The latest dispatch, in which The Saviors M/C take over Knoxville and zombies take over Atlanta !

On Monday afternoon, I loaded up the "land barge" and drove to Knoxville for my very first speaking role on a TV show !
I spent Tuesday and Wednesday on set and had a great time.  The cast and crew were great - easy going and friendly and the whole atmosphere was pretty laid back.
Making the days even better was the fact that my Walking Dead, Saviors motorcycle club partners - Brian Lancaster and Matt Bolick were also there.  We had fun on set - it's always better with a few friendly faces - and we got to go see a bit of Knoxville night life via Market Square downtown.
One of the crew (Marcus) recommended Preservation Pub on the square so that's where we parked ourselves for a couple rounds while we watched a great local surf rock band bang out their versions of The Rolling Stones "Paint it Black" and a medley of Michael Jackson hits like "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Smooth Criminal".
Epic stuff.

Brian Lancaster, Me, and Matt Bolick at Preservation Pub

This is the Appalachian Surf Team playing Paint It Black.

After a couple days on set, I left Knoxville and headed east on I 26 bound for Asheville, NC.  

Got there in the early afternoon - just in time to take a long walk around the downtown area in the hottest part of the day.  

Then I met up with my old high school sweet heart, Gail for dinner at my favorite restaurant, Mela Indian, for a little catching up over delicious chicken vindaloo and garlic naan.  

After dinner, Gail, her BF, and I went round the way for a couple cheap beers and fun.
Great times ,))

After a bit of rest upon my return to Atlanta on Friday, I met up with another Walking Dead Saviors moto partner, Josh D'Agostino, for the 7th Annual Zombie Pub Crawl, sponsored by Diesel Filling Station bar.  Officially, Josh and I were there as judges, but unofficially we just drank free beer - thanks to bar owner Justin - and wandered around looking at the outrageous costumes and handed our opinions off to Justin for the prizes given out later. All in all, a pretty damn good gig if you can get it.
I now understand why people want to be judges at beauty pageants.  ,))
More great times !

Next week, the shenanigans continue when I meet up with Matt again - this time for the Charlotte Comicon and The Walking Dead panel with Amber Dawn Fox and Kent Wagner !
Gonna be fun !