Holland

I was given this bouquet of wildflowers after my sold out gig in Veenhuizen, Netherlands.

 

I visited a Cat Museum on an off day in Amsterdam.

 

Woke up in this beautiful old house surrounded by mother nature in Kerk Avezaath, Netherlands

I got to the gig early enough to visit a nearby castle in Kilkenny, Ireland

 

I woke up in this beautiful old mansion on the south coast of England and was the only person staying there. Not a bad way to spend an off day. Thank you very much to the Sidmouth Folk Festival for making it happen.

 

UK Festivals

A very special thank you to the beautiful young ladies who gave me these hand made cards! I took them home and they are hanging in my kitchen.

 

I snapped this photo of the audience just before going onstage at the Larmer Tree Festival.

 

This photo was taken just seconds before I was mauled by a giant peacock at Maverick Festival.

5,000th Tree


I visited this old friend last week in Indianapolis. It’s the 5,000th tree I’ve planted (out of 7,176) and it’s been in the ground for over 8 years. I hadn’t seen it in quite a while, so I was shocked to see that it’s now well over 40 feet tall. Humbling to say the least. It’s a Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) which is Indiana’s official state tree and it’s planted in Broadripple Park on the north side of Indianapolis. That’s the neighborhood that I called home for over 20 years before moving to East Nashville.
Thanks for giving a damn,
-Otis

Wrecks Incorporated

My dad’s favorite job he’d ever had was driving a tow truck for Wrecks Incorporated. He had to move on to another job because he couldn’t feed a wife and two kids on 85 cents an hour.

Wayne Kramer and I recently visited a prison just outside of Austin, Texas on behalf of Jail Guitar Doors. Here’s a photo of me fooling around with Wayne’s guitar later that day. You can find out more about Jail Guitar Doors here: http://www.jailguitardoors.org.uk/