NASHVILLE!

Parnassus Bookstore
Nashville, TN

August 15, 2023


Nashville

After making the longest drive of the entire tour (a whopping nine hours!), we finally arrived in Nashville to prepare for the big event at Parnassus Books. I was especially excited about this one because I'd be meeting up with friends from Los Angeles who had recently relocated, as well as my buddies Greg Greene and Jeff Terry, who promoted the event tirelessly, with Jeff handling MC duties while also recording the entire event for his incredible YouTube channel, The Jeff Word.

We stayed the night with our transplanted friends and their lovely kids, then experienced a little bit of downtown Nashville, cruising a stretch called "Whiskey Row" which was... uh... loud. And crowded. And loud. And not so great. But hey! Folks seemed to be drinking and having fun... at 10am. But hey! All good. I did enjoy seeing the Johnny Cash Museum - the Man in Black is a favorite of mine.



After that was over we headed to Parnassus for the event. It was awesome to meet up with Jeff and Greg at the store, then head on in to meet R.J. who is the event coordinator. I proceeded to sign a few dozen books, then we waited in the back room, nervously biding our time until folks showed up and we went live and unfiltered.




The event itself was AMAZING. It was such a great crowd, and Jeff did an incredible job handling the Q&A. He asked some insightful questions, and was awesome at working the audience for my post-reading questions. 



The signing itself was incredible. So many folks there brought books, including some of the good folks from the FB Fracassi Freaks group, who brought big healthy stacks of books for me to sign (wassup Gary & Will!), along with lots of copies of BOYS IN THE VALLEY. 


After we finally wrapped up and let the poor bookstore employees head home, it was time for some post-event drinks with Jeff, Greg, my wife Stephanie and our local pal Andrew. Overall we had a total blast.

The next morning we were up bright and early, as there is truly no rest for the wicked on this tour, and hit the road for the next stop(s) in GORGEOUS Kentucky.

Next up:

Barnes & Noble (Bowling Green, KY) – Wednesday, 8/16 – w/ J.H. Markert

Butcher Cabin Books (Louisville, KY) – Thursday, 8/17 – w/ J Todd Scott

Conquest Books (Ashland, KY) - Friday, 8/18 

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