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
East Nashville
Carnival set up in the parling lot of a plasma center.
One of our local breakfast joints.
Sometimes the jokes write themselves.
Hamburg, Iowa
I had breakfast at this cute little drug store/soda fountain in the tiny town of Hamburg, Iowa.
Weston, Missouri
World’s Largest Ball Of String -Weston, Missouri
Atlanta, Illinois
Muffler Man holding a giant hot dog. -Atlanta, Illinois
Covered Wagon
“World’s Largest Covered Wagon” -Milford, Nebraska
Chimney Sweep
“World’s Largest Chimney Sweep” -McPherson, Kansas
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/
Bad Idea
Photographic evidence of what will be remembered as one of the greatest events in American history.
Breakfast In Memphis
Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe -Memphis, Tennessee
Camden, Tennessee
I recently visited the site where Patsy Cline’s plane went down in the woods outside of Camden, Tennessee.
Presidents Day
Presidents Day provides me an opportunity to share this photograph I made about seven years ago at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Enjoy!
Valentine
Amy and me on the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic on Valentine’s day 2003. It was just before midnight and she was nice enough to let me set up a tripod and play photo games.
Bear Attack
It’s a good thing I watched all of Ox Baker’s wrestling matches. I was able to throw a perfect heart punch and drop him to his knees.