During our stay in Tennessee it was decided that we would go have a picnic at Arrington Vineyards which was not all that far from Spring Hill......just down the road a bit.....maybe 15 minutes away.......good idea. Having picnics at vineyards is not something I had ever done before.......and as I always say...."nothing ventured, nothing gained".........apparently many people have picnics at vineyards and somehow I have never been part of such a loop. This was a new experience for me and I like to think that I never know what to expect when venturing down paths that I had never taken before. That's me in the picture with Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn fame..........if you don't know of them.......well.....let's just say that they are to country music what Hall & Oates were to the rest of the world........huge. More on that later.
Arrington Vineyards is quite nice and actually somewhat secluded........well......it is off the beaten path. There were quite a few people there.......much to my surprise.....very busy......but not overcrowded. I never realized that people pack a picnic and head to a vineyard on a Friday night. 
The majority of folks planted themselves up on the hill to be near the live music and to be close to the wine tasting inside the building. That's Princess Fartknocker running up that hill.
Princess Fartknocker, The Mayor Of Simpleton, and their dad James Bond tossed a football around.
As you can see....this is a very nice place.
The view of the entire area was awesome and at one point I spotted a fire in the distance.
We were having a great time and yet someone somewhere else was having a miserable time.
Princess Fartknocker chowed down on some food.
Get this gang together and they pack quite a lunch...........hehehe.........notice the bag of Utz Crab Chips?.........I brought those all the way from Maryland.
We managed to get a picnic table right up in the middle of the crowd.
This is a very nice facility and what is great is the price.......no charge!
Just bring your own stuff and have a seat or toss a blanket and sit there and enjoy the live music. All for free.........oh......and you get to look at all of the "beautiful people" while you are at it. I just so happened to have brought along Supernurse..........I hope all those other folks enjoyed looking at her........hehehe.
My sister EBCBEBR, my sister Rhoda Morgenstern, and my niece Hannah Wyoming......all looking a bit incognito with the sunglasses.
There's one of those "beautiful people" that I mentioned. No picnic for her......I suspect she came there to be seen and to see who else she might see that is looking to be seen. In my mind, I imagined that only the snooty folks would go to a vineyard for wine tasting and a picnic......but I am wrong........there are all sorts of folks that do this. Young and old, rich and poor. good looking and downright ugly.
It's all about the wine........which, of course they want you to taste and hopefully buy a bottle or two. I can't say I blame them.........the wines from Arrington are phenominal. Bravo!
None of us really were all that interested in anything or anyone other than our own gang of wine-tasters. This was something that we never get to do all together.....this was a special deal for us.
My niece Hannah Wyoming and my daughter Imelda Marcos..........and you just have to know that the "beautiful people" were wondering "Who are THESE beautiful people?"What I came to discover was that Arrington Vineyards is partly owned by Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn. And sure enough, Kix Brooks showed up and greeted his visitors, posed for pictures, and signed autographs. No, he didn't perform. He was very approachable and accommodating.
One of the staff in the building said that it was a rare thing for Kix Brooks to come there on a Friday night............this night was our lucky night.
My sister EBCBEBR spoke with him and explained how his place would be much better if they only had steamed crabs available.......hehehe.......so he just hung his head in shame.....hehehe.
This dude has so much money that he probably could have steamed crabs shipped in each weekend night and it not even put a dent in his wallet........then again he would also have to cough up for some Natty Boh.......hehe.
Needless to say, most of our entourage did the meet and greet with Kix Brooks and posed for a photo. Thanks Kix!
The Mayor of Simpleton opted to listen to mp3s instead of the milquetoasty trio performing on the stage. I can't blame him either........who wants to hear a Christmas tune......What Child Is This?.......in Holiday Inn jazz form? Not him.....not me......but apparently other folks do.
Signtopia Expansion Pack 2.1 decided to actually wake up from his nap..........no....he was not very happy.........but he got over it.
Princess Fartknocker danced with her daddy James Bond..........who, by the way, proudly wore his Tennessee Titans jersey...............I should have wore my Ravens jersey.........the folks there would have loved that.It all came to an end too quickly but a great time was had by all.......maybe we will do it again sometime in the future.
For some reason, my daughter Ms Moneypenny got the idea that we should all make hand painted martini glasses.......so she went out and bought the paints and the glasses and proceeded to get almost everyone involved. Initially, she wanted ME to do the painting..........I declined. I thought there would be more significance to the entire process if each person would paint one their own selves.
All in all the martini glasses turned out pretty good and made for a nice keepsake from the trip.Stay tuned.......Next I gotta tell you about the Fourth Of July.
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