Initially this trip was schooled just because I really wanted to see John5. He wasn't coming to Atlanta so I figured it would be fun to go see him in Newport KY with my high school friends: Joe and Jason. We'll it turned out my step-sister, Stacy, had her baby 2 weeks prior to the trip so I also got to meet my new niece, Rory. And Joe hosted a little gathering of our high school friends which was a blast. To make it more of an adventure I of course rode my BMW (black beauty). I also got to see my other step-sister, Lisa, and her son Jake on my ride home through TN. It was a packed trip but it was so much fun. It was so good to see everybody and the concert was amazing.
The show was at this small venue in Newport called The Southgate House Revival. I was just 1 person back from the stage. It was so cool to see them playing so close. It was still hard to get still photos because of the lighting but I did take some neat video which you can check out at the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkVi4ov1OfI
I was so impressed with John5 and the Creatures. Just 3 musicians playing great music. And it looked like John5 was having as much fun as us. I love that. He seems like such a humble cool dude too. I bought a shirt and signed CD (Season of the Witch) at the show. I have been playing that CD nonstop.
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| Moments after he walked on stage for first song with LED lights in mouth |
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| John5 with Mickey shoes - just after I'm back from Disney :) |
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| That guitar is sick! |
Joe and I cruised around one morning visiting my old homes, eating some Cincinnati chili at Gold Star and checking out this World Peace Bell. It was the largest swinging bell in the world when it was dedicated in 1999. It weighs 66,000 lbs and is 12 ft wide! The swinging mechanism wasn't working while we were there but the striker was and the woman who worked there was happy to strike it for us a few times! (see video at end of this post)
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| World Peace Bell in Newport KY |
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| World Peace Bell |
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| Gold Star Chili |
I spent an afternoon at Stacy's house visiting her, Nick, Sharon and of course new baby Rory. She was adorable. The whole family will go up and see her for sure this summer. Always fun to hang with family.
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| Baby Rory with Sharon |
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| Sharon and I |
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| Stacy, me, and Sharon |
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| Mini reunion (Jason, Marina, Jen, Stefanie, Traci, Joe and me) |
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| Again but with laughter :) |
On the ride home I stopped in Morristown TN to have lunch with Lisa and Jake at Holston's Kitchen. I haven't seen Jake since he was a little kid. I really have only seen Lisa for a few moments here and there since my wedding 20 years ago. Pretty sad since they aren't that far away. We had a great time at lunch. I really need to try and see them more. After lunch I had trouble starting the bike. I eventually got it started and managed to continue my ride home but each time I stopped for gas it was a problem. My speedometer and odometer also stopped working somewhere in TN. I'm afraid Black Beauty is starting to show her age :(
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| Me, Jake, and Lisa after lunch in TN |
What an adventure! This video which Emily put together for my and posted on YouTube is an overview of the whole trip. My first Vlog :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8GKtZJagM&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
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