You could tell what kind of year Blaine Larsen was having on the night of his 20th birthday. He was singing before 10,000 fans in the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, when a friend wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap and carrying a birthday cake, candles ablaze, walked to where he was standing center-stage. The friend--Blaine's touring partner Gretchen Wilson--got to the microphone and led the crowd in a rousing and heartfelt rendition of "Happy Birthday," then walked back offstage to continue preparing for her own portion of the show.