That is a beautiful spot in NC
I did a motor trip a few years ago in my supercharged/nitrous enhanced Miata through the backroads of Ohio , Virginia, W Virginia, North Carolina, Tenn and Kentucky. North Carolina has a lot of great spots. Great roads around the area you were gigging.Deals Gap on the NC/ Tenn border is absolute sports car heaven, 318 curves in 11 miles
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I stayed a few days at the Biltmore in Ashville. They had a blues thing going on every afternoon from about 1 to 5 with a group called Elliot and the Untouchables. I thought that would have made for an excellent gig too. Beautiful place,great food, nice crowd and a nice little winery and cigar bar. I spent every afternoon there with a cigar and a bottle of wine thinking I had died and gone to heaven
Rick