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Day 10 – Darwin to Nashville
Monday 1st. July 2013 Breakfast at Envie with hangy. Met Mikey and Gretta at the French Markets for extensive but lazy wandering and shopping. Absinthe Bar for beer and heard a student brass band rehearsing up the lane. Home for a shower and cat nap which didn’t happen. Chatted with Brandon and played his $300…
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Sunday 30th. June 2013 This could possibly be the peak day in the arc of gigs and drinking on this trip. Brunch at Buffa’s. Brandon (my host) plays upright in Some Like It Hot. Great trad with a Bloody Mary and a standard B&E. The Bloody Mary has the usual plus olives, beans, pickled ochra…
Read MoreDay 8 – Darwin to Nashville
Saturday 29th. June 2013 I used the word “burnout” in the last blog and some of you expressed concern. I’m grateful for your words of encouragement and have decided that a more accurate description is “inspirational sabbatical”, although that verges on tautology. Taut spotting is one of my favourite past-times. The most common one I…
Read MoreDay 7 – Darwin to Nashville
Friday 28th. June 2013 Southwest 3297 – Nashville to New Orleans Zip – I’m there. The ride from the airport seemed fairly normal but once I got in the hood of my new abode, things started looking innarestin’. Got the key from the secret hiding place in the letterbox, dumped the pack and headed straight…
Read MoreDay 6 – Darwin to Nashville
Thursday 27th. June 2013 Breakfast At Bongo Coffee House – espresso, orange juice and mushy tuna toastie with an all important side of Wi-Fi. After laundry duties Mikey & Gretta lobbed and we had a sunset walk to Holland House for dinner – catfish & salad, cocktails. We quizzed the waitress about famous people –…
Read MoreDay 5 – Darwin to Nashville
Wednesday 26th. June 2013 Met up with Michael Davis and Gretta on Broadway. Mikey is over here with an Australian band (Born ‘n Bred) doing some gigs. They’re signed to a Nashville label and my band The Two Few did a guest spot for them in January back in Australia at the Tamworth Country Music…
Read MoreDay 4 – Darwin to Nashville
Tuesday 25th. June 2013 Moved house to Gartland Avenue via breakfast at Sweet 16th. bakery – filter Egyptian coffee, granola & yoghurt with Maple Syrup in a cup and an eyes bigger than your stomach attempt at the house specialty of chilli & cheese egg on sourdough bun. Met Paul, got introduced to the hammocks,…
Read MoreDay 3 – Darwin to Nashville
Monday 24th. June 2013 Went for a late morning walk in search of a recommended Vietnamese restaurant – couldn’t find it but in fact walked right past it. Powers of distraction peaking. Had a boutique ginger beer at organic food joint The Turnip Truck and went to Family Dollar for some cheap junk. Breakfast –…
Read MoreDay 2 – Darwin to Nashville
Sunday 23rd. June 2013 Finally I’m approaching the second day after 30 hours of grinding airborne incarceration. After lobbing at my first AirBnB stop I realise that sleep is calling, but somebody’s not listening. I chat with my charming hosts, unpack a little, attempt to become horizontal but my usual state of insatiable curiosity pushes…
Read MoreDay 1.75 – Darwin to Nashville
Saturday 22nd. June 2013 UA 804 Tokyo to Washington UA 5709 Washington to Nashville That reassuring voice comes on the intercom, deep, well paced and gentle, telling us that for the next 13 hours we are going to pampered with all sorts of fleeting distractions to keep us from dwelling on the naked truth –…
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