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The Journey America Tour (www.natemann.com) began in my hometown of Groveport, Ohio on the morning of December 28th, 2006 with my old friend Andy Inscho. We traveled down to Charlotte, North Carolina where we made the famous transition for the Big Blue Van and the Journey was underway! The van has just traveled back from Southern California with 6 passengers and 3 dogs... what a crazy trip! I headed back East on October 2nd, left my van in Groveport, Ohio while I use my car during October/November to commute back and forth between Columbus, Ohio and Charlotte, NC. The Blue line represents the places Big Blue traveled, the Red line represents the time I traveled with John Valenti (www.johnnyblazed.com.) Lastly, the Black line is from the most recent Florida leg in my '87 BMW Convertible. The Green line represents the most recent progress, via Anna Supernova, the my 'new' van.
The Journey thus far...
- Began in Groveport, Ohio - December 28th, 2006
- Picked up the van in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Traveled through the whole state of Florida in January
- Birmingham, Alabama
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Lumberton, Texas, just north of Beaumont
- Traveled to the Southern point of Texas, including: Brownsville, Harlingen, & McAllen to compete in Tournaments
- South Padre Island, Texas where I played my pipes and trained daily
- North to Houston, Texas
- Cocoa Beach, Florida
- Went back home to Charlotte, North Carolina to train for the next batch of tournaments in Florida in April/May
- Orange Park, Florida (SW Jacksonville)
- Tampa, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Back to Charlotte, North Carolina
- Columbus, Ohio to visit family and do some gigs to make money for the long road ahead
- Prescott, Arizona (cross-country in the Van to pick up Rob Arnold, my temp trainer/van mate!)
- San Diego, California for the National Hardcourt Tournament
- Sacramento, California
- Shingle Springs, California
- Stored the van in Santa Ana, California
- Claremont, California
- Pomona, California
- Costa Mesa, California
- Huntington Beach, California
- Laguna Niguel, California
- San Diego, California
- Flagstaff, Arizona
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- A Rest Stop somewhere in Kansas
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Columbus, Ohio
- Now resting in Groveport, Ohio - my hometown and the Journey Starting Point!