At the helm, Cptn. Ben Olson
manning the craft service, Chris Katholi, aka Sweet Meat
master of hand cranked lights and hand shaped props, Kevin Ripp
and me, Sleep Mate
Ben got hired by map makers Rand McNally to make a documentary about a road trip - a college roadtrip -
a SPRINGBREAK college roadtrip. Destination: wet t-shirt capital of the US, Savannah Georgia!
At the helm, Cptn. Ben Olson
manning the craft service, Chris Katholi, aka Sweet Meat
master of hand cranked lights and hand shaped props, Kevin Ripp
and me, Sleep Mate
We split during a snowstorm and headed South on the evening of a full moon
SO LONG STINK TOWN!
Spent the first night in Indianapolis, which is a little bit of a stink town too
Went "duckpin" bowling, which is like regular bowling but with midget pins and balls, and nothing glows in the dark
This guy gave us a tour of his old historic building. I snuck off it because I got bored. Remember that scene in
Pee Wee's Big adventure when he was on a tour of the Alamo and the tour guide (Jan Hooks) went on and on and on
about the hundreds of uses for corn and Pee Wee kept fidgeting and rolling his eyes? Yep
Back on the road...
Land of Lincoln
And bourbon
Next stop - NASHVILLE!
Kevin was impressed by the selection of grooming products in the men's room at Tootsie's Orchard Lounge
in the morning we packed up and went to the Country Music Hall of Fame
Dolly
Hee-Haw!
After our short stay in Nashville, we hit the road again. I called my mom and asked her to google
"fried chicken, Chattanooga" She told us Bea's got RAVES
The crew wasn't sure what to make of the place. Lazy susans on every table? Sneezeguards? Flypaper?
But once those platters of corn stuffin, taters, sweet tea, biscuits, pulled pork, fried chicken and "pie" arrived
and that lazy susan got going, our skepticism quickly evaporated