drugs, guns, and glam-shots...we are pop-culture icons.

A few days ago The Jubilee Year had its second band photo shoot ever. It was the first one with the newly re-formed band. There was a lot of living up to do since our first shoot, that took place about 2 years ago, was one of the funnest things we've probably ever done together as a band. But, alas, the shoot lived up.

It started with everyone harrasing everyone else about some insignificant thing. For instance, our drummer, Casey, wanted to wear this bright green "Cuban Soul Revival" shirt. He was insistent (in a joking way), and it was pretty dang funny to give him a hard time about it.

But the fun really started as we were staking out spots to "do our thang." We were in some part of Nashville I'd never been to (where the Yazoo Brewing plant is) and we noticed this awesome old green house/store. We continued past and set up shop elsewhere, but on the return, we decided it would make for some awesome photos. So, we are about to turn right at this local grocery which backed up to the green house, when we noticed five fairly scandalous individuals seemingly doing nothing. I'm not sure if you know this, but it's not normal to do nothing on a street corner in the "hood." We're roling slowly at this point, about to make the turn past them, when a car turns in front of us, rolls down the passenger side window, and asks them a short question, which they then respond to, and an exchange of some sort. Now, from my experience watching cops, I know that every drug deal in the world which involves a street corner and a car looks the same--JUST LIKE THAT! So, we all freak out and yell things like, "HOLY CRAP, GO!" and "DUDE, THAT WAS A FREAKIN' DRUG DEAL!" Needless to say, we took our business elsewhere. Not the end.

We're continuing to another "locale" (photo lingo), up 8th avenue and behind Greer Stadium. As we are turning onto the Greer Stadium road, P.J. yells, "Dude, real bullet holes!" We all notice a car turning beside us that has two REAL bullet holes in the driver side door. These were not to be mistaken for those bullet hole stickers that the "cool" kids put on their cars. Yeah, that's the way the day was going. Also not the end.

We continued to the spot behind Greer Stadium, which none of us minus the photographer had ever been to before, and decided to set up in an "alley," which was really a walkway that led to an entrance to some sort of porch/cement company (I don't know either). So, we're shooting some photos, looking voluptuous when a woman wearing all camouflage comes out and stairs. We keep shooting, cause if you ignore something uncomfortable, it will go away. She finally says, "Whatcha doin' guys?" as if she had just caught us in the midst of the worst crime ever.

"Just taking some band pictures," we responded. She made her way slyly toward us.

"I coulda shot you!" she said. (We all laugh nervously) "It's not funny. I know it sounds extreme, but I could have. We don't have many people come around here. I could've shot you thinking you were up to no good!"

At this point w'ere all thinking, "Man, she's actually serious."

"Next time," she says, "just come in and ask first."

Ok, so, I may be alone on this one, but if she was going to shoot us for posing for photos on the walkway, would she not be more prone to shoot us if we come INSIDE the plant uninvited. Just a thought.

Needless to say, she did not shoot us. In fact, she let us keep taking photos. I think Casey pood his pants though.

And that is the story of the Dec. 6th, Jubilee Year photo shoot.

You can check out some of the pics at www.myspace.com/thejubileeyear