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Antique Archaeology! Nashville, Tennessee!!!!

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During the middle of last week I was able to checkout Mike Wolfe’s, of History Channel’s “American Pickers,” shop in Nashville, Tennessee.  I’ve long wanted to stop by, and this tour finally brought me the chance to do so.  My “day job” and main business venture is being a Picker myself, so this place is right up my alley.  It is really cool what Mike has done in such a short period.  He’s been a Picker his whole life, but just within the last few years has become one of the guys in the forefront of the antique business.  He’s a real role model for not just myself, but many.  Enjoy some photographs I took while at the shop!  Looking forward to checkout his other shop in Iowa one day!

BEST PICK SO FAR! CAVE CITY, KENTUCKY!!!!

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I had a blast picking St. Louis, Missouri, as I told you guys all about in a previous blog, but without a shadow of a doubt, my best pick so far came out of nowhere in Cave City, Kentucky.  We saw a sign on the side of the road advertising “large dinosaurs,” which we then exited for and went to checkout.  This place is called Dinosaur City.  Seems like an awesome place, but right across from it is the REAL awesome place.  It’s a little spot called “The Olde Generl Store,” and yes, I know that it is spelled wrong.

This place is LOADED with advertising.  TONS of it!  We’re talking signs, bottles, coolers, a little bit of EVERYTHING you can imagine! I’ll be making another trip down to Kentucky for sure.  Easily my best state to pick so far…. Check out some photographs of this KILLER place!!!

Right now I’m just sitting in my hotel room in Winchester, Virginia.  Tomorrow afternoon it’s off through Maryland, and then down to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware tomorrow evening where I’ll be staying until Monday, followed by staying at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware on Monday night.  After that, it’s back home and back to the hustle.  I’m excited to get some of the killer stuff I’ve picked into the shops.  STAY TUNED this weekend as I’ll have a few more blogs posted, and I’ll have even more once I get back home.

Been a very fun week so far.  Hope you have enjoyed the blog posts, LIVE STREAMS on OUnitProductions.com, and other randomness… THANKS to you all!

Good Day of Picking ON THE ROAD! ST. LOUIS, MO!!!!

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Today I ended up getting to pick Cherokee Street in St. Louis, MO, which has TONS of killer antique shops all located next to each other.  Originally got the tip from an article that Mike Wolfe (the American Picker himself) was a part of.  Scored some killer stuff, and also ran across some NFS (not for sale) stuff that I wish I had a chance at picking/buying… Ahh well…. lots more time left this week ;)

OUP Photography Tour Continues… Springfield, IL, St. Louis, MO, #RAW1000, PICKING!

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Another great day on the road, tons of adventures and fun.  It all started off early this morning at a random rest stop in the middle of Illinois.  I’m really starting to love going to these different rest stops, and enjoying “roughing it” a little bit.  After getting some coffees and bagels at a Starbucks and getting some gas, we decided to hit a few co-ops and shop around for some different antiques, and any good junk I could find.  Got some killer stuff which I’ll be showing in an episode of “Picking” I plan while filming on the road… should be out in a day or two.

After a great day of picking it was off to St. Louis, which I still am right now writing this blog.  We are staying in the Millennium Hotel here in this beautiful city.  We attended WWE’s “RAW 1,000″ event at the Scottrade Center, and let me tell you, AMAZING.  We attended two big RAW’s earlier this year, in Philadelphia and Cleveland, and this one beat all others in my mind, hands down.

I now sit here enjoying my beautiful hotel room (some slow service and a few other annoyances here, but we’ll keep that on the hush for now…) and the fact that it is officially now as of writing this my 28th Birthday… where does the time go?  Anyway, tomorrow it is off  to pick Missouri some more, possibly Tennessee or Kentucky, maybe Arkansas, who knows??!? I absolutely love life on the road.  Sometimes it is stressful, sometimes it is uncertain, but it is always fun and something new.  That keeps me happy.  That is what I need more of in my life.

Here are some photographs from the day, enjoy!

Stay tuned to http://www.ounitproductions.com all week for tons of exclusive videos and live streams, and I’ll have some new videos on my YouTube channel as well at http://youtube.com/ounitproductions

First 24 Hours of 2012 OUP Photography Tour… FROM THE ROAD!

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I’m just sitting in the passenger seat as my girlfriend is driving us from Illinois towards St. Louis, Missouri.  Sorry it took so long to get my first update posted, but so far this tour has been fun, yet EXTREMELY tiring.  In the past 24 hours I’ve only got about 1-2 hours of sleep.  Hoping that will change this evening in a few hours when we get to a rest stop.  We spent last night at a rest stop as well, but had to be up extremely early this morning, and for some reason I just couldn’t really fall asleep.

Last night we slept at a rest stop near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and tonight we’re shooting for somewhere in Missouri, but on the road, you just never know.  Tomorrow we’ll be attending WWE’s Raw 1,000th Episode in St. Louis, and we have an awesome hotel, so I am expecting to get some awesome content all day tomorrow in St. Louis.

Today we hit Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.  I am not sure if I am just spoiled with HersheyPark or what, and don’t get me wrong I had a blast, but it just wasn’t the same.  I found the employees not to be very nice or helpful, the park to be overall in not-so-great shape, and the list goes on… But we did have a blast! (for the most part….)

I’m going to leave you with some of my favorite photographs from today and yesterday…. I’ll check back in as soon as possible :)

Don’t forget that I’ve been streaming LIVE from the road over at http://www.ounitproductions.com … I just may pop on LIVE tonight briefly after posting this blog ;)

Before letting you go, I just want to briefly mention this X-Flight Rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, as you see pictured above.  I enjoyed it, would love to ride it again someday, but it wasn’t able to “live up to the hype” for me, and make my top few Rollercoasters.  After riding this today, my “Top Five” list, which I have rode, would have to be as follows:

1)  SkyRush – HersheyPark

2)  Intimidator 305 – King’s Dominion

3)  Possessed – Dorney Park

4)  X-Flight – Six Flags Great America

5)  Fahrenheit – HersheyPark

Just my opinions at the time of writing this, hopefully one day soon I’ll have an updated list :)  Looking forward to RAW 1,000 tomorrow night, picking the backroads of Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee Tuesday and Wednesday, the Under the Influence Tour with Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller on Thursday, picking Virginia, etc.. on Friday, and Rehoboth Beach and Dover, Delaware next weekend….. EXCITING TIMES AHEAD! STAY TUNED to the 2012 Summer OUP Photography Tour!!!