2006-03-08

Nashville - very cool town. Even for the south, pretty cool. Lots of music and history and music history... and junk. We're at the Ryman Auditorium, which is the former home of the "Grand ol' Opry".

Had a day off yesterday, so we wandered down Broadway. Lots of BBQ restaurants and bars with country music playing. Stopped at Gruhn Guitars, which is supposed to be one of the best guitar shops in the country, but was not very impressed. I mean, for the rep they have, there should have been alot more vintage and high end guitars, but it just didn't seem that way. Ah well. So after that it was nap time, and then I went for sushi with Tyler, Iain (the tour manager), Lucas (the LD) and some of the band. It was an interesting place, to be sure, and I'm still not sure if I'm comfortable eating sushi in a landlocked state, but so far so good...

Today has gone pretty smooth, actually got to eat lunch at lunch time and not just wolf something down at 3pm. So now here I am hanging out during sound check and typing away. Tonight we start a string of 5 days of one off's - loadin, show, pack it up and on to the next one... oh boy! I can't believe I'm saying it, but I'm actually kind of looking forward to Texas - we get a day off in Austin, and I'm thinking I might do some Stevie Ray Vaughan touristy stuff... that could be cool...

Ok, so I was wandering around taking pictures before when I come around the corner and lo and behold, what do I see...



That's right, the Weinermobile, parked right in front of the Grand ol' Opry! I was so excited, like a little kid... I just had to get a picture...

Check out that licence plate!!! Awesome.

The poster...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Doesnt anyone like you? Well, I guess I will bust the comment cherry then. The Wienermobile kicks ass! Maybe I should pitch that for our next RC car, then we can put "dubz" on it and "Pimp my Wiener".

I broke Lindsay in and made her watch High Fidelity, where as you had mentioned the band you are touring with were playing for a sec. Still a damn good flick and she really liked it. How could she not?

Anyway, have a good one and keep up with the pics and stories.