Dave, I remember this fellow from Pigeon Forge. His name is Richard (paste L82VETTE77 in the search block and key the enter button). At any rate the link might help unravel the mystery for a contact.

Yes his name is Richard, I remember now. Where the heck did I get Mike from? At the time he was managing a Cracker Barrel.

[QUOTE=DaveM] Yes his name is Richard, I remember now. Where the heck did I get Mike from? At the time he was managing a Cracker Barrel.
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I think your right about the Cracker Barrel management. I remember him and in particular his son.

His son had made the trek to Pigeon Forge without a shirt on and was Lobster Red. (which probably felt good in the evening rain....)

Thanks boys! ebo2008-11-08 08:34:24

I'd suggest looking at the Chamber of Commerce's website to see if there are any major events happening on any of the dates Adam suggested.  Competition for lodging could be an issue if there is a big event in the area.

[QUOTE=Norsky]I'd suggest looking at the Chamber of Commerce's website to see if there are any major events happening on any of the dates Adam suggested.  Competition for lodging could be an issue if there is a big event in the area.[/QUOTE]

Get the AAA travel guide for that area, they have all kinds of info in them.

Excellent ideas guys.

The Newport Music Festival was held July 11-27 this year.  This is a HUGE gathering so we may run into problems if it is scheduled for the same timeframe next year.  The Newport Jazz Festival is in August but looks like it is just a long weekend event.

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