Highlights from 2009
Here are some personal highlights from the year 2009.
Sara and I have been together for over a year now.
Seeing AC/DC for the first time…which included a full size locomotive engine on stage.
LOST on Wednesday nights with Sara, the McNeely's, and Adam.
A trip to Chicago in March with Sara to see the Jimmy Eat World "Clarity 10 Tour".
Signing Abandon Kansas to Gotee.
My first show at the Ryman…Death Cab for Cutie.
A trip to Maui in May with Sara and her family…which included a day trip to Oahu to see filming locations for LOST.
My niece Eva Sephora was born on July 25 to my brother Brandon and sister in-law Samantha.
Holding Eva for the first time on August 8.
Carnton Plantation concerts from SixtyFour and an Eagles cover band.
Seeing Metallica for the first time…which included an encore with Lemmy from Motorhead.
Taking Sara to her first Penn State football game (a white out)…even though I was sick, it rained, and we loss.
Seeing Them Crooked Vultures...which included legendary bassist John Paul Jones.
A trip to FL in October with Sara to see U2 for my first time and go to Universal Studios.
Road trips with Sara that included visiting wineries off the Natchez Trace and Fall Creek Falls.
Seeing Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen for the first time…a 3 hour set from the Boss included the entire "Born to Run" album.
Witnessing THE Titans win of the year at LP Field with a 99 yard drive and a 4th down last second touchdown pass.
Seeing SixtyFour go from a performance at a housing clubhouse in January to an electric show at 12th & Porter in December.
Spending Christmas in Indio/La Quinta, CA with Sara and her family that included a day at DisnleyLand, my first ostrich burger and date & banana shake, and evenings in the pool with 2 Buck Chuck.
Ending the year in PA with the Moist family.
Loveless, Penn State, and CASH
It's been great to do things recently I haven't done in the 8 years I have lived in Nashville. And this weekend I got to do 2. The famous Loveless Cafe isn't too far from where I live and I have always wanted to eat there. So on Saturday morning Sara and I went. We had tried going there a few weeks before but the wait was an hour and 20 minutes and we had somewhere else to be. So, after only an hour wait this time we were treated to some of the best southern cooking I've ever had considering I ordered ham & eggs for thei first time...and ofcourse we had their famous biscuits.
Afterwards we drove along Natchez Trace for what was a cool but beautiful day. We stopped at some scenic spots and enjoyed the view. I love the south.
We then hit up the Franklin Pumpkin Fest. We got to see the Jackson boys all dressed up and enjoyed some Bayou Billy soda. In the evening I got to see my Nittany Lions defeat Ohio State to become 9-0 and #3 in the nation! My brother was in attendance at OSU and sent me these pics.
On Sunday the 2nd thing I got to do that I haven't done since I have lived here was go see the area where Johnny Cash lived. Sara took the time to look it up online and figure out how to get there. In 2002 the Man in Black passed away and then later his house burned down during renovations by a BeeGee who purchased it (yeah, disco sucks). It's so sad that the house is no longer there but it was great to see the area where the house was as the foundation was still there. The view onto the lake was beautiful and obvious why Johnny purchased the house in 1968 and lived there until his death.
We then drove over to the Hendersonville Memorial Gardens to pay respect.
In all, it was a very eventful and extremely fun weekend. Like I've said before, it's been amazing to see places and do things I haven't done in all the years I have lived in Nashville. I love it here!
WHITE OUT 2008
I flew home to PA this weekend for WHITE OUT 2008. After plane delays I finally made it Saturday around noon. I was supposed to get in Friday evening so I could stop by and visit by Mom's parents in Holidaysburg on Saturday morning but that didn't happen. So Brandon and I drove straight up to State College. We hit the campus, grabbed some PSU swag, and ate a breakfast dinner at Ye Old College Diner...
...and you can't go to the diner and not get a grilled sticky.
So...on to the game. In case you don't know...WHITE OUT...or any "color" out was started by the Penn State student section and then moved stadium wide and then nation wide as almost every school now has a "color" out. So, against Ilinois the eighth largest crowd at Beaver Stadium (109, 626) joined together in WHITE. It was a night game so the all white looked even more amazing.
The slight rain didn't stop us beating the Illinois to go 5-0 and end up #6 in the BCS Poll. Here's a video I found of the stadium singing in the rain to CCR.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGc-CQWnNVw
And yes, ESPN ranked PSU the best student section in college football!
I had to fly back to TN Sunday evening so I was barely in PA 24 hours, but that was enough time to get some love from Texas and Tenne.
Oh yeah...I thought this was funny...
Tweets
- thx to my wife, the Powers, McNeelys @eddyboer A-Cates @hillbillyslim and the bearded wonder for the KILLER b-day surprise @CorsairArtisan
- RT @iTunesMusic: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours was released 35 years ago today. #70sClassic http://t.co/buRklHbI
- Do yourself a favor and go listen to one of the greatest albums of all time today...Fleetwood Mac's #Rumors. It released 35 years ago today.
- RT @AKJeremySpring: When you're doing what you were made to do you, you couldn't care less about what everyone else is up to.
- group shot from the last mix on the new @houseofheroes album @ Paragon Studios http://t.co/vIf4dtLV
Listening To
- The Shins – Simple Song
- L.A. Guns – One More Reason
- Kix – Blow My Fuse
- Europe – Cherokee
- White Lion – Wait
- Britny Fox – Girlschool
- Winger – Seventeen
- Bon Jovi – Bad Medicine
- Alice Cooper – Poison
- Iron Maiden – Wasted Years
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