Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana finally fished up some good press when she showed up unexpectedly at a charity concert in Nashville, Tennessee. Maybe Miley took a hint from Faryl Smith? Yes, I know that Faryl is not immune from letting the fans down, but so far she is on track and exhibiting a degree of maturity that is refreshing to witness.

There is no doubt that being a celebrity means that your life is going to be scrutinized by the cameras and the press at every wrong turn, but some of the stuff that Miley has come up with recently was just plain dumb. Once again, I have to ask, “Dads, what are we thinking?” Disney career, pop star, teen idol aside–Miley has been flashing “Trouble Ahead” in neon lights. Billy Ray, don’t let the movie star gig get in the way of a much more important job–being a father.

Country artist, Jeffery Steele, was hosting the event to support a memorial fund in honor of his son, Alex, who was killed last year in another one of those damned 4-wheeler tragedies that are wiping out kids from coast to coast. Alex was an avid skateboarder and the fund supplies scholarship money to help Nashville skaters excel in school too. Says ecorazzi–”the latest in green gossip”–about the appearance:

Miley wasn’t on the bill to play and shocked not only the audience but Steele himself when she walked out on the stage to perform. The duo sang Simple Song, which was originally recorded by Cyrus, and was the only song written by Steele that appeared on his son Alex’s MP3 player when he died. After a second duet Steele told the crowd, ”Miley might live in Hollywood, but in her heart, she’ll always be our Tennessee girl.”

It is good to see Miley doing something right. It has seemed lately that she is deliberately trying to do herself in–more correctly trying to prove that she can do exactly what she wants without consequence; a poor supposition. I don’t fault Miley so much for being 15 and trying to act like she’s 25. I just wince to see that her idea of adult behavior is X rated. My hope is that a virtuous woman can beat a path through to the girl’s heart and let a little wisdom flow through.

We haven’t given up on you, Miley. Keep doing the next right thing.