...TF6S to go on Vacation

Uh oh. What is everyone to do? What will you read in my absense? If I go on vacation, will that cause you to run to the classics section at Barnes and Noble so you can read the delicate prose of a Steinbeck, or the hilarity and irony of Mark Twain? Some have even said that the writing on this site reminds them of a Hemmingway with lots more typos, less interesting development and imbicilic rants on guitars and climbing.

Have no fear, your thirst will be quenched without having to spend $11 on a paperback. I understand the latest trend in blogging is to get a guest blogger to actually write something interesting while you're on vacation, so I have kindly asked Kyle at From the Still to do some guest blogging over here next week.

A little intro is needed. Kyle, God Bless his soul, is Tennessian who actually thinks Southern culture is something to be emulated and loved. Often times he can be found in tears at the foot of this statue of Nathan Bedfort Forrest on I 65 whimpering, "The South will r--ra-ra-riiise a--aa--gaaaain":

No, this statue is not in front of a Super-Kmart and you do not need $0.25 to ride the horsey.

However, Kyle happens to be one of my best friends on this earth (peanut gallery: you treat your best friends like that???) and a fantastic writer. He is the man that introduced me to good bourbon, fast women, methodically taking our friends' money in poker, and blazing trails on mountains in three feet of fresh snow with snowshoes and no gloves in Rocky Mountain National Park.

How can someone not be friends with someone like that?

Kyle now resides in Colorado with his lovely wife and his studly pea-packer, Destin.

Good thing he didn't let me speak at his rehersal dinner almost two years ago or he would have been a dead man. Shrewdly, he and his wife were able to keep my big mouth shut by distracting me with the smokin' hotties in the wedding party.

Please welcome him with open arms, a pint of Guinness and stiff, leather belt...