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Birmingham Rail Station

Three wheeled truck. -Swindon

World’s First Iron Bridge -Brosely

Angel Of The North -Newcastle

View through the train window. -Brighton

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

I had breakfast at this cute little drug store/soda fountain in the tiny town of Hamburg, Iowa.

World’s Largest Ball Of String -Weston, Missouri

Muffler Man holding a giant hot dog.  -Atlanta, Illinois

“World’s Largest Covered Wagon” -Milford, Nebraska

“World’s Largest Chimney Sweep” -McPherson, Kansas

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/

Photographic evidence of what will be remembered as one of the greatest events in American history.

Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe  -Memphis, Tennessee

I recently visited the site where Patsy Cline’s plane went down in the woods outside of Camden, Tennessee.

Presidents Day provides me an opportunity to share this photograph I made about seven years ago at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Enjoy!