At midnight, on a Tuesday Night, I happened to run across an Ellen video where she was interviewing the incredibly famous Mason Ramsey who has been recently nicknamed as "the yodeling Walmart kid". If you haven't seen the viral 39-second clip of little Mason yodeling his heart out to "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams in the middle of a Walmart, click down below.
I recently have become obsessed with this kid and catch myself always singing his catchy tune. He is so talented and I hope that he continues to share his incredible gift with the world.
Ellen announced in her video that Mason Ramsey would be performing a live concert at the local Walmart that he originally sang at. I already heard rumors of the concert happening, but nothing was officially confirmed until I got a tweet from Mason Ramsey himself that told me that it would be Wednesday at 4 pm, which was now that day. I called a few friends and we calculated how long and how much it would take to get there. We all hopped in the car at 3 am and started our way to the small town of Harrisburg, Illinois (which is about a 10-hour drive for us). The entire way there we jammed out to this little boys tune and other classics.
We got there and it was absolutely everything. We laughed, we cried, and we sang along with Mason as he tapped his little boot. They gave everyone bright yellow shirts with Mason's face on it and #WalmartYodelBoy on the back. They also flew in the DJ that created the original Yodeling Kid Remix "Oh Lawd" that everyone is now dancing to and hashtagging it #OhLawdChallenege. It was a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. (Enjoy some pictures below!)