Hemet Valley Baptist Church - July 4, 2009

Wayne's previous pastor asked Southland to come down to his current church in Hemet to play at their 4th of July celebration. The church started out the day by playing softball on their baseball field, followed by a BBQ and Southland's music. There was lots to do for all ages. Games, Face Painting, Clowns, Bounce Houses, etc., as well as a firework show at night.

Here is Southland playing the first set of the day. It was very hot, so we were thankful for shade the pop up's provided.


A couple of Hemet locals came out to support Southland, even though they don't attend this particular church. Thank you!

Although you can't see it in this picture, you can see the wonderful shade that the huge tent provided. The people sitting back enjoying our music really appreciated this.

One of the face painting clowns bringing joy to a special little girl.

Giggles the Clown. He walked around making balloon animals for all the kids and adults alike.

Southland playing the second set of the day. This time it was a bit cooler, as the sun was getting ready to go down.

Two of our regular band mates were out of town, so we asked our old bass player, Rex, to come fill in for Roy and the drummer, Kent, filled in for Kevin. He is a professional drummer that fills in for various drummers and he was pure joy to work with.

We had a fabulous time celebrating our country's freedom down in Hemet!