Day 3

Then: You left the boys as they had been cast into a time warp bubble, where timezone change and daylight savings collided. These were dangerous times as it left the brothers deeply confused and without knowledge of where and when they were. Were they in civil war era Nashville... or this new up in coming Nashville of 2013? Who were they to decide.

Now: The Mission: Work on project (Tim), Obtain eats, visit Jack Daniels Distillery, see and understand the Nashville Parthenon (why is it there anyway?) and have their host play tour guide later on.

Waking up slowly the boys were not too sure how to go about their day. The sun had already been peeking through the windows and making the outside air warm, but the boys weren't too sure if they would be joining it sooner or later on. Tim's project had been beckoning, but their host's recommendation for a stellar meal at Sky Blue Cafe won over his wits (most of the project got completed anyway).

A few blocks and the brothers were there in their metal steed. Greeted by a number of hippies the boys observed their surroundings and ordered their coffees.

Tim's Order: Southwest Three Egg Omelet - chicken, sautéed peppers and onions topped with colby jack, our homemade chili and sour cream served with home fries, toast, and fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries and cantaloupe).

Phil's Order: Croque Madame - ham, swiss cheese, and dijon mustard between two slices of french toast, topped with hollandaise and an egg sunny side up.

The cafe turned out to be quite enchanting, their food was swimming with awesome, truly "the shit".

Sky Blue Cafe (and a shot from Robert's Western World):


With full bellies the brothers rode to Lynchburg, TN; home of the driest county in Tennessee and to the first registered distillery in the USA, maker of the Original No. 7 Whiskey... Jack Daniel's Distillery. As the boys took the windy bindy backroads they questioned why the distillery was not on a main road, and why it was so out of the way, not even in the town. Come to find out this was the original site of Jack Daniel's distillery, it was still standing, along with the original office building that he worked out of (and died from).

On their tour they saw such things as.. water.. corn.. barley.. rye.. charcoal.. and 140 proof moonshine (ready to be mellowed). Photography wasn't allowed much on the tour so pictures are limited. Jack Daniel chose this spot to build his distillery because of the spring water that flows from the caves nearby, this water helps to make a whiskey without impurities. Located in a dry county there were no tastings or bottles for sale, especially on this sunday. Oh and fun facts. Good ole Mr.Jack died from gangrene.. because he broke his foot kicking his safe in the office, he couldn't get it open.. so watch your temper. also. Jack Daniel. 5 foot 2".

Jack Daniel's:


Why is there a Parthenon in Nashville? The boys wanted to know and would not rest until they found out. It was a trek from the distillery so the brothers hopped in their auto and were off. Coming upon a large park with sculpture and a track running round the brothers decided to take a lap around the park to find a nice spot to shore up. As they rounded the track a large building creeped up above the horizon, pillars and large frieze sculpture adorned this establishment, this was the Parthenon. Phil and Tim walked up and around the Parthenon to view how well it had been replicated, the building was a full scale model, but the doors were not open to the boys because... it was a sunday.. Athena would have to wait to see their bright beautiful faces.. Sorry miss. The Parthenon (a temporary version) was built for an expo that was happening in Centennial Park, they had wanted the brand themselves "the Athens of the South". The Nashvilleans grew to like the building so much they had it rebuilt with more permanent materials, to this day it stands guard as the citizens play football, fly kites, and bounce balls on trampolines in some sort of manner that the boys had no idea was a game but were very intrigued by... what is the name of this game?...... they should google it.. whatever.

Nashville Parthenon:


Amusing Sights:


Their host returned on his iron stallion (a custom built Harley Road King) to show the boys around the good eats and drinks of his town. Sharing meat and mead with their host at the Village Pub the boys enjoyed brews they had not had the pleasure of sampling before. Phil and Tim both had Sweetwater IPA and Tim then also tried the Jackalope Nitro Bearwalker... they told me the drinks were awesome. Bratwurst Rueben Stuffed Pretzels were on the menu and then shortly in their bellies. Truly a great place, great food/drink, service and company. A few tales were regaled between the boys and their host, it was a good time, and it didn't end there.

Next up their host took them into an area of several bars.. Radiohead soon steered the boys into which bar they would eventually decide upon. 3 Crow Bar. The Sabres game was on the tellie as Fat Tire beers were ordered, consumed and spoke over. Apparently the bartender is not-so-nice usually,  but with the brothers there she was outstandingly accommodating.

Robert's Western World was the next stop on their tour. With great live music (ex. The Don Kelley Band) and cheap PBRs (albiet after a very long wait...) it was a nice spot to check out, and the crowd seemed to agree... since it was packed. An innumerable amount of signed celebrity photos unsystematically thrown upon the walls decorated this cozy (read: skintight leather pants, that you need to use butter to slide into) watering hole.  A CD was purchased and the boys were on their way back to the stable to rest their tired heads. So tired, in fact, that Tim wasn't able to keep his head up to write this blog post, so the boys called it a night well spent.

Tootles cowboy.