Silvertone Files: A Kentucky Weekend

Sunday - back in Nashville after doing a bit of driving over the past several days. We were pretty busy and that's why I missed writing here yesterday. There was also a bit of catching up on some much needed sleep. I'm happy to report that the shows went well and I think we made some new fans along the way.
Friday we were in Louisville and after a slow start after that very late night and long day on Thursday, my friend Dan Harrigan and I went out on the town. He took me over to Churchill Downs to the Kentucky Derby Museum. It was an interesting place - lots of different pieces - jockey outfits'(silks right?), a variety of hats, photos of the winners - and the 11 Triple Crown winners. We were also able to go out to the track. I enjoyed it all since I am a fan of the derby thanks to my friend Eddie, and my friend Karen.
From there we went downtown and he showed me around. It has a good feel to it - the air was clean - though cloudy and chilly out - still lots of people out walking around. We stopped at a good little hot dog stand - Red's which I highly recommend. The one I had was good and spicy, topped with green bell peppers and onions, mustard - good stuff.
That night a storm came through and we stayed up late watching movies and then talking with Dan and his roommate Linda until the early hours of the morning. The next day I slept in which felt great. It had been such a busy week - full of driving and late nights and we didn't have to be up to Cincinnati until the evening - which was only 80 miles away - so we relaxed and enjoyed the down time.
The drive up was another easy drive - we pulled into Newport, Kentucky first and drove around a little bit, then crossed the river into downtown Cincinnati, before getting to a motel on the outskirts of town. After some food and a bit of relaxing we drove back to Newport where the Southgate House where we were set to play that night. We had a hard time getting to a parking spot close by, but we finally found a place and carried our gear in. It's an old multi-room house up a hill that overlooks the river. There are a bunch of bars in the area, a big aquarium, a movie theater, and right across the bridge is the stadium where the Reds play - and there was a game that night.
There were lots of people out on the town that night, cruising here and there - including into the Southgate House. We were set to play in a little downstairs lounge area. It has a bar that was crowded since Kentucky was playing Connecticut in the Final Four game. We set our gear up and got ready to play. It was a cool little room - but the only drawback was that they allow smoking there, so it was thick with smoke and would end up clinging to our clothes by the end of the night. By the second set we hit our stride and had the room listening to us (also the game was over and people had a good amount to drink). With the exception of the smoke I had a good time and was exhausted by the end of the night.
Again sleep came easy, and I woke up still needing more sleep. But we got our stuff together and climbed into the car a cruised down the road - back to Nashville. It was windy the whole way down - and I guess there's another storm heading this way. This evening is warm and soon I'm going to get the grill going on this fine, mellow, Spring evening

yours truly,
Jeremiah