
MGE - 2003 ~ Travel Roster
Personnel
in front of the Country
Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
the 16th Grrr...Excursion of the Modern Era of our Tiger Bands |

Scholar Erica Underwood
Traditional Departure
Devos |

Loading Sequence ~ twas a tad bit
rainy

The Hampton Inn ~ Jackson, TN
our new friends - big
thanks to Felicia Price and her great staff
(no we do not know who Steve Ellis is.....) |

The Hermitage
Home of President Andrew Jackson
the first of the educational stops of MGE - 2003 |

one of the Hermitage Tour
Guides talks to the Band Scholars

the beautiful gardens
and tombs of Andrew & Rachel Jackson |

The Country Music Hall of Fame
fabulous new
edifice that houses the memories of Jimmie, the Carter Family,
Hank Sr., Kitty, Patsy, Loretta, Johnny and many others |

downtown Nashville and the
"Bat Building"

very special friends from
Centri-Kid - KT & Erin visit us while we are in Nashville |

a time honored tradition - the
Grrr...Excursion cigars - many a Ma & Pa shudder at the
thought - Fledgling Michelle and Band Scholars Erica & Steph |

Mitch in a little train at the
Casey Jones Museum [thanks Ma Woods for great snacks]

Saturday morning loading
sequence with our good Band Friends Bill & Jan Crabdree |

Norma at the Casey Jones Railroad
Museum ~ what an absolute delight she was |


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Upper
entire Grrr...Entourage around the old 382
(a very special thanks to Kim
& Sheila Summers, Bill & Jan Crabdree and Mr. John, our
driver - for helping to ensure the success of MGE - 2003)
Middle
The Elder Scholars
The Few - The Proud
Kim Vogler
Kent Simon
Matthew Birdwhistell
[who had to rough it
this time and travel like us mortals - no Lear Jets or Limos -
sorry Mattie]
*****
(it's always been our
smallest class in the recent history of the Tiger Bands - but
great folks all)
Lower
The Fledgling Band Scholars
(fine, fine class -
they will help us define and refine the Tiger Bands of the
future - possible exception - Jon - until Lucas has been able to
work with him on some remedial movement skills)

we have one, serious train
enthusiast in the crew - Alchy - and he took full advantage of
the Casey Jones experience
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The 2003-2004
"FTGPB" [aka Fighting Tiger Grrr...Pep Band]
lending their special flavor and flair to the
Georgetown College versus Lambuth University football game
we would like to thanks our many, many, many "OC"
[On-Campus] and "GC" [aka Geographically-Challenged]
Band Friends for their continuing and incredible support that
allows us to sustain Grrr...Excursions and our Tiger Bands
"On The Road" series
Thank-You |