth Brooks has worked so hard in his life to earn everything he has gotten, and he deserves everything he gets. When he stated "I'm not sure I'll be welcomed back but, if the fans want me, I still want to pursue my music," well, h*ll yeah we want him back. I don't think anyone would want him to stay in retirement. Everyone who is a fan of him would want to go to more shows to see him do what he does best. You can tell he enjoys his music. Every show I've ever seen him do, he has been so happy, and shows how passionate he is about singing. You can tell he is one in a million who love their jobs, and his positive attitude rubs off on millions of people in this world. I can actually say he is one that millions look up to. I am just so excited that he is coming back.

Now the next step is going to see him in Vegas. Maybe we'll get lucky and Garth and Trisha Yearwood will write some songs together. You never know, maybe we'll see her sing some of his songs with him onstage at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas. :) YAY!!!