The Betty Blues US Tour 2017
A Memphis Greeting
First night, fresh off three planes, Mulligans Bar, Memphis.
Betty Blues guitarist, Jess Olsen sits in with Memphis legends, Vince Johnson And The Plantation Allstars, Beale Street.
Great band.
At BB Kings.
Mississippi River, Memphis.
GRACELAND
Looking At Some Guns, Bass Pro Memphis.
Everything in the store available upon production of a current Tennessee Drivers licence.
The boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Z7wJ6dD8E
Inside The Clayborn before the first big gig. The interior is in a poor state of repair and we marvel that it's even allowed. The ceiling looks dangerous. Whatever, it's a brilliant gig and one of the highlights for me.
He drives us home in his taxi and leaves his card. Most people you meet here work very hard, often in more than one capacity.
At The Arcade. I'm in Elvis' booth.
\
A Canadian couple I keep bumping into. Their son is competing in the youth section. Nice people.
Betty and Al Kash
Cheap smokes at a Memphis pharmacy
Memphis squirrel
The Mississippi
Takin' Care Of Business
Beale Street
Jess
Betty and a new pal
The Boys, Beale Street Memphis.
The Betty Blues, Beale Street Feb 2017.
The Andrew Wheeler Band
PJ O'Brien Band
Laurie Jane And The 45s
Clarksdale Mississippi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfnh1oVTk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7kjOPCxLC0
Abes at The Crossroads, Clarksdale.
Clarksdale Mississippi
Inside the old cinema
Some Chem Trails
Greyhound Station Jackson
The posh posh travelling life
Nashville
View from our hotel room
typical soil
structure throughout East Tennessee
A Rough Sleepout For The Homeless Nashville
People optimistically hang out socks to dry on a wet day.
Hard times
Further down the road
A holiday purchase
Inside The Antique Mall
Downtown Nashville
A bit wet this morning. View from the bus.
Compared to Memphis there's an awful lot of construction going on in Nashville.
An old pair of Johnny Cash's boots with the original invoice included.
Good restaurant; nice food, staff and management.
Another new friend, Nashville.
Betty
Inside the boot store
Third Man Nashville
Jack White's famous Record Your Voice machine.
The finished product
Wanna Bs Karaoke, Nashville.
 |
| Grace, our new mate behind the bar. It's early when we arrive and the place is empty so we get to talking. She explains the mysteries of tipping in America to us; who to tip, when and how much, then serves up this meal we have no hope in hell of finishing. |
Even I have a go. EVERYONE says it's
the BEST version of Satisfaction they've EVER heard, EVER. Check out the gut, I blame the un finishable meal.
Nashville Skyline
This is an excellent gig. The sound is faultless.
Whitey Johnson
I nearly kill myself getting this shot. Was it worth it? Probs not. The Cumberland River, Nashville 2017.
Nashville Greyhound Station. Time to move on.
Chattanooga
One of the very few REAL American cars we see on the street. Sad.
\
Apparently the world's longest pedestrian bridge.
The Very Pleasant Streets Of Chattanooga
Great Blue Heron, Chattanooga.
Useful reference
It's a constant theme and inspiration.
Some people have no faith in structural glass.
Most Southern towns have a proud civil war history.
America
The Tennessee River Chattanooga
Driftwood horse, Chattanooga.
Atlanta
Our train to NYC
Pretty much the only record of the overnight journey from Atlanta Georgia to NYC.
And this forlorn video as we fly through the night at a terrifying pace.
When we awake we are in snow country.
New York City
West Australian girl, Betty's first taste of snow. Manhattan NYC.
Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn Brownstone Airbnb
Me getting a haircut. As if I need one.
Friendly, welcoming people. When Betty tells them it's her first time in the snow the old guy replies "well that's a blessing."
As we're taking photos of the outside of the barber shop a quietly spoken man approaches and says he has the same subject on the cover of his album and to prove it gives us a free copy. Thanks John Pinamonti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOqUQkeZLcI
Our street at night
Next morning
The barber's, all shut up. Must be a Sunday.
This Brooklyn Brown stone building on our street is for sale, asking $6m.
Our Brooklyn brown stone apartment, comparatively spacious and a welcome sanctuary after a big day out.
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Kitchen
Lounge
Streaming an episode of Welcome Back Kotter in Brooklyn. . . We've finally hit the big time.
Streets Of Brooklyn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KCdiQaTa-k
Coney Island Mid Winter
Under The Boardwalk
Typical View Of The New York Subway
Central Park
Canada Geese, Central Park.
Great War Monument, Central Park.
The Chelsea Hotel
Outside The Chelsea
First Glimpse Of The Chrysler
The curved surface of The Grace Building is reflected off the flat glass across the road.
The curvature of this building is impressive.
Grand Central Station
This building elicits an inexplicable emotional response.
The Chrysler Building is way more impressive from a distance.
A different view of a famous building.
Empire State Building
Staten Island Ferry
World Trade Centre St Valentines Day 2017
Paula Henderson, baritone sax, playing with The Reverend Vince Anderson And His Love Choir at The Union Pool, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A regular gig they have played for the last 20 years.
Plane Trip From NYC To San Francisco
Over Colorado
San Francisco
The sun sets in the West over The Pacific, seen from our balcony. As two West Australians we find ourselves re aligned and re acquainted with the points of the compass at this moment after nearly a month in The US of having no idea where North, South, East or West are. I am surprised at how powerful this feeling is. It's also a hell of a lot warmer.
This is the view East toward the city of San Francisco.
San Fran NBN
The coastal streets have an ambience and character which is uniquely theirs
Where it all began.
Vinyl
Alligator feet for sale in China Town SF
Scenes from a fish shop China Town SF
China Town
William Birdwood, a gentleman and a scholar, on the pavement. Haight Ashbury.
Another good restaurant.
West Australian Ficifolia Growing In Downtown SF
Are they being ironic? after a while in The States you just don't know.
Still not sure.
I'm trying to take a photo of the gulls when this gentleman appears. Hilarious.
Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco
Heavy Cloud Just Before Sydney
Sydney Harbour almost felt like home after the horror flight back.
No comments:
Post a Comment