First Trip 2012

Bone marrow Bob was off to Nashville. Granted he has been there before and always ends up on music row. Mainly because the souvenirs are so tacky. Souvenirs are pretty bad where ever you go, Paris, the Vatican, Branson, Mo., but this beats all. I can understand shot glasses,guitar picks or bottle openers in the shape of a guitar, but who is the genius that came up with flyswatters?! They have them everywhere, in every color. this batch is from the Country Music Hall of Fame as you can see.  Since he had time to kill Surfer Bob toured the CMHF. He enjoyed seeing all the guitars. Most of them were Martins which Bob has a soft spot for. His first guitar was a Martin 0018 like this vintage model here. The outfits by Nudie where really great too.
I think I've said this before but Nashville has great food and its not all biscuits and grits. Venture off music row to find quality cuisine.

Holiday

If you plan to fly west hope the air is clear. Like 30,000 ft above the Grand Canyon. Yosemite was beautiful at Christmas time. No snow but that way Surfer Bob didn't have to trade in his surfboard for skies. Here is his poor man's tribute to Ansel Adams "El Capitan".