So we've made it to 50 episodes.

I had no idea how much work I was getting myself into,

but all the positive feedback is just beautiful.

And the show has more listeners than I ever could have imagined just a

year later I would have never thought that we'd be where we are right now and it's all because

of you guys so I I want you guys to know that I truly appreciate you spreading the word and

telling your friends about the show and it's the only thing that's grown in the audience.

And there's no advertising or anything like that.

It's all because of you.

And I want you guys to know how much I appreciate that.

So thank you very much. Hi, friends, this is Otis Gibbs and you're listening to Thanks for Giving a Dam.

I'm sitting here in my living room in East Nashville, Tennessee.

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 the 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.

So I'm going to turn the mic over to Amy Lashley, and she's going to explain what we're up to this week.

The most common question Otis gets asked is when is he going to make a show about himself?

Sounds like a good idea.

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