The Gatlin Brothers

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I love reading my wife's blog "The Chronicles of Us." She writes so well. The best I can do is take a picture of something and write a little caption and then move on. After reading her posts though perhaps I can give it another try.  Well, I am sitting out in the garage typing on my computer. I have to sit out in the garage and type because the folding part of my screen is broken. My computer screen just kind flops around. I can still use it and it works fine, but I have to prop it up on my electrical tool box. Pretty ghetto.  How I would love to get this computer fixed and/or get a new laptop.  I would love to be able to sit comfortably in the bed or on the couch and goof off on my computer.  At least my computer's speakers still work. I am listening to Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is." I love that song. Life can be so hard sometimes. It is good to listen or read things that are in encouraging. On the opposite end of that. Everyday, when I drive to work, i listen to NPR. That can be depressing, because they are always talking about how bad everything in our country is getting. Before I had a wife and children I wouldn't have cared if the economy failed. I can say though that when I hear the daily news I think about my wife and my kids and our futures.  They are the most important things in my life.  I have been trying to job hunt online at night when I get home from work. I feel out applications online and wonder. Does this job even exist anymore? Sometimes I think that most of those jobs online are baloney anyway, but still I fill them out.  It's kinda like fishing, you might not get any bites but you never know, you just catch the big one.  

Work has been busy. This time of year always is. Mixed with gigging it feels like I have been a ghost around the house. I was so happy to have been able to get off early this afternoon and spend the evening with my family. I am looking forward to the coming week when I'll have a good bit of time off for the holidays.  I can't believe that my/our kids are growing so fast.   E. has been doing such a great job with them. N. can communicate with signs now and he can say a handful of words. I am so proud of him. I am proud of my little J. too. She turned 5 months the other day. She is sitting up and reaching for things. She plays so intently with her toys.  She smiles so big at me when I look at her. It is just amazing.  I love my family. 

        I think I will end on that note.  Peace and Blessings 

so so glad to be home

Crystal Gayle

And Tonight at the Newberry Operahouse we have The Turtle Island
Quartet out of San Fransico.. They are really amazing.. Makes me miss
the days of school.
I have also noticed that it has been sometime since I have posted
any pictures of my family.. I have two days off starting tomorrow.. I
will try and take some.. I am so excited to spend some real time with
them.. Get them out of the house for a bit.. Play with them..

Icy Mountains

Sometimes if I have a moment while playing I'll try and snap a photo..
This one is James and Clayton during a show we did at a place called
The Downtown.. In, believe it or not, the downtown of Morristown Tenn..

Surprise.. I have band practice.. I thought we were just rehersing Friday..

1/2 of the 2nd show down.. 1/2 more to go.. Then home!!

1/2 of the

Anyone I know that wants to come see the redneck tenors in Newberry.. It's on me

At wark!!

Suck I am at work..

Happy to be on the way home!! Almost there!

Thank you so much Kristina for opening up and sharing your home and
family with us..

Hannah Miller and the Misadventures.. @ the Acoustic Coffee House,
Johnson City, Tenn,.

Look at me daddy.. It's a big slide!! Wii!!

What a big help my little Buddy is.

Noah sleeping during the car ride to Oburg.. We just finished getting
the oil changed..

Completely Frozen

Sparkly car

Get done setting everything up for the next two days.. Come outside
more than ready to go home.. And my window is frozen over..

Again Ladies and Gentlemens... The 3 Irish Tenors.

Flute, Fiddle, Piano, Bass, and Drums..

Bassist, Keyboardist, and Wreth.. And Piano Players Head.

Shot of the R-Section from the Stage left Wings.

Start of 3 Irish Tenors 8pm show. Band

3 Irish Tenors Bassist.. You can't tell from his picture but he has a
beautiful Instrument and it sounds great too.

Rest of 3 Irish Tenors Band. (Drummer and Bassist) with Christmas
Wreth. You can't really see the Bassist but his bass' head stock is
growing out of the drummer's head.. So, you know he is there..

3 Irish Tenors (in tux) and band..

Happy Mommy and sleepin' Babe..my two little women.

Look What I found under the tree..

Good Morning Noah!! Woah!! Look at that hair-do.. He must have been
working on that all night.

Got up early with the kids. Juliana was talking up a storm this
morning. Such a cute little thing.

Hey you can't park that thing here.

The Christmas Lights are up in downtown Newberry.

Ladies and Gentlemens the rustic bluegrass stylings of Amick Junction.

Nunsense's 7-800lbs, Front of House(FOH) Anolog 48 channel console. It
took about 10 of us to lift it.

The extensive set for Nunsense..

Pirates of Penzance or Whatever!!

Picking up Juliana and Noah from Their Mama and Pap Sipes. She is
sound asleep.

At work.

Sleepy.. Still gotta go to work

Me and Noah out for a walk. Little Red Conehead.

Awesome..

Homing it!!

Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians with Al Pierson.. All aboot it.. Their taking us oat in a boat..

Is freakin' ready to get his Vote on, already!! Finally!! We'll be done with all of these poles!!

Relax :)

Heading for a late night run to the store with wifey mcwiferson.

Playing outside with my son..

audio techknowhow

Shell out too!!

Lil'Cricket.. No gas!!

This was my problem last night!! EnMark gas station out if gas!

Awesome.. Awesome to the MAX!!

I am next!! I can finally go home!! Unless this lady uses the last of
the gas up.. Please Lord, let there be gas.

The New Christy Minstrels.. Great great show.

The Glenn Miller Orch.

Oops!! Glenn Miller Orch. Tonight.

New Christy Minsterals

Sometimes the things we think of as abnormal or ugly are often times
the most normal and beautiful. Who are we to judge what we can't
understand? We see only what we ourselves have the ability to
understand in any given moment, which often times is not truth, only
the truth we choose to see. We see what we are. Skewing experiences to
fit the truths we seek and answers we already have. Never arriving at
any peace of mind.

Peace and Blessings

The OakRidge Boys

OakRidge Boys

OakRidge Boys.. Sweet drum set up.. This one's for you Mr. Bozard.

OakRidge Mon. World.

Beautiful Sunny Day. Hope all of you are enjoying the weather as much
as I am.

Scotland!! Yes, those are real bagpipes.

Workin'

Newberry Town Council Meeting..

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Peace and Blessings

This just in. What you are seeing are the first pictures, of what we
believe, could possibly be the sad tragic death of the crowned prince
of daytime Children's tv.. Mr. Walter Germsworth, the III.. He may of
been Walt to us, but to millions of children he was and will always be
known simply as Elmo.

Early reports, reported the he had been involved in a shameful drug
dealing gone wrong, gunned down sensesly in vain at the tender age of
twenty three.. However, nothing could be further from the truth. He
was twenty eight. Hit accidently by a toddler, who was learning to
push his toy car.
Elmo was on his way home to his apartment last night after a late
night on the set of Seasme Street. His fellow castmates remember him
fondly.

I spent this afternoon with the cast recounting tales of his
extraordinary genius both on and off the set. Look for that interview
this Tuesday night following the 6 o'clock news.

Rember the some of these pictures that follow, may be considered to
graphic for some of our younger viewers.

Heading Back to Lexington

Over at Trident getting Juliana's X-ray.

In chucktown, taking my Ladies to the doc, and then taking the fam. out.

John, Janet, Jazz-Noh