Finally!!!!

January 14, 2007

We are on the move!

After the Army issued the band its third (and final) itinerary, we're off. As I write this, we have just arrived in Atlanta awaiting a flight to Frankfurt, then to Bahrain.

Naturally, we have an 8 hr wait until the flight leaves at 6pm tonight. Guess that means we'll be checking out the playoffs at the local bar here in the Atlanta International concourse. Of course, some of us are already pickin' away. Here's Bob Regan on Thom Shepherd's mandolin:



We arrive in Frankfurt 9:05am and then leave on Gulf Air to Bahrain, scheduling to arrive there at 7:15 pm their time.

Bahrain is 9 hrs ahead of US Central time. That means when we arrive there, most of Nashville will be gearing up for a 10am writing session!

Meanwhile, let me introduce you to the rest of the band. Here's Thom Shepherd, our fearless leader. He's the writer of "Riding With Private Malone" and "Redneck Yacht Club" and will be performing these songs and most of the others on the tour:



Here is Cort (left) who plays fiddle and mandolin and Philip (right) who plays bass:



and finally John the drummer:



All are a great bunch of guys. There's lots of laughter, great stories and it is definitely a great hang.

So for now, we're just passing time, playing a few songs and waiting for whatever awaits us.

Thanks for checking in. More later.