We moved to Nashville just over 11 years ago.

And when we first moved, people would always ask me, why'd you move to Nashville?

And I would always give them the exact same answer. I'd tell

them I was bored on Monday nights and if I lived in Nashville I could go see the time jumpers

at the station in every Monday night. Some people would laugh, others would look a little

bit confused, but there would always be somebody

who knew exactly what I was talking about.

Music Hi, friends, this is Otis Gibbs, and you're listening to Thanks for Giving a Damn. I'm sitting here in my living room in East Nashville.

This is a personal journal.

This is a bit of an experiment.

I like to say right up front that I haven't the slightest idea what I'm doing but I decided to do it anyway.

And this show was founded with the idea that there are only two people in art that matter.

There's a creative individual and the person experiencing it.

And everything else is an artificial filter.

This is a way for me to share things with you guys without any filters whatsoever.

My guest this week is Andy Reese.

Andy is a guitar player who has played on thousands of sessions,

and you can find out everything you need to know about Andy at the timejumpers.com.

Andy's one of my favorite people. He's a super soulful cat who cares about things that actually

matter in life. He's very knowledgeable about music

and a lot of other things and he's generous with his knowledge and wisdom. I love sitting around

the poker table and just hearing him tell stories about Nashville and music in general. One of

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