Been a few days, I 'pologize.
Well let's get started where we left off. Went out to Johnson City last week, to East Tennessee State University, and had a blast. The usual modest size crowd showed, but as a plus, seemed to get a few more folks from the community than usual. What was most rewarding was the enthusiasm from the audience and from the hosts. I definitely got a genuinely enthused vibe from the crowd, and was glad to be a part of it. Thanks guys. Even got to talk in detail about some of the media tie-ins to the film, and some of the more peripheral elements of the film's/continuity's story, which was a nice treat.
Johnson City was a surprisingly big town, and to avoid the usual Eastern Time Zone trap I get myself into, I wound up being extremely early, and went for a drive around downtown. The downtown area reminded me of Birmingham, or maybe Nashville's downtown over near Vandy.
On the way home (only about a four hour drive, five taking into account the time change), stopped in Knoxville for some Jimmy Johns, had a few exchanges with the UT crowd down on the strip, and was reminded why I'm glad I'm no longer in college.
This week I've been enjoying a "bye", gearing up for our first big, overnight trip-- two days and some change up in the Carolinas, at East Carolina University and the University of South Carolina, the second big SEC school of the tour. Be looking for some "previews" of the two towns I'm visiting up there, Greenville, NC and Columbia, SC, early next week.
Awesome. Also, the Jimmy John's was awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love this tour.