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Geoff had been sitting on a bench in the wings but rose to his feet with the rest of the audience at the Atlanta Country Music Festival, as the lights came up onstage where Travis had just finished his newest song. The applause and whistles lasted for nearly ten minutes while Travis waved to fans and bowed before walking along the platform and reaching down to shake hands. Travis looked to the right, where Geoff was standing with his brothers. He lifted his cowboy hat and smiled at him. When the noise finally died down, Travis spoke.
“Thank you. It sure is grand playing for y’all tonight, being here with ya and listening to all the great bands. I wanted to give a big shout-out to Geoff. If it wasn’t for him, y’all wouldn’t have this new song tonight.” There was applause, and Geof
