Random Thoughts

I still get all geeked up about flying.   It means going to another place, maybe seeing something I haven’t seen and learning a thing.

Nashville was awesome.    We landed in early in the afternoon, and had a chance to walk down Broadway to see a thing or two.   This place has a lot of history, and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

 

 

I’m not into country music for the most part.   But I was in the birthplace of it all, and you have to  appreciate that.  The Ryman was the home of the Grand Ole Opry, where Elvis played to an under-enthusiastic crowd, and Johnny Cash first met June Carter here.    Even the story of Tom Ryman and how that whole place came to be is pretty cool.

My favorite spot I think, was this:

 

Worth every penny of the 18 bucks and T-shirt.   I was surprised how many really cool things they had.    If you’re a Johnny Cash fan, this place is a must.

 

 

 

Fairly awesome.    Lots of Johnny and June’s things, hand written letters and history of the man in black.

Just around the corner is the Earnest Tubb Record store.   It brought back a flood of Memories.    My father loved Earnest Tubb.   When I was a kid, the definition of torture was being stuck in the truck on a road trip while my father played Earnest Tubb.   He’d sing out loud and everything.    I had to check it out….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWmbFXJDHrM

I’d heard he had his old tour bus in his record store and I wanted to see it, but it wasn’t around anymore.   It sounds like they consolidated a little bit — I gotta think with the fact that no one knows who Earnest Tubb is anymore (or buys records), and the price of real estate the record store holds, this place might not be around too much longer.    I’m glad I got to see it.

The next day, we grabbed an Uber and went over to see Antique Archaeology, from one of my go-to shows American Pickers:

 

The best thing in the store was the one of a kind custom bike built my the famous pin striper Von Dutch:

Nashville was awesome.   I’d love to bring the wife here and dig a lot deeper.

 

For  all you got going on in your life….

Rock the Casbah.    Also, I have no idea what the Casbah is,but man….Rock it.

This Friday.   I’ve never been there:   The grand Ol’ Opry, the Johnny Cash Museum, and a store from one of my favorite shows – American Pickers.     I’m fairly pumped up about it.   I’m going there for work, but the nights are mine, if they need be.      A lot of history there, and I’m 3/4ths geeked up to see it.     I’ll take some pictures.

Nobody wanted this trip:   I did.    I don’t necessarily like country music, but Nashville is a place where an American form of music started.  Maybe this punk rock/Classic rock biker can learn a thing.   I can’t wait to get a feeling for for the town.

Great and catchy song:   The girl getting married in the video is Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter Cash.      Turns out Rock and Roll came out of Country music, if you go back to the roots.

As far as modern culture, I’ve always been a little late to the party.      I barely care, and it’s always interesting to see what trends last.    I think 90% of it is pure shit, but a few of it seems to stick after a while…

I think I dig this song:

I gotta think I could twist a throttle to this and enjoy the hell out of it somewhere on a ride, somewhere.   It’s fairly jammin.   I think the voices in my head on a long ride end up saying these things anyway.    It’s why I dig riding on long rides:  it brings you back to center.

Along this fools Errand…

 

God, I love the Decendents.    I followed them as a young, 18 year old punk rock kid and they throw out albums every few years that reflect where I’m at at life, and they seem to make sense.  They’re my same age, and I gotta admit I dig their songs and lyrics.     I don’t know why.

Life is fucking good.

I’ve always dug this song.     Mostly, for the energy of it all.   Reminds me of Jr. High….

Missus Zip and I, 1989 and 2016.  Disneyland, last week in fact.      I’m still pissed we couldn’t find fanny packs.

 

 

If I could fix one single problem in my life, its this:

No, I don’t want to fix your computer.

Yes, I can.   No, I don’t want to.   Your 2003 Acer laptop isn’t a good time.   Lets not even bring it up in a conversation.   Just….Buy a new one.   Don’t ask me.   I can’t polish a turd.

I’m also killer at cleaning toilets.   I don’t want to do that either for you.

There, I said it.

Taking the family to Disneyland tomorrow.    1 day at the beach, 2 days at disneyland, and 1 day at six flags.    We’re all fairly hopped up about it.