Black Rifle Coffee Company Pigeon Forge TN June 2022

 Here is a brief video I uploaded about the very cool and patriotic coffee shop, Black Rifle Coffee Company"!  I like what they are doing, and they have great beverages!

Lost River Cave Boat Tour Kentucky May 2022

 We finally got to take a tour of Lost River Cave in Bowling Green Kentucky!

Just Love Coffee Bowling Green Kentucky May 2022

 We had some of the best drinks ever at Just Love Coffee in Bowling Green Kentucky!

Horse Mania Henry Clay Estate Lexington Kentucky June 2022

 All of the painted horses for 2022's "Horse Mania" were on display at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate here in Lexington.  A good crowd, including myself, showed up to check things out.  Here is a short video of my walk around looking at the horses!

Millersburg Kentucky Christmas 2020

 Back in 2020, we swung through the Millersburg area on our way back from a Christmas event.  I made a brief video, but I wasn't happy with it.  It was short, it was dark at night, my car windows were dirty, the video goes out of focus too much..   so I never did anything with the video.  Well, as there was a recent fire in this cute little town, I thought I should go back and put that video up.  

Creation Museum Kentucky April 2022

 Here is a brief look at the Creation Museum in Petersburg Kentucky!

Buc-ees Richmond Kentucky April 2022

 Buc-ees in Richmond Kentucky just opened!  It is already a very popular stop.

Bad Ass Coffee Lexington Kentucky 2022

 

Check out Bad Ass Coffee in Lexington Kentucky!

Lost River Cave Bowling Green Kentucky April 2022- no cave tour

 Lost River Cave was closed due to weather when we stopped by recently, but we still had a nice time exploring the nearby grounds!

Greensburg Kentucky April 2022

 There is a lot going on in the little town of Greensburg Kentucky!

Gladie Visitor Center Red River Gorge Kentucky April 2022

 I was lucky enough to be at the Gladie Visitor Center at the Red River Gorge recently for their grand reopening!

Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Harrogate Tennessee February 2022

 Harrogate Tennessee has an incredible museum devoted to Abraham Lincoln on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University.

General Morgan Inn Greeneville Tennessee

 Here is a brief look at the General Morgan Inn in Greeneville Tennessee!

Dickson Williams Mansion Greeneville Tennessee

 The Dickson Williams Mansion in Greeneville Tennessee with forever be associated with the death of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan.

Mitch Hedberg at the Comedy Clubs- Tempe Arizona 2004

We were lucky enough to be able to catch the LEGENDARY Mitch Hedberg at a couple of comedy clubs when he was still around.  I have to admit that I am very proud of this.  He was easily gone too soon....

Back in 2004 we took one of my all time favorite trips to Arizona.  More on that later, BUT, while we were there, we saw an add about Hedberg playing a local venue that evening!  We knew we had to check it out!

We actually drove right to the venue after hearing about the show.  Mitch was doing two shows that evening.  We got to the venue and asked about tickets.  We were told the first show was sold out, and that, if we wanted to get in on the second show, we should buy the tickets now as they were almost gone.  We bought them!

That was something about Mitch Hedberg...  I think everyone had caught him on a late night show or something.  He wasn't starring in a sitcom or anything.  He was there....  he was different, and he was hysterical.  I remember talking to a comedy club owner once who said that Hedberg was the only touring comic that came through that he did not have to give away tickets for.

Mitch was great that night.  If you are too young to remember him, look him up now.  He was just funny as heck.  His deadpan/shyguy/observation humor was brilliant.

We were able to catch him again in Cleveland shortly after that.  I don't remember the date, but people were calling for specific jokes from the audience.  it was another great show.

AND, I remember hearing on Howard Stern one morning that he had died.  It was close to (but not on) April Fools Day, and I thought that this surely must be a joke....  but it wasn't.

I still have a couple of his CDs that I play now and then.  For some reason, I kept this promo card from some shows he did in Cleveland.  We were getting some great talent up there!  Check out the small promo for a pre-Tosh.0 Daniel Tosh!

1950's Brown Hotel Matchbook cover- Louisville, KY

 I found a great matchbook cover from the Brown Hotel from the 1950s.

Cumberland Gap Tunnel and Town February 2022

 

Andrew Johnson's First Greeneville Tennessee Home March 2022

 We visited another great Andrew Johnson site in Greeneville Tennessee- here is his first home there!

Andrew Johnson Homestead Greeneville Tennessee March 2022

 We had a chance to visit the Andrew Johnson Homestead in Greeneville Tennessee again!  On this day, we were able to do a self guided tour and we also talked to a very informative ranger!  There is a copy house in town too, and we drove by it.

Andrew Johnson National Cemetery March 2022

 We stopped by to see the final resting place of President Andrew Johnson in Greeneville Tennessee again.

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Greeneville TN March 2022

 Here is a brief look at the main visitor center for the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville Tennessee!

Catalyst Coffee Greeneville Tennessee 2022

 ANOTHER wonderful little coffee shop in Tennessee is Catalyst Coffee, in Greenville.  It is inside of the General Morgan Inn, and I love their food, and their sense of mission!

Gap Creek Coffee Cumberland Gap Tennessee March 2022

 The Cumberland Gap area is so pleasant...  and relaxing.  The town of Cumberland Gap Tennessee has about one of the most relaxed vibe coffee shops anywhere!  A beautiful little stream flows right next to it!

Greeneville Tennessee March 2022

 I think Greeneville might be the most underrated town in the whole state of Tennessee.  I really love this small area, as it has some cool businesses, and same great history!

Matchbook Cover- Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

 I found a great WWII era matchbook cover from Kennedy General Hospital.  It is defunct, but, when it was in operation, it was in Memphis!