Well, it’s done. At 2:34 this afternoon, I was officially done with my work on the Appendix A project.

I’ve learned a lot about Andy and his music these last few months, and I’ve seen the quick view of how he has matured as a songwriter. I’ve heard him cover Steven Curtis Chapman songs. I’ve heard him goofing off, crying, laughing, and being serious. I’ve heard him bragging about his boys, his girl, his wife. I’ve heard him making fun of his brother’s bad luck. I’ve heard him compare his grandma to Yoda and Gabe Scott (”The Legend”) to Chewbacca. I’ve heard him excited at the beginning of a tour, and I’ve heard him tired at the end of a tour. But every time - every time - I’ve heard him loving what he does.

It shows in his stories, his jokes, his approach to life, and in his songwriting. “Appendix A” will be a brief compiliation of that - a compilation that no AP fan should be without.

Now I’m off to Nashville to take this collection of bootlegs back to where it should be - out of my basement - and to join in the celebration of Andy’s newest CD release, “The Far Country.”