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Allison, Wilmington, NC - Monday, November 10th, 2008 8:04 PM JON! you were amazing at windy gap this past weekend. thank you so much for your songs. Wedding ring is my favorite! Good luck!! by the way - me and my friends are saving up for a concert :) CANT WAIT! Ally Leach, Raleigh, NC - Sunday, November 9th, 2008 7:17 PM I LOVE JON TROAST! Heaven's Got the Time and Knock Down are the greatest songs ever!! Tori, Grand Rapids, Michigan - Friday, November 7th, 2008 8:53 AM Jon, I was wondering if it is still possible for me to buy the album with the song "Something More" on it. I love all of your work, and that song is absolutely wonderful! I was hoping to have it played at my wedding this coming summer. Is there a way for me to purchase this CD please? Thanks, Tori olivia - Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 11:47 AM Please come back. My credibility and Kool were greatly enhanced by "getting"you here! You were a perfect artist and a very attending guest, and I hope to follow your career for a long time to come. Repeated listenings are not just in order, they are a JOY! Trey from Danbury NC - Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 10:44 AM I'm the big guy that played in the last warmup act last Sunday. I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your music. Best of luck to you. Stay Safe Wendi Uselton, Danbury, NC - Sunday, October 19th, 2008 9:31 PM Hey Jon, I really enjoyed your concert tonight as well as meeting you. I have to tell you, keep doing the song about your sister's adoption/mom's wedding ring. It almost made me cry. The sign of a great song. I'm sold. I'll be a long time fan!. Your bumper sticker goes on my truck first thing in the am. (Of course, by this point, my truck is starting to look like a bad red neck joke - but one more can't hurt - right?) Take care and wishing you safe travels! Wendi Kris, St. Louis, MO - Thursday, October 16th, 2008 7:51 PM I was invited to the recent St. Louis concert in Somebody's Living Room, but I couldn't make it. Hey, my daughter had a birthday party that night, so I think I had a good excuse. Sorry I missed the show! So, what kind of guitars do you play/tour with? Chris M, Tunkhannock PA - Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 12:26 PM Great singer/songwriter! We had a great time. Today's pop music has lost any sort of story or emotion. Your songs have depth. This concept of playing to a small captive audience makes a lot of sense. You gained real fans here. You're making it happen for yourself. You're an inspiration to a lot of us musicians that watched and listened lastnight...Bravo! Kim, Mechanicsburg, PA - Monday, October 6th, 2008 11:35 AM Jon, Dirk and I had such a great time last night listening to you play again. We're so glad you came back to Mechanicsburg! And we hope it won't be the last time! You are an extremely talented singer/songwriter and we wish you all the success in the world. You deserve it. Thanks again for a great concert. Take care of yourself! Abby, Houghton, MI - Monday, September 15th, 2008 4:11 PM Jon, I just got my CD, and can't stop listening to it! It's making me late to things because I can't pull myself away from the stereo to go get ready to go! I love the song "Joy", and the lyrics have already been a blessing to me. It's hard being so far away from home and everything I know, but the reminder to continue to rejoice is convicting and also encouraging. Love the sound, love the lyrics, love the fact that when people ask me about my t shirt I get to say, "Yeah, he's my cousin" = ) Katya Lefrançois Quebec city - Sunday, September 7th, 2008 9:09 AM WOW amazing voice... I love the songs so much!! Brandon, East Troy, WI - Thursday, September 4th, 2008 8:20 AM The Geneva Theater show was one of the best we have ever seen. We got so misty when you sang Wedding Ring. Just beautiful... Katie, Bourbonnais, IL - Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 11:38 PM Awesome job in Lake Geneva! The CD release party was excellent! Kristin Hubick, Indianapolis, IN - Sunday, August 31st, 2008 3:24 PM Hey Toast! Just wanted to tell ya I really LOVE all three CDs I bought at the ZNE convention. I'm listening now. Keep it up! Kristin :) Janet Scales Gurnee, Il. - Sunday, August 31st, 2008 1:34 PM You played for my Granddaughter, Megan's, 16th birthday Aug. 27 in Lake Geneva. She loved it ! Your were great and I will be looking forward to checking out your other venues. We worked hard to make her special day perfect, and you were the icing on the cake. Keep up the great music. Grandma Janet. Kristi Kranz Lino Lakes Minnesota - Friday, August 29th, 2008 6:06 PM My niece Megan had one request for her 16th b-day party... have Jon Troast play! You did and were so appreciated by she and her friends. Thanks for taking the time to share your music with the group and more importantly share a bit of yourself. Your time spent visiting with them was a highlight and they commented on how "cool" you were and how much they liked your music. Play on my friend! Alan - Sunday, August 24th, 2008 12:31 AM Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road. Dane Martin, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Thursday, August 21st, 2008 7:14 AM hi jon its your cousin dane...where can i send you money for you to send me all your cds???...i miss the united states...u really realize how much u take for granted while you are fighting a war in another country...i cant wait to come back home though... olivia nelson shelton - Monday, August 18th, 2008 4:55 PM we're thinking about having a living room or across the street in our open church concert...I noticed that you have a date in weaverville, NC about 3 hours sw of us here in danbury,nc just north of Winston-Salem... We have three singer songwriter sons, miss them being around, and as the local music teachers (retired) have a little bit of local cred. If you could see your way to come here, we will pursue the gig! Abby Bellevue, WA - Saturday, August 16th, 2008 12:28 PM Thanks for the magnet, Jon, and for the gift under it... you didn't have to. Hope your travels bring you back to WA again! Dana Furlo, Lake Geneva, WI - Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 9:03 AM New to Lake Geneva and recently heard your music. I absolutely love it! Can't wait to see you at some upcoming events in the area. Jennifer Oak Forest IL - Thursday, August 7th, 2008 9:32 PM Hi Jon, Enjoyed hearing you again at the Sullivan's Trytobe Fair. Love listening to your CD's and want to hear you on the radio too - so don't forget to put some type of mailing card in the new cd case for all of us to send to local and/or XM radio stations requesting your songs. Keep making your great music we all love it hear in Oak Foret!! Jennifer Cassandra Herriman,UT - Monday, July 28th, 2008 12:03 AM i went to your preformence in the Sandy ampitheatre in utah on July 12th amazing preformance i bought both of your cd's and i listen to them all the time. Thank you for coming to our big(living room) and performing for us. it was great. thanks Alexa, Crystall Falls, MI - Sunday, July 27th, 2008 10:29 AM are you planing any shows near michigan or wisconson??? i would love to come and see u live!!! i feel kinda bad couse i have never really seen u sing live yet Donna-Algonquin, IL - Thursday, July 24th, 2008 8:36 PM Jon, it's been fun reading your journal and following your travels. It's hard to believe it's been 3 months since you played in my living room! Sounds like you've having a fabulous time. Stay safe and keep having fun! Danielle, Seattle, WA - Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 5:40 PM Hi Jon, i loved your performance at the DeGroff's. Just remember the next time you pay cash for something you have to present the bill and then say "BOOM" sincerely, Danielle Shelby Impellizzeri, Alto, MI - Sunday, July 20th, 2008 12:23 PM Hey Jon, I heard you sing at your cousin Abby's wedding in June and loved "Your that Way". So I just ordered 'Second Story' and I can't wait to get it. In case you wondered, I'm your cousin Erich Tjapkes's girlfriend. God Bless! Samantha Bailey :: Seattle, WA - Friday, July 18th, 2008 12:22 AM Wow. Fabulous show at Anita's place this evening. Thank-you so much! I'll never think of the Dish and the Spoon in quite the same way again. Rob, Salt Lake City, UT - Sunday, July 13th, 2008 8:14 PM My wife and I caught your show in Sandy, Ut. and became fans. Great stuff. Bought both albums and really enjoy them but I also really enjoyed just you and your guitar on stage. Maybe an all acoustic album? We look forward to your retun to Utah! Nic, Salt Lake City, Utah - Sunday, July 13th, 2008 12:33 AM Jon, I saw you last night at the Jon Schmidt concert in Sandy. Wow! You have a new sound that I haven't heard before and I love it. Thanks, and best of luck to you. I doubt living rooms are able to hold the crowds you are drawing with your music. Thank You! Nic GALE, CENTERVILLE UTAH - Saturday, July 12th, 2008 10:18 PM WHAT A TALENT! Heather Walker, Provo, Ut - Saturday, July 12th, 2008 9:15 PM Hey Mr. Jon Troast! I think you're pretty much the coolest guy ever, you signed my bumper sticker at the Jon Schmidt concert last night, and that's pretty much awesome. :) Stephanie, Ogden, UT - Saturday, July 12th, 2008 2:33 AM Jon, I saw you tonight at the Sandy City amphitheatre in Utah. You're songs are awesome!! I loved it!! Trent Nokes, Rivertown, UT - Saturday, July 12th, 2008 12:36 AM Hey Man First Time Hearing You Tonight And You Ripped It Up Man!!! I've Already Been Home And Have Previewed Both Of Your Records And They Are SaWeet Man! You Kicked Butt Tonight. I'm Glad You Came Out To Good Ol' Utah. Hope You Came Back Out Again! Peace! Vicki Swanson - Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 10:24 PM Hey Jon! Good reviews...It sounds like you are doing well! Our Sunday dinners are missing an important element, though!!! Keep up the good work. I see that you were in Williams Bay yesterday. Maybe we'll see you this weekend. Are you going to the Sharon parade?Take care. Love and prayers, Vicki for Tim P>S. I took care of your cute nephews today. They went swimming in the little pool. By the way, I hear you had a great time at the 60th anniversary. I wish I could see your grandparents again. They are wonderful! ttyl Rick Champney, Lapel, IN - Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 1:36 PM Jon, Looks like all is well on the road for you, except your cell phone incident. Anyway, sure loved your concert in Noblesville, IN when you were here. Can't wait to get the new CD in the mail. take care, Rick Sparta Township Planning Dept. - Monday, June 23rd, 2008 10:58 AM Your Uncle David turned us on to your website. We enjoyed your music. Grandma on her own, New Jersey - Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 11:44 AM Hi Jon, how is everybody doing taking care of you since I'm not around to feed you? I hope they're feeding you well. We are at your parents'; went to TV church; a Catholic mass. Now we're here for dinner and I can't believe it's just us four, there usually is a big gang. See you soon. Grandpop and Grandma, Wyckoff, NJ - Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 11:41 AM Hi, Jon, visiting with your father and mother, my oldest son. Isn't that amazing, here we are in Holland. Just thought I would check out how your parents are doing. Missed you at the wedding out here when your cousin got married. Hope your trip's going well, see you in a week. God bless.... Dede Zwahlen, Evergreen, CO - Saturday, June 21st, 2008 6:48 PM Just learned about you from Suzanne Troast. We are close to Denver. Are you sure you're going to be here July 7? d2 Kelly, Dalton & Wyatt -Twin lakes, Wi - Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 4:02 PM Hi Jon, just wanted to drop by and tell you that me and my boys always have a great time watching you in geneva @ starbucks.. we love your music!! thank you for always putting on a great show-see you soon- Trisha, Lake Geneva, WI - Monday, June 2nd, 2008 12:46 PM Jon! I was so excited to see you the other weekend at Starbucks. I missed a majority of the show, but I'm glad I caught the ending. Rebecca, Brooke, and I had a good time :D Hope to see you around soon. Miss your music! Sheryl Boorsma - Sunday, June 1st, 2008 9:09 AM We were wondering when you would be back in the Grand Rapids area? We would love to be part of your living room tour are you available sometime in August? Aunt Renee - Saturday, May 31st, 2008 1:36 PM Hey Jon - give me a call, we can still find a corner for you to sit in at the wedding! You can sing for your supper.... Aunt Renee doodle - Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 4:12 PM that blabbermouth lip-gloss is nice and glossy! and to have your quote on their product is pretty Cool. I'd say its worth the $$$; after all - i use it everyday! Candice, Queen Creek, AZ - Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 10:54 AM Jon, my brother bought me your cd a few months back, and we haven't stopped listening since. LOVE IT!!!! It's so fresh, and inspiring. My 11 year old son thinks you are the coolest, and asks to listen to you every day on the way to school. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Want to come to Lake Powell this summer and play for our whole family on a houseboat??? :) Adams' - Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 9:21 AM Great show last night. Wish I would have brought the conga up from downstairs and put some beats to it - next time. coray ames - Sunday, May 18th, 2008 10:44 PM You may not remember me, but I lived at Burton and am friends with Aaron Horevay, Jamie Phelps, Hank Willis, etc. Anyway, I just saw one of your videos on Lenore VanderZee's website and followed the link. Great stuff! Congratulations! And the concept behind your tour is smart and fun. Emily, Emporia KS - Saturday, May 17th, 2008 10:37 PM Hey Jon! I know you've been busy since the Emporia gig but I just wanted to say again how cool it was of you to come!! We really enjoyed having you and hope you had a great time! Perhaps acting is in your future!! Em chanelle r, gilbert, AZ - Thursday, May 15th, 2008 12:07 PM woo! we had a blast, Jon Troast! love, your AZ Irrigation Band. Annie Olhava, Hebron, IL - Thursday, May 15th, 2008 12:09 AM Love the new CD! Cheryl Smith and I were listening to it tonight at work at Inspiration Ministries and I knew that I needed to buy it as soon as I got home. Can't wait to get it so I can listen to it with my full attention! Julie - Slidell, LA - Thursday, May 8th, 2008 9:33 PM Jon - Your new cd is so great!!I can appreciate & relate to every word of every song. I can't wait to hear the next one and see my name on the cover. I know pretty soon we will see your face on the "cover of the Rolling Stones". Have good & safe travels and I hope you make it back to this part of the country soon. - Jules Jaclyn and Chris Andersen, Oak Lawn, IL - Thursday, May 8th, 2008 2:20 PM Hey, we just got ur new CD! It's awesome...favorite track is #7!!! (and #1, 2,3,4,5, etc...) haha Jeff DeVore, Charlottesville, VA - Monday, May 5th, 2008 7:46 PM Hey Jon, got the new CD in the mail today - it's great, better every time I hear it. Hope we get to hear you in Seattle in August. the Morrisons, San Clemente, CA - Sunday, May 4th, 2008 12:15 PM Jonny-T! We're listening to the new album and love it! Can't wait to have you jam for us in a few weeks :) David and Faye Skelton - Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 5:38 PM How can we get you all at Summerfest??? Can't wait to get our CD's!!! Ben Scott, Vancouver, British Columbia - Friday, May 2nd, 2008 7:48 PM Would it be OK with you if I used the song "you're that way" for my first dance at my wedding? Ben Scott Matt Swacina, Grand Rapids, MI - Thursday, May 1st, 2008 6:46 AM Yeah!! I'm so excited to hear the new cd Jon. God has truly blessed you and I enjoy following what he has been doing in you life. Peace! matt Katie Ostler, Marengo, Illinois - Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 9:11 AM Last night was fun! Even if I did mess up the lyrics... Jaclyn and Chris Andersen, Oak Lawn, Illinois - Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 5:31 PM Hey Jon! We had a great time seeing you perform here in Illinois. It is always wonderful to listen to you live. Looking forward until next time!! Jeremy Alessi, Oak Lawn, IL - Sunday, April 27th, 2008 11:28 PM Thanks for the awesome concert in my living room experience. It's not often that you can have one of your favorite artist play a concert in your living room. I thought about this possibility several years ago listening to August and Everything After by the counting Crows knowing it was recording in Adam Duritz' living room. How cool would that be, I thought, for that to be my living room. Now I know. And I respect you (Jon) as an artist more than Adam Duritz. You also made me miss my huge beard that got axed several years ago. Thanks, Jeremy I posted you on my Alessi Photography blog on blogger. If you need any pictures done ever, let me know. Also how many pairs of red shoes you got man? Midlothian Illinois - Sunday, April 27th, 2008 7:21 PM Jon, what can I say man that was one fun night. I enjoyed it alot and I'm looking foward to seeing you in the future and when ever you come back into town ill buy those cd's from you . Peace Mark Kaminski Lenore VanderZee, South Bend, IN - Sunday, April 20th, 2008 9:43 PM I would love to host a living room concert when you have a chance. You were great at Marie Dershem's, and I want South Bend to share in the wealth of your talent! Looking forward to hearing from you. Amanda, Zeeland, Michigan - Sunday, April 20th, 2008 7:20 PM Jon! Thanks for a great concert at Sweet Bean! We have been listening to your CD non-stop since the concert. My favorite song is You're That Way. Next time you're headed to Michigan please let us know because we would love to have you back for another show. Jake, Zeeland, Michigan - Friday, April 18th, 2008 8:39 PM The show at the sweet bean was great. I love folk rock and this was one of the best i've ever heard. Becky Grand Rapids, MI - Thursday, April 17th, 2008 1:10 PM So, How do we find out whose living room you'll be in? :) Ed, Westfield, NJ - Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 1:22 PM Hi Jon, Your CD's are selling really well at our store. Any NJ fans, Second Story is available at The Farmhouse Store, Westfield, NJ Jon Smith Family Walworth, WI - Thursday, March 27th, 2008 12:16 AM Woohoo, you get to record sooner. Yipee for you!! Robbie Walden Tacoma, WA - Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 6:33 PM Jon, even though we are competing in Famecast against eachother. Your music is AWESOME!!! GOD BLESS Bill & Ed, Bound Brook, NJ - Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 8:58 AM Jon, Thanks for another terrific concert. Great to see you again. It was so good seeing another group of people get introduced to your music. Looking forward to selling your CDs in the store. Can't wait for the new release! Safe, happy travels! Paula, Raleigh NC - Sunday, March 16th, 2008 9:19 PM Jon, You forgot to write by our picture (RALEIGH,NC) that we were your favorite group. We'll forgive you this time! We had a great time! Thanks! Julie - Slidell, LA - Thursday, March 13th, 2008 2:13 PM Jon, You were awesome at Jo & Charlie's house last night. I felt your heart and soul in everyone of your songs. I hope I get to see you passing through again or anywhere! Julie Abba, Houston, Texas - Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 4:51 PM your show last night rocked it was great meeting you and and I'm glad you had fun with us, come back soon I'm sure Sarah will invite you soon Dave & Joy Parish - Sunday, March 9th, 2008 8:32 PM Hi Jon, Joy and I live across the street from Mike, Jennifer and Woody. We wanted to meet you the other night, weren't able to make it. Your music seems very interesting and we're looking forward to the new CDs! Take care and good luck with your 100 dollar tour. -Dave Parish midlothian - Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 10:11 PM hey man wats goin on i just picked up ur cd for the 1st time in a while i must say that i listend to it like 3 times good work cant wait till u come in next let me kno . take care. Peace Cory and Katie in Oakland, CA - Saturday, February 16th, 2008 6:43 PM All you Jon Troast fans from Wisconsin... don't forget to vote on Tuesday, February 19! We recommend Barack Obama! Check out the website. Garth & Rachel - Sentani, INDONESIA - Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 12:54 AM Hey Jonny (yes, that's the way I'm gonna spell it cuz I know you have some kind of weird phobia about h's in your name). Rachel and I are excited about your new CDs. We need to pick those up this summer before we head back here to Indo. Hey! I've got a great idea! You can come over here and do a tour! Yeah! That would be awesome! They would love you here. Of course, it would cost you a lot more than you would make, but it would be worth it, right? We could play foos and hang out. Anyway...I hope we can see you some this summer. We should be getting back to the States around June 1st and we leave again in early August. We'll hook up. Check out our blog if you haven't seen it yet Later Maggie (from church), Delavan, WI - Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 9:40 PM HI Jon!!! It's Maggie Sirkman. I absolutely loved your concert tonight. I will miss you and I'm praying that everything will work out well and that your new c.d.s will be a big sucess. I wasn't able to pre-pay for your c.d.s tonight, but I can't wait to get them when they come out. I think you are just the most awesome person and can't wait for you to write me back. Yours Truly, Maggie Sirkman Jennifer Nielsen, Lake Geneva, WI - Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 8:48 PM I loved the concert that you did tonite and my prayers are with you when you go down to Nashville. Once again I really apreciate you coming to Calvary and I want you to know that I love your music. Meredith, Chicago, IL - Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 10:14 PM I'm not a dork, or trying to take over. Everytime I make a comment the one I made disappears? Am I going crazy? - Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 10:07 PM Hey! Great job at Timber-lee! I had my small group tonight with my jr. high gals and they couldn't stop doing "oh oh oh oh" all night long! They also treasured their posters all the way home. Tres cute! Thanks again for using your gifts! -Mere p.s. YOU NEED TO PLAY CORNERSTONE! Eli, Marshalltown, Iowa - Monday, January 21st, 2008 10:45 PM Hey Jon! I was at the Winter Extreme 08 in East Troy, WI. I just wated to remind you of a joke my friend said to you. "Did you know Mexicans in Spain are Spaniards?" Probably rings a bell, huh? Can't wait to see you guys next year. KEEP ON ROCKIN' OUT! allie, crystal lake, illinois - Monday, January 21st, 2008 9:03 PM hey jon! i was at the winter extreme camp you performed at i loved it! ur such an amazing singer! cant wait to see you perform again! Abby, Grand Rapids, MI - Monday, January 21st, 2008 6:29 PM Hey Jon! I plan on ordering the t-shirt soon, since my old one is worn out from too much use = ) Question for you- any chance you'll be in GR June 7 or 14? My wedding will be one of those two days, and I would LOVE to have you do a song or two(or 20 or 30) at the reception! Elizabethtown, PA - Sunday, January 20th, 2008 7:14 PM I love Knock Down! I will get my vote in for you! Coming to PA anytime soon? joel pantojas - Friday, January 18th, 2008 7:48 AM whats up homie i gota be knock down stupid not to pre order your cd. have a nice day Charity Theien East Troy, WI - Friday, January 18th, 2008 12:39 AM Hey, are you excited as I am for you to be playing here at Camp this weekend? See ya tomorrow. Charity Steve Roeske, Spring Grove, IL - Saturday, January 5th, 2008 1:01 AM I just saw Jon play live tonight and I was truely impressed...great guitarist, great songwriter, awesome singer...he's got it all. B. Deiters Whitehall, MI. - Friday, December 28th, 2007 7:34 PM Jon, wanted to let u know how thankful I was for the time u took to play in Spring Lake. We need to set up a day to play in Whitehall! You have my vote. Peace! Tito from lovely Grand Rapids, Michigan - Monday, December 24th, 2007 2:37 PM Jon, I really enjoyed the show in GR on Saturday. I hope it was a good way to close out the tour. Thanks again, JT Lisa (ww groupie) - edgerton wi - Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 8:19 PM Jon ~ you are such an amazing person. I can not thank you enough for coming and playing for us. It meant the world!!! Have a great holdiay and i am positive i will see you again soon. Safe travels :) ~lisa Jill, New Berlin, WI - Monday, December 17th, 2007 9:20 PM Jon, Had a great time at the Davies open house (I'm the one that wanted to hear "Mary Jane"). You have 2 new lovers of your music. Thanks so MUCH! Can't wait to listen to your CD (can't wait till the new ones come out). Have safe travels and a great Christmas. Thanks for coming to our party, you were the icing on the cake. Jill Elizabeth Verwers - Sunday, December 16th, 2007 2:19 PM Jon, Hi...Remember me from "Days Inn - Walcott, IA"... Hope you made it home safe. Love your CD. You have a very soothing voice and are very gifted!! Really regret not hearing you sing in person but did not want to intrude on you since traveling in that crazy weather...it can wear you out! :) Really like the red shoes! I'd like to come hear you so will have to watch your schedule. Let me know if you're coming to Chicago again... Thanks and God Bless you. Elizabeth Joliet, IL New fan!! Jane Ann Gleeson, Bay St. Louis, Ms. - Monday, December 10th, 2007 9:36 PM We were at Jo & Charlie's in Slidell. I am one of Jo's sisters. We had a wonderful time.We are not really "in the loop" and we were not familiar with your music. Thankfully we bought Second Story and I am enjoying it as I type this. LOVE it and your style. Going to NYC (Long Island) to be with our children and I will give this to Lisa. Know she will love it then I need to replace mine!! and add to the collection.Really admire you and your Dad.Talented and so very clever. You can't miss!! simon joe, wyoming MI - Monday, December 10th, 2007 7:48 PM happy birthday uncle jonny... i love my t-shirt with you on it! have a good day and maybe when i'm older you can take me surfing Mom, Holland, MI - Monday, December 10th, 2007 7:41 PM Happy Birthday, Jona D! Bill and Ed beat me to it, but at least I can lay claim to being very present in that little hospital room in New Jersey 30 years ago. I'm glad you and Dad are having such a great time ...I love you! Bill & Ed - Bound Brook, NJ - Monday, December 10th, 2007 5:50 PM Hi Jon. Happy 30th Birthday!!! Hope the decade ahead is amazing for you. Sarah, Houston, Texas - Saturday, December 8th, 2007 5:07 PM We were so glad to have you down here! Please come back soon! tim and marta - Friday, December 7th, 2007 11:39 PM Just checking out your site and travels. Pretty cool. hope you have a safe trip. Jake told us we could preorder CD's with those names on the cover. How do we do that? Say hi to your dad if he is still with you. T & M Susan Kozo, Edison, NJ - Thursday, December 6th, 2007 2:55 PM Ed Menapace is the son of my former secretary, and I shop in his new Westfield store as often as I can. I was there on Monday, and he told me how excited he was when he first heard your music. He said you went to his home and it was wonderful; he suggested I go to your web-site where a picture of his guests, including his parents and sisters would be found. I did that today. Traveling as you do must be a lot of fun... but I suspect tiring, as well. Please let me know the name of your CD and where I might be able to purchase it. I live in Edison, NJ. Perhaps one day I will get to hear you in person. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you during this busy time. of the year. Aunt Renee - Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 9:37 PM Jon, I hear you have a new roadie. Hope he's working out well...Good help is so hard to find! Emily Cetrone, Davidson, North Carolina - Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 9:25 PM I just saw you play at Summit, and you were amazing! Thanks so much! Tim Ermlich Portland Maine - Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 8:47 AM Great to meet you at the Shoos's house in S. Portland. I'm one of the guys who married into the cult (AKA United Way.) Anyway, enjoyed meeting you and the music very much. Now I am off to pimping you up to my friends!!! Lisa &John, South Portland, Maine - Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 7:42 PM Jon - Did you get the feeling last night that some South Portlander's can't wait for you to return for show #2?! Seems that you have a boatload of new friends / fans here. Lobster boatload that is! Thanks for sharing your talents - we'll look forward to next time! Lisa & John Jess, Portland, Maine - Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 4:09 PM Thanks for touring in South Portland, Maine. Any advice on getting your lyrics out of my head? loving ... someone ... feels like ... heaven. Jen - Thursday, November 29th, 2007 10:26 AM Jon, Was in Ed and Bill's living room on Tuesday. Great time, thanks for sharing, good luck in your next living room! Marianne Gilmartin - Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 6:55 PM Saw you at Ed's in NJ last night - great performance and what a neat way to share your talents. Remember, if you are in NE PA (Scranton - home of The Office) in March, let us know. We can work out an appearance somewhere. Safe travel. Bill Curtis, Bound Brook, NJ - Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 8:53 AM Hi Jon. Thanks for a wonderful concert last night. We couldn't have asked for a better evening. It was great having you share your music with a house full of our family and friends. Hope we can have you back someday in warmer weather so we can set up a stage in the yard and invite the whole neighborhood. Best of luck on the rest of the tour! Dirt Mulligan Hogs and Kisses - Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 11:31 AM Hi Jon, I was going totry to get you to play at a family and friends x mas party my wife and I have every year, but your too damn busy! Best of luck have a good road trip DIRT Val/Kevin Christner - Sunday, November 25th, 2007 9:38 PM Hey Jon, Thanks for using your gift. Have a blast on your tour!! We enjoyed meeting you finally and we will look forward to seeing you when you get back home. The Christner family Scott Pope, Holland, MI - Friday, November 23rd, 2007 6:03 PM Hey Jon, just wanted to let you know i greatly enjoyed the second story. Excellent vibe. Hope everything goes well on your ventures across the country. Jeri Lausch, Port Angeles, WA / Three Hills, AB (Canada) - Saturday, November 17th, 2007 12:37 AM Dear Jon Troast, I think you are absolutely amazing. I really enjoy your music and hope to one day attend a concert of yours. You also seem like a very genuine person, which I really appreciate. God bless, Jeri Mike Opager, Watertown, WI - Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 4:46 PM Jon - Fun website, but why haven't you listed your appeareance on the Prairie Home Companion show at ravinia in June? WE first saw you there and you were great! Sorry we missed you @ Tribeca in watertown last week - we just learned about it today from their newsletter! Kate McIntosh, Chicago IL - Monday, November 12th, 2007 8:31 PM Hey Jon! I first met you a few years back through the Sullivans...just saw your music video for the first time and I loved it!Have a happy thanksgiving and hope to see you soon- Kate Michael, Colorado Springs,CO - Monday, November 5th, 2007 5:45 PM O forgot the cd was awesome and I defintiely want to check out another concert. stay cool your fan, Michael Michael, Colorado Springs,CO - Monday, November 5th, 2007 5:42 PM I saw you up at frontier ranch, and you were phenominal so I got your cd. I love the cd, but where is the diamond song, that old way of thinkin, and the bitterness song. Those were my favorites and they aren't on the cd. Cameron, Colorado Springs, Colorado - Sunday, November 4th, 2007 10:06 PM Hey Jon, I decided to check out your website once I got home from the YoungLife camp you were playing at and I just wanted to express how much I like your album. It definitley has a great vibe and I was just wondering if the "bitter" song you sang up at Frontier was on a previous CD. Keep up the good work and I will see if my YoungLife leaders can book you for the next $100 dollar tour. Your New Fan, Cameron lil_traveler Edmond, OK - Monday, October 29th, 2007 4:03 PM Hi Jon, I heard you on Prairie Home Companion, you've got a great sound. Please don't change too much. I hate when artists start out and they sound great and then they become more mainstream and their sound changes. To tell you the truth, it's usually a very sickening change. So all I'm saying is you got something good, don't allow someone to change it just because they tell you that's what people want to hear. It's all a lie. We want to hear originality, that's you have, well done. lynne ypsilanti michigan - Friday, October 26th, 2007 12:24 AM saw you perform in a beer joint in milwaukee while there for a conference...loved ya!! bought a cd for myself and a friend Ronn Barany Portage, IN - Monday, October 15th, 2007 10:34 AM Hi Jon! Just wandering through cyberspace and landed here. Thought I'd say hello. Hello! Just a random thought...Should you ever do a live recording in France you could call it French Troast. Though unlikely, this could also be used if you are ever egged while performing. Both yours for the taking - no charge. Keep on pickin'! Ronn Julie Ripley, Elkhorn, WI - Monday, October 8th, 2007 9:23 PM Hi Jon, Saw you the other night opening for America. You and the band were just great. My daughter(Erica Ripley) knows you and told me you all were the opening act. I am loving the CD's I bought. God Bless you as you travel down these new roads. Good luck in all you do. God Bless. Clare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Friday, October 5th, 2007 6:13 PM Hey there, it's Clare again. I was just wondering what albums the songs you played last night were on. I didn't purchase any of the CDs last night [though I should have!]. Or at least do you have a set list you could e-mail me? I've been searching for some of the songs and cannot find them, like Lake Geneva, etc. Thank you so much! Clare, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Friday, October 5th, 2007 9:32 AM Hi there! My family and I were at the America concert last night at UW-Whitewater and I just wanted to drop a line saying I loved your music! Normally, I don't look forward to the opening act, I'm more like "America. Now." =] But after listening to you guys, I was disappointed when you finished. So thanks for changing my stereotypes of opening acts, you guys were awesome! Absolutely loved every song you played. Hope to see you in concert again soon! Karen, New Glarus, WI - Friday, October 5th, 2007 9:24 AM Hi Jon - I very much enjoyed your performance at UW-Whitewater last night! I am listening to Second Story right now and absolutely love it. I think my favorites so far are "The Most", "Was It Ever Really Mine", and "Family". There was one song you did last night that I don't know the title of and I think might not be on this CD. The lyrics were something like, "you'd be good for me, we'd be good for each other, we just need more love". I'm sure I don't have that quite right, but hopefully you know which one I'm referring to. What is the name of that song, and where can I find it? Actually, I'd love to know what the entire set list was. I remember some of the titles but not all. This morning I wrote a little bit about your performance on the America fan blog, America.AccessBackstage.com, under the title of Friday AM Jam. Thanks for a wonderful show, Jon! Ruth Dotson, Walworth,Wisconsin - Thursday, October 4th, 2007 7:20 PM Howdy,Jon, When are you coming back to Wisconsin to visit with your friends/groupies at IM? Amber Tjoelker, Lynden, WA - Friday, September 28th, 2007 12:15 AM Hey cousins-wifes-cousin! Haha thanks for playing in chapel today. I love your music..you've officially got me hooked! Thanks again. Gabby, Greeley - Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 2:06 PM Hey Jon, Just wanted to let you know that we loved having you come out. Everyone raved about what an incredible musician you are!! I am going to try and get my sis and some of her friends to go to the seattle show! Well thanks again! Hope we get to see you soon! Peace Lisa Guido, Washiington DC and Turin, Italy - Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 10:33 PM Hi Jon, we went to school together a long time ago...good old DCS.. and I stumbled on your music when I was surfing the internet tonight. I really enjoyed it and hope that someday when I'm in the area visiting my parents, I'll get to hear it live. Peace. LeClaire, Iowa - Sunday, September 16th, 2007 8:46 PM Hey Jon this is Kent the Iowa Ghost Hunter that you met in Pleasant Valley Iowa, Just want to say that Your music is really good and I like your site Keep Up the good Work!!! Trek, Indianapolis, IN - Sunday, September 9th, 2007 6:23 PM Heard your tracks on Prairie Home Companion!! Would love some recordings from this show and any others to share. where can I purchase? Let me know your sched!! Corinne Doughan, Omaha, NE - Friday, September 7th, 2007 12:01 PM Hey Jon, Your sister-in-law told me about you. I'm hoping to make your Omaha show tonight, but I'm not sure if I can get a sitter. I'm lovin' your music and I wish you the best in your musical career. Please make it a point to stop back into Omaha soon. Let me know if you need help with a venue! Break a Leg!! Corinne Ann Upchurch - Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 3:24 PM When are you coming to the Boise area? We NEED you to play here :) Clare Weaver, Chicago, IL - Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 12:20 PM Just wanted to drop a line to say that I enjoyed your show at the milwaukee ale house last friday night. I've been enjoying your cd ever since. props to the female vocals in the cd too! i enjoy what she does in a couple of the songs. i'm probably the biggest fan right now of the song 'hurt me like a good friend' - it kinda reminds me of an artist i really like - Damien Rice from his album O. Anyhoo, thanks for sharing your music. why don't you come down to chicago sometime? that would rock! thanks for what you do! Peace! kendra centralia washington - Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 9:56 AM happy day! happy day! happy day! Britt Hopkins - Sunday, August 26th, 2007 7:04 PM I've been really enjoying your music lately and hope to catch you in a live show soon. Congrats on the article in "At the Lake." I couldn't believe the author got your trade mark wrong...Nikes?...that was a bummer. Anyways, I hope your music continues to take off and that you enjoy all your travels. Iain Nic, Lancashire UK - Friday, August 24th, 2007 7:36 AM Excellent music - very mellow - yuo comming to the UK ? Jacob Skibba, Elkhorn, 6 Miles N or Lake Geneva - Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 5:20 PM Hope you're enjoying The Count. It is my favorite fiction book ever. Melissa and I have agreed to use Edmond as a middle name when we have a son. Brent and Ellen - Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 9:16 PM hey jon, brent got invited to this singer songwriter music festival south of asheville, NC and we were checking out the website... they are having a contest for people who write their own music to come perform. its a weekend festival with camping, and seems like the kind of people who would like your stuff. thought you'd like to check it out- look up the Flat Rock Music Festival webiste for more info! talk to you soon! Benjamin Keil, Windsor, Colorado - Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 11:07 AM Hey Jon! Like a bunch of other people, I first heard you on Prairie Home and now I've gotten my whole family addicted to your music. I just moved to Colorado to start grad school, and your Sept. 13th show is about 1/2 hour away from where I'm living now! So I'm totally looking forward to meeting you there...is there any chance you could play Lake Geneva and America Folk during the show? See ya in a little less than a month! :) ~Benjamin Natasha, Davidson, NC - Saturday, August 18th, 2007 9:57 PM Two questions. 1. Do you ever play in North Carolina? I'd love to see you live. 2. What is the meaning of the Dish and the Spoon song? I love it, but it confuses me! Garth Foosball, Sentani, Indonesia - Saturday, August 11th, 2007 5:36 AM There you go Jonny (yes, I'm going to spell it that way. You have gotten your first hit from Indonesia. But not your last. Ready for a game? Mark, Portland, OR - Friday, August 3rd, 2007 10:49 PM would love to see you hit the west cost... portland or even seattle... Katrina Grand Rapids - Saturday, July 28th, 2007 9:54 AM Hey jon! we were just looking at your online store and were a little disappointed that you don't have your t-shirts on there! Maybe we'll just wait till you come back to Michigan to do a concert :) devo, Bellevue - Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 12:07 PM Sweet shot of the lightning! Not much of that out here in WA so I am jealous of that shot for sure!! John Reitz - Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 9:30 PM HA!!!!! I'm glad you liked Waldo......next time, you'll have to check out Waldo (Not So) State Park. Many a night in my childhood was spent playing tennis there until the darkness came. Undisregardless of the lack of light, we would proceed to play until it got to hitting each other (mainly me hitting my friend, Danny) with the tennis ball from across the court. Ah, good times So how'd you know about Ms. Tinkelton?? Uncle Dan - Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 7:27 AM love ur web site. I hope ur having a good summer. when ru coming to jersey? kk, seattle - Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 4:02 PM hey...thanx for the new song...i liked that video, too! wanted to vote for "get troasted"...couldn't figure out how to!?@# also there's a neat SMALL venue on Bainbridge (1/2 hr ferry from Seattle) where we live...Wailin' Jennies were there...I could investigate...and maybe get some ads up...what else would you need?!@# hope you're staying COOOOOOOOOOL!! KK ;> Maria, Houston, TX - Sunday, July 8th, 2007 8:08 PM Heard you on A Prairie Home Companion a few weeks back. Immediately purchased Second Story from I-Tunes, can´t stop listening! Hope you make it to Texas sometime! Jenna- Timber-lee - Sunday, July 8th, 2007 12:15 PM Hey Jon. Just wanted to tell you that you did a great job last night! I really enjoyed the show! See you around! Rachel Genoa City,WI - Saturday, July 7th, 2007 10:43 PM Jon...I love your music. Whenever i hear you are playing somewhere i always try to go. Was It Ever Really Mine is such an amazing song. Lake Geneva is also an amazing song. It's my favorite song ever! It's so true. I think it's amazing how you so easily can sing what people are thinking. You really get it and I think that's what make you such an amazing performer. Your music has really made a difference for me! i just wanted to say...Thank You! Abby, Grand Rapids - Thursday, July 5th, 2007 8:35 AM Hey Jon! It was great to see you again yesterday! The friend of mine who was there joked that he was going to gloat to everyone else that he ate hamburgers with "The Esteemed Jon Troast", because you're getting quite the large fan club here... see you tomorrow night at Lemonjello's! Joscelin~cl~il - Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 2:48 PM omg JON u R AMAZING happy almost 4th of july lol hihihihihihhahahhahahhahahahah sorry i feel wearid and random today ~~~~~~~~~~~~jos~~~~~~~~~ Paul, California - Sunday, July 1st, 2007 2:16 PM Hi Jon. I heard you on Garrison's show...and love your music. I also like Five for Fighting...has anyone told you you sound a little like John Ondrasik? Ever get to So. California? God bless. Paul Lisa, Seattle, Washington - Friday, June 29th, 2007 4:31 PM Heard you perform on A Prairie Home Companion and my husband and I just sat in the car in the parking lot at church so we could hear the end of your song "Was It Ever Really Mine" and I felt so connected to God because we had just been talking about money and the stress of trying to make it and spend it wisely. Our seven year old said, "are we going to get out of the car now?" and we all laughed and went into church. ksgnat, chicago, il - Friday, June 29th, 2007 3:43 PM it looked like you fried the baby cicada live -- hope not. just bought two of your cds, love your sound and lyrics. you should try to get a gig at fitzgerald's in berwyn, il. (just outside chicago) the crowd would love you there, and they recently went smoke-free. rock on! jeremy, tampa, florida - Thursday, June 28th, 2007 8:02 PM Amazing! I heard you a few weeks ago on a prairie home companion and have been loving your music ever since. You are extremly talented and your music actually has meaning behind it, something thats hard to find now in some artist. Hopefully one day i will get a chance to see you down in florida, if not i may just do a road trip with a few friends to check you out in WI, keep up with the great music and good luck. Sara C., Grand Rapids, MI - Thursday, June 28th, 2007 1:31 PM Dude - Just listened to your Prairie Home archive...quite impressive, my friend. Keep up the great work! We're hoping to see you in Holland on 7/6...and this time we won't miss your performance. Egads. Blessings, Jon. SPC Kendra Mott-Lake Geneva, WI - Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 10:31 PM Hey, I sent you an e-mail. Then I decided to look at your web site calendar. Your home page is solid brown. This is not the home page I remember from a few months ago. Is your home page sick? Kendra Anthony, Vermillion, SD - Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 4:51 PM I came across your music while staying at Luther Olson's house, he had your cd in a player in the bathroom which I played as I got ready for the day. I must say that I have listened to a good deal of music (I am not saying I know much about it) and I must say that your sound is not only original but it also reaches me on a level that only a few other artists like Pearl Jam, older Chilli Peppers, and Switchfoot. I am hoping to catch your show at the Milwaukee Ale House. Keep it up and keep entering your journals. Thank you for your bit about emapthy in your bio, it made a lot of sense. I wish oyu the best with your career. Bethany, Lynden, Wa - Sunday, June 24th, 2007 11:38 PM I really enjoy the song Was It Ever Really Mine. I like the meaning and just the sound of it. Can't wait to hear more! The Koesers, Urbana, Il - Sunday, June 24th, 2007 7:19 PM My wife and I heard you on A Prairie Home Companion. We are both from Wisconsin (she is from the north woods and I hail from around Door County. We both could really relate to "Lake Geneva". Is that song going to be on a future recording? It sounds great with the Shoes... Jan and Dan Roeda - Friday, June 22nd, 2007 9:16 PM We really enjoyed your show with G.K. last weekend. We were in G.R. at the time, since Dan was a delegate to Synod. We listened on Sunday on the way home as well. Just wish they had given you more time at the mike. You have amazing talent both for singing and writing. Keep up the good work, Jon! God is using you. Doug McGuire, Spokane, WA - Thursday, June 21st, 2007 9:42 PM Herd you on A Prairie Home Companion and had to get a CD. Great music Jon. Doug jo brown new orleans La - Thursday, June 21st, 2007 2:02 PM I love you.....please come to the deep south...new orleans would really be a cool place for you to perform James Sloan,Hendersonville,Tennessee - Thursday, June 21st, 2007 10:42 AM Heard you on the "Prairie Home Companion." Great Job!!Thanks for the entertainment..... James and His child(Dog) JoJo. Elizabeth Blaustein, Tahoe Vista, Ca - Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 8:11 PM so enjoyed your Father's Day appearance, glad you could visit Tahoe Vista at the north shore of Lake Tahoe. thanks. liz Kat, Victoria, Texas - Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 12:34 AM Love, love, love your song, "Lake Geneva"--I finally found it on the PHC and am listening to it NOW, LOL. Is it on one of your CD's? :)Kat Anna, 19, Chicago, Illinois - Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 10:00 PM I saw you at Ravinia and you were wonderful! My family had a lawn ticket but we ran up to try to see you when we heard you singing!! I just bought your cd on itunes and just wanted to tell you how much I love your music. Thanks for such a refreshing new sound! Reggie DeCoopman - Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 11:13 AM im a truck driver and heard you on praire home you keep me going for a xtra hundred miles thank you for good ol tunes reggie. Kandy, Lebanon, IN - Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 10:44 AM Heard you on NPR this last Sunday and thought you did a great job. Love the album! Can't wait to hear more from you. mary ann, warwick , rhode island - Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 7:43 AM Heard you on PHC and loved your music. Come to New England much? Alison, Grand Rapids, MI - Monday, June 18th, 2007 10:42 PM Jon, We were so impressed with your PHC performance, amazing and fun to listen to! Scott Cameron, Park Ridge, IL - Monday, June 18th, 2007 9:55 PM Jon Troast, the last time I saw you I was dancing with my fellow camp counselors under the canopy at Timber-lee 3 years ago as you busted out some great covers. I had no idea you were going to be at the PHC show last saturday - just made my day. Looks like I'm not the only one who was more than delighted to hear you play. Stay true and keep playing the good stuff. GEOFF GOLDSBORO, NC - Monday, June 18th, 2007 4:34 PM MY FAMILY REALLY ENJOYED YOUR MUSIC ON PHC SATURDAY. I ORDERED YOUR NEWEST CD JUST MOMENTS AGO. GOOD LUCK AND TRY TO COME DOWN SOUTH SOMETIME AND SHARE YOUR AND YOUR BAND'S TALENTS. GEOFF Kay, San Diego, CA - Monday, June 18th, 2007 4:05 PM Heard you on Prairie Home yesterday. Loved it! You remind me of Jim Croche (maybe you have heard that before). I hope that does not offend you 'cause I really liked him a lot. Thanks! Peter Antonell, Watsonville, CA - Monday, June 18th, 2007 3:52 PM I had the good fortune to hear your performance this weekend on APC. You have an incredible talent. Don't change a thing as success comes your way. Congratulations! PS I'll spead the word on the left coast! Kate Farinholt Baltimore MD - Monday, June 18th, 2007 3:34 PM Heard on Prairie Home Companion. Jene' t Pequeno, Chicago, IL - Monday, June 18th, 2007 2:48 PM You have a very strong gift. Keep blessing others with it. Mark S. Raynham, MA - Monday, June 18th, 2007 2:32 PM Heard you on Prairie Home and just bought the cd because of the songs you did. Keep it coming. Refreshing stuff!! Will turn many people onto it. Lisa Merchant, South Portland, Maine - Monday, June 18th, 2007 11:04 AM Heard Jon Troust on Prairie Home Companion yesterday, June 17th, and stopped dead in my tracks. Just wonderful to listen to . Thank you. Kept racking my brain...."who does he sound like? who's music has the same "jump" to it"?!? Then I remembered....A band that has since broken up -- but came out of Portland, Maine. Rustic Overtones....somewhere between them and John Troust...sound waves connected. Again, thanks to PHC for including you on their show. Appreciate it. Lisa Let the Portland, Maine community know if you're ever in town! Maggie, Chicago, IL - Monday, June 18th, 2007 10:11 AM Saw you at Ravinia with Prairie Home Companion...really enjoyed it...can't wait to get your cd to hear more! Hope you play in Chicago soon! Vicki Carlee - Monday, June 18th, 2007 9:59 AM I also saw you live at Ravinia in the Pavilion. Couldn't wait to Google your name and buy your CD for myself, my kids and friends. Keep it up, great lyrics and music!! Jody Berns - Monday, June 18th, 2007 9:16 AM Saw you live at Ravinia in the Pavilion. Great show...asked my husband to track down your CD for me. Tammy, Elkhorn, WI - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 9:14 PM Hey Jon, I had my entire family listening yesterday to PHC. I wanted to be there, but I think I enjoyed it more by being able to listen to you (one of my friends) on the radio. Then seeing all the comments from all over the country was overwhelming. I am so happy for you!!!!!! Let me know if you need any help planning a tour, remember that is what I am going to be going to school for. :) Anyways, I will see you either Tuesday or Wednesday. ~ God Bless Tammy Vicke, Anchorage, Alaska - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 9:06 PM Jon, we heard you today on NPR with Garrison. We are really inpressed with your heart and music. We can't wait to hear more of it and would like to know where we can get some of your CD's? Rick Terskale, San Andreas, CA - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 4:23 PM Earth shaking performance on NPR yesterday! You definitely moved me. Bev, Snowflake, Arizona - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 3:46 PM Traveling home after a long week of business meetings in New York, being introduced to you on Prarie Home Companion was a tremendous treat. I'm purchasing you CD for myself and for my three daughters. Thanks b Zane Johnson, Sacramento, CA - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 2:57 PM awesome. heard you on PHC Sun 6/17/07 and turned the stereo up all the way at the family cabin on Fallen Leaf Lake just west of Tahoe. I think the whole lake heard the song. Awesome tune. Looking forward to getting the CD in the mail. Hope it's sooner rather than later so you can accompany me on my numerous camping trips this summer. Peace. Z kris kegsnets - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 2:16 PM just a quick note to say i really loved your lyrics...and the voice too...on prairie this morn...actually just bought your album...yet paypal didn't take me back to your website...and did NOT charge me shipping...so if you need a few more coins just let me know, eh?? ALSO the cicada video??? Try vegetarianism, eh? :{ Gabby Leavitt, Greeley, COlorado - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 1:55 PM Hey, We just heard you on PHC and are totally hooked!! My family has a cabin on Lake Geneva and it is great to know where you come from. If you ever tour out west email us, we have a Deli and some connections with different venues! Plus, we're a college town so lots of kids. Best of luck, we hope to see you live soon! Sarah, Houston, Texas - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 12:46 PM I heard you on Prairie Home Companion the other day, and I love your music! I also love your website, the birds are so cute. Thanks for existing! Joscelin-crystal lake-illinois - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 11:14 AM OMG its jon troast u r amazing im on ur website like 24 hours a day u r amzing u r my new favorite singer but u dont email back like i want u to so email back and we can keep a conversation u r AMAZING u rock see u lata ~~~jos~~~~~~!!! Randy Daymude - Sunday, June 17th, 2007 1:01 AM I heard you on Prarie Home today, great job.... I would have loved to have heard you the entire show. Thanks for sharing your God given talents. Randy. Fountain Hills, AZ Gregg Browngoetz Cordova, Alaska - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 11:41 PM Great performance on Prairie Home Companion. We downloaded some of your music from Itunes. Dale Heinkel, Augusta WI - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 10:35 PM I heard you on PHC tonight. Very impressive. My life's theory is like your song, "Was it ever really mine". Keep up the good work. Andy Ellis - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 9:34 PM I work for 91.7 WVXU, Cincinnati (yes, it's an NPR station...) and it just so happened that I was running the board when your tunes were featured on A Prairie Home Companion... Great stuff. I also am in charge of our music interviews, and if you're ever planning on doing some gigs here in Cincinnati, I'd love to have you come in to the studio for a chat. (being a musician myself, I know for a fact that this town would love your stuff!) Again, well done! ~Andy~ Renee Tjapkes Michigan - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 9:19 PM Jon, Great job on the Prairie Home Companion! We all gathered around the radio like the groupies we are...can you do this again next weekend? I got the kids to get a lot of chores done around here so that they would be free to listen to you!!! Seriously, we were very proud of you. Congratulations, Aunt Renee Erin MacLean, Chicago, IL - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 9:03 PM I heard your music at Ravinia today and really enjoyed it! I was with some people who attend your church as well and they were both surprised and elated that you were playing with Prarie Home Companion. I look forward to listening to your music now on my way to work! Blessings... Patrick Nance, Richardson, TX - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 7:53 PM Heard you on PHC on the way to work tonight )I am ane EMT-Licensed paramedic and we are always at work... two things that don't close... the jail and hospitals.) Anyway, I really enjoyed your music and your performance. I especially like the Hammond B-3 in the first tune "Was it Ever REally Mine". Great sound, great band. Come to Texas sometime. let me know when! BTW, I've been to lake Geneva on the way to Pottowatamie Hills Girl Scout Camp way back in my younger days. Lake Geneva was the home to the ORIGINAL Playboy Club... nothing to do with Hugh Hefner. Cheers and keep on singin'! Donna, Dallas, Texas. - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 7:48 PM Congratulations on your Prairie Home Companion performance. We hope you'll add Texas to your autumn tour. matt n' anne - omaha, ne - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 6:56 PM while listening to prairie home on the way to get burgers for the fam matt was struck by the lyrics and sound of "was it ever really mine." he came home, told anne about it and we listened to "family" and then we had to check out your site. your sound is great and your lyrics are cool too. we're planning on purchasing your cd. let us know if you ever make it to nebraska. Tina B., Herrin, Illinois - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 6:38 PM Is this cd not available in any stores??? I really want it but do not like doing any $$$ transactions on line (ok I don't know how but also just don't like the idea of it) Could I send ck or mo by snail mail??? If yes please get me an address. Thank-you...Wonderful!!! Ilene, Amherst, MA - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 6:07 PM Greetings from a new East Coast fan blown away by your wonderful PHC performance just now. Lucky you, receiving such a benediction. Sigh...if only you were 20 years older... Kate, St. Cloud, Minnesota - Saturday, June 16th, 2007 6:06 PM I just heard you on Pairie Home Companion and was impressed. Garrison started doing the show at the university I attend and he is still doing a wonderful job of getting quality artists like you on the show. Great voice and content! Scoot on over to Minnesota for your tour anytime. kate, racine, wi - Friday, June 15th, 2007 10:51 AM best of luck tomorrow! bummed we can't be there but i will be tuned in! :) Megan, Glen Ellyn soon Arlington Heights, IL - Thursday, June 14th, 2007 5:37 PM Jon, I miss you! Long time no talk. Hope you are well. I will have to buy some of your cds. Later, Meg Valerie, York, PA - Thursday, June 14th, 2007 8:41 AM Your CD is hard to find anywhere else! I am looking forward to hearing you on A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday night. Maybe now my husband will listen with me . . . joscelin_taylor~IL~CL - Monday, June 11th, 2007 8:30 PM JON IS AMZING CAN U PLZ BUT UR WORTH DYING FOR ON HERE THANKS BY THE WAY I NO U FROM FCA ABD U R FRICKEN AWSOME ~~~~~~~~~~~~JOS~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rachel, Genoa City, WI - Saturday, June 9th, 2007 3:38 PM Jon~ You were amazing last night at the benefit concert for Darfur! I love all your songs and i especially look forward to hearing you perform again! When you make it BIG... don't forget the girl in the red sweatshirt who Loves your songs Lake Geneva, Knockdown, and The Most!!!!! Kari W., North Prairie, WI - Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 10:14 PM Hey! I just saw your small appearance tonight at Fish Fest, and I wanted to tell you that you're amazing. I loved reading about you here, you sound like an incredible person and I'm glad that there are still people like you around. P.S.-as soon as you left the stage, I bought your CD. :) joscelin-crystallake-IL - Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 7:58 PM hey jon i konow you from FCA and you are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe ill see you next year at fca hopefully i will i love all of your songs but hey were can i see your other sonfg your worth dying for (Melissa says HI !!!) Joscelin,crystal-lake,IL - Saturday, May 26th, 2007 6:44 PM AHHHH Jon is ANAZING he performend at my school and it was awsome my new 3 favorites are now lake geneva (u should put that one on here)was it ever really mine,you are worth dying for(you should also put that one on here) YOU are amazing talk to you later ~~~~~~~~~~jos~~~~ Joscelin,crystal-lake,illinois - Saturday, May 26th, 2007 6:40 PM hey Jon Troast u r my idol i was at FCA when you performend (or how ever u spell it)there u were awsome me and my sister just loved u u were awsome and ya after FCA me and my friend talked to u afterwerds so ya if u email beck i would be like ahhh LoL haha bubi ttfn ~~~joscelin~~~~~~ Jessica, Crystal Lake. Illinois - Friday, May 25th, 2007 11:48 PM jon is amazing! he came to our school and he sung this song Lake Geveva and it was just amazing. even since he came to our school it's been my favorite song but i cant find it anywhere online. Does anyone know where it is? Peace and love Elliott, East Troy, WI - Saturday, May 19th, 2007 10:23 AM Are you playing Prarie Home Companion with the band or by yourself. I like you solo - but with your band - it doesn't compare! You sound more like the cd. Good luck! Renee Tjapkes, GR MI - Thursday, May 17th, 2007 8:59 PM Hey Jon! Congratulations on your date with Garrison! As a native Minnesotan, I consider this as really hitting the big time. We love your CD. It is almost always picked as our "cleaning time" music, although we usually have to remind Elliott that he isn't getting much done just standing in the kitchen listening... Hope to see you soon! Aunt Renee P.S. Uncle Pete says your bike is ready. Dave, Williams Bay - Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 1:27 PM You're so awesome!! I can't believe it was just a few years ago that you were at JSB sitting at your table with that funny look on your face! Blow Garrison's mind! Chrystal, Beloit, WI - Monday, May 14th, 2007 6:58 PM Hi Jon, Your music is great! I've been a fan for a long time, keep up the outstanding work and congratulations on the Prairie Home Companion gig! Sweet deal:) Man, Hawthorne, NJ - Sunday, May 13th, 2007 2:22 PM Hey MAN! This is great! Hope all is well with you! - MAN Kate, Racine - Thursday, May 10th, 2007 1:06 PM hey jon, long black veil was orginally recorded in 1959 by Lefty Frizzell. It's been covered by a zillion people but that's where it started. (it was bugging me -- thank goodness for google!) :) great show, hope to catch you in MI sometime! Nancy Lollar, Carrizozo, New Mexico - Thursday, May 10th, 2007 12:13 AM That's right...little Travie's mom. Have always enjoyed your music. The cd's are in the car at all times (since we don't get radio). Congratulations on"Prairie Home Companion". We're so proud. You deserve it!!! Jamie Heller Fallbrook, CA - Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 12:09 PM Jon! You rock! Nicole Zimmer, Madison, WI - Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 11:18 AM I love your music, you sound great! Have you ever considered doing an acoustic CD? I loved when you opened for Clear Blue Betty ;) BenGrandRapidsMi - Sunday, May 6th, 2007 12:49 AM BIG UP'S on the Garrison Keillor gig!!!...Talk to ya later tater. Shawn, Oakland, NJ - Friday, May 4th, 2007 10:59 AM Jon, great music! I like the sound you have. If there are any stops in NJ, let me know!! David - Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 7:46 AM I just wanted to say WOW!!! goose bumps and e-motions, the design of your web page really got me!!! Check my sites ;) The Chef, Barrington, IL - Monday, April 30th, 2007 2:36 PM Hey, Great job the other night! It was a blast watching you do what you love. Any time you need another 2 a.m. breakfast, let me know....there has to be an IHOP around somewhere. Cassie Fuehrer, Lake Geneva, Wi - Friday, April 27th, 2007 12:16 PM Some people are that way to me.... Bryan, MI, NJ - Thursday, April 26th, 2007 7:18 PM Jon, i love the new site man, your new cd is great! Al McHenry, IL - Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 10:17 AM Hi Jon, I really loved your full band show at Starbucks in Lake Geneva on April 14th. This was the first time I've seen you with the full band and you sounded GREAT! Drew Baumann Grand Rapids MI - Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 6:09 PM Jon dude love the chill vibe you send out with your music come back to michigan or possibly NC Mark Wierenga, Kentwood, MI - Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 4:41 PM Keep up the good music! If you come around this area, I'll be sure to come and listen. Brett, Grand Rapids, MI - Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 3:52 PM jon, love the music Dallas D, Grand Rapids MI - Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 3:40 PM Hey Jon, I heard you play in a coffee shop last year and thought you were awesome! I think you should come play at Calvin College sometime! People would love it!! Hope you're doing well! Dan, NJ - Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 1:50 PM you need to come back out to NJ for a show! Lauren, Lake Zurich, IL - Monday, April 23rd, 2007 8:59 PM HI Jon, I have it on good authority (my mom) that blue moon icecream is almond cherry flavor. I am not really sure why she knows that. See you soon. Jenna- Chicago, IL - Monday, April 23rd, 2007 7:45 PM Jon, you are awesome and so is your music. I can't wait until the next show! Kasey Keller, Oakwood Hills, Illinois - Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 11:56 AM Ure songss r amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Grandpa - Saturday, April 21st, 2007 5:31 PM I enjoyed your website, BUT I have a problem. Somebody swiped my harmonica (Grandma claims I misplaced it). Just want to know, by any chance, it didn't wander your way did it? Catherine Nielsen, Woodstock, IL - Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 11:17 PM Hey Jon, I heard you did a great job last week at Starbucks in Lake Geneva. I wish I could have made it! Katie Vanderveen Laguna Beach, CA - Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 5:51 PM Joel fills me in, but I'd like to be on your mailing list directly! Will spread the word that your music rocks! the Belle, WA - Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 5:08 PM Jonny's Rock and Roll Circus... Rock the Casbah, Rock the Casbah!! Ben Hanson, GR, MI - Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 7:35 AM Sets? David Morrison, San Juan Capistrano, CA - Monday, April 9th, 2007 7:14 PM Jonny-T! The West Coast is ready for another tour de Troast! Proud of you for making great music :) Erik Pelttari, Istanbul - Sunday, April 8th, 2007 10:45 AM Nice new website. You're still one my heros. Ali, Woodstock, Il - Saturday, April 7th, 2007 11:05 AM hey jon i just wanted to let you know you are a great musician and i have all your cd's keep up the work. James Miletich - Bourbonnais, IL - Friday, April 6th, 2007 7:38 PM Yo! Laurie, Oak Forest, IL - Friday, April 6th, 2007 6:43 PM Jon, I was on your website reading the reviews from the press section, when I came across one comparing you to David Wilcox. That critic was absolutely right, another artist that I would compare you to is one that you introduced me to - John Gorka. You are a great storyteller, your songs have substance, and I really enjoy them. Thanks for making such great music! Aaron, Delavan, WI - Friday, April 6th, 2007 3:54 PM Oh Yea, one more thing, I would like a guitar tab for knock down... it be awesome =) ps. If it's not too much to ask! Keep Rockin' Aaron, Delavan, WI - Friday, April 6th, 2007 3:46 PM Hey, I discovered you through your myspace. And I gotta say you are a very talented musician. Your music is great, and I hope you keep doing what you're doing. ps. Knock Down is the shit! Kim, Rockford, IL - Friday, April 6th, 2007 11:20 AM Hi Jon, Second story is my favorite cd yet - I love "The Most" - that is a fun song. I don't know if you remember me but I am Mark Morrison's fiance Kelly's older sister (that's a mouthful, lol) and I went to Back 180 ages ago. I heard they were hoping to get you to play at their wedding - I hope so, too, because that would be awesome! Have a good weekend! Brooke elkhorn wi - Thursday, April 5th, 2007 2:30 PM You sing very well! justin lake geneva wi - Thursday, April 5th, 2007 2:27 PM I play guitar too and I think you are really very good! Jimmye Valkema, Grand Rapids, MI - Thursday, April 5th, 2007 1:07 PM Just ordered your album and am quite impressed- sounds great- keep it up. Jimmye (from your Calvin College days) Monica lake geneva wi - Thursday, April 5th, 2007 10:08 AM I love your red shoes!!!!! They're almost as cool as your music! charlene lake geneva wi - Thursday, April 5th, 2007 10:05 AM Can't wait to see you play at Starbucks on the 14th. Your music is absolutely wonderful! Beth A, Chicago, IL - Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 12:19 PM Hopefully my e-mail address is now readable! Looking forward to whenever your next show in Chicago is! Joan - Monday, April 2nd, 2007 11:25 AM The band kicked ace last night at the Rave. Can't wait to see you guys again! Very Tight! Jenny, Oshkosh, WI - Sunday, April 1st, 2007 8:36 PM Hey! I just wanted to let you know that I totally enjoy your music. Keep strummin' away :) Delaney, Wisconsin - Sunday, April 1st, 2007 6:27 PM Hi Jon! Saw you at starbucks on Mar. 24 and at the young life concert (that was the first time i'd heard you) and you were amazing! I love your CD, it's really great! Keep it up! Alison, Grand Rapids, MI - Saturday, March 31st, 2007 2:30 PM Jon, your show at Calvin was a lot of fun! Come back to Michigan soon :) Jenna-timber-lee - Saturday, March 31st, 2007 8:26 AM Hey Jon, the show last Saturday was great! I can't wait to see you and the full band on the 14th! Hope your doing well, see you soon! Mark Wizo - Friday, March 30th, 2007 8:08 PM Jon, Really enjoying listening to your CD over and over. kate, racine, wi - Friday, March 30th, 2007 1:56 PM hey! new site looks great! can't wait to catch a show, hopefully will make it out before the Yardarm -- you know Stac & I won't miss that one! :) yourbiggestfan, Barrington, IL - Friday, March 30th, 2007 10:28 AM Hey there Jonny T! Nice job last week @ Starbucks. The new material sounds sweet. I'm looking forward to seeing what's coming up around the bend. Donna, Algonquin, IL - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 10:21 PM Hi Jon .. I've heard you play several times at TimberLee and I have 2 of your CD's ... absolutely great work! You're spiritual and hip .. thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us! christina, Bourbonnais, IL - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 8:13 PM We love your music over here at Timmy's! Still counting down the days until April 14th! We WILL be there! Karen, Virginia Beach, VA - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 2:21 PM Hi, Jon: Linsday (Arndt) Fischer says "hi"! We work together in Virginia Beach! I will be purchasing one of your CDs 'cause I like your music:) Laurie - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 12:52 PM I like the new web site. When are you coming to the Southside of Chicago! We would love to see you perform in our area! Emily Ward, Dallas, TX - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 10:21 AM Love the new website! Good luck on your upcoming adventures! Carol--Elverson, PA - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 10:17 AM Hi Jon, I am your friend Joel's mom--just want to say how much Paul and I have enjoyed ALL of your CD's, as well as your website! We have Second Story in the car and actually listened to it ALL THE WAY from Chicago to PA on one of our trips to visit Joel. We mailed the CD to Nate in China, so Joel gave me another one for Christmas--I really like it! You are very creative, talented, humble, and refreshing. Count us among your greatest "mom and dad" generation fans! (I hope it is a good thing that you appeal to multiple generations...) Keep up the good work--you're in our prayers. "Remember Who you belong to!" Al Etten - Thursday, March 29th, 2007 8:09 AM Hi Jon! I'm Phil Dantuma's father-in-law. I met you at Starbucks in Lake Geneva. Best of luck with the music showcase this summer. You must really be pumped! I'll keep you in my prayers that everything works our great for you. You deserve it. Al Jake Schnake - Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 11:41 PM Always good to be hear you at the good old Starbucks! We'll have to go back to that lovely "swamp" and do some cliffdiving again :) Hope to get you to Chicago soon! harold and jean edington - Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 10:19 PM way to go jon! you make great music! Fedora Sound Studio - Friday, March 16th, 2007 12:05 PM change is a good thing. fancy new site. fresh. Abby, Grand Rapids - Thursday, March 15th, 2007 9:26 AM Hey Jon, awesome concert last night! I loved all the new stuff, especially the song about Asha. Are you going to put it on your myspace, by any chance? Molly, Lake Geneva, WI - Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 10:34 PM I saw you for the first time at the Young Life concert at Badger. You did an amazing job && I absolutly loved the songs you sang. You are an amazing artist!!! Just thought I would let you know. Tammy, Elkhorn, WI - Sunday, March 4th, 2007 4:34 PM I like the new site. :) Joana Kanne, Bouveret Switzerland - Friday, March 2nd, 2007 7:59 AM Hi Jon, i don't know if you can remember me, we met at salt'n'light for a couple of times...I am one of the German girls that were there last year... I got your CD today and I have to tell you that I just love it and my friends do so too...Really good job, i would love to hear you live again... May God bless you in the future!! hope to see you soon again joana Wind Lake, Wisconsin - Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 5:16 PM Hey John..it's Dusty Smith, also known as the pizza man. I am going to school at UW-Stout now in Menomonie, WI (about 4 hours northwest of geneva). Everyone that I have showed your cd to up here loves it! If ben comes up here, you should think about hitching a ride with your equipment and playing at one of the many coffee shops or resturants/bars. Just an idea Later, Dusty Denver - Sunday, February 25th, 2007 9:25 PM I finally got online.Your site looks really good Johnny! Im impressed. Hope you have a good day. Ill talk to you soon. Your neighbor girl tom huisenga, Mokena, IL - Friday, February 23rd, 2007 6:21 PM i was at timber lee for winter extreme, is there any way i could purchase a cd with your version of " then sings my soul", i did not see a cd with that on it, or i missed it completely. thanks again for a extreme worship weekend! G3, Delavan Theater, WI - Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 7:40 PM Great job at the Delavan theater! Your set re-opened the theater with a bang! We are considering hanging the java bar towel that you wiped your face off with...your sweat stains paint a picture of jesus! (well, not really, but we'll get more for it on eBay that way!) Thanks again for another fabulous show! -KB IAMA - Thursday, February 15th, 2007 10:43 AM Award winning music group. Villapiano's! sommer, bronx, ny - Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 11:25 PM chad mclarty email me somsum21@aol.com Jason Arndt, Barrington, IL - Sunday, February 11th, 2007 12:01 PM It's weird not spending a weekend with you & the boys. Single tear.... Jameson Bradford, minneapolis - Sunday, February 11th, 2007 12:04 AM YOU ARE MY BIGGEST FAN!! fanajon - Thursday, February 8th, 2007 3:42 PM maybe just cheetos... |