Multimedia post (includes photo, video, and Google Maps)

For this assignment, I'm going to use all three blog requirements (posting a photo, video, and map) to tell a story about the time I met Michael Nesmith.

This is one of my heroes, Michael Nesmith.  He started off as a member of The Monkees, where he played guitar and wrote several of their songs.  Nesmith then went on to a prolific, if somewhat obscure, solo career that spanned from the 1970s to today.  Fortunately, I was able to see Nesmith not only perform solo three times in 2013, but also in a reunion with The Monkees in 2012 and at an upcoming date, May 31 of this year.



After the last show I attended on November 23, 2013, I had the awesome opportunity to meet Mr. Nesmith.  He sold 20 "Conversation Passes" for each venue he was appearing at through his website, www.videoranch.com before each show.  I got to speak with him for about 5 to 10 minutes about his time in The Monkees and some of his solo projects.  The embeded video is at the end of that conversation (where you can see us posing for the picture included at the top of the post).



All of this took place at the City Winery in Chicago, IL.  I'm not a wine drinker, but it is a great place to hold a show.  It's an intimate venue where you can enjoy dinner, drinks, and a show.  I never found the people receiving service distracting from the show at all.  Again, I'm not a wine drinker, but I really enjoyed it for the concert.