George Gruhn inspecting a guitar backstage at the @opry | Oct 2024 I always love running into George for so many reasons. As much as I enjoy music, George and I very quickly tend to dig deep into our passions regarding animals. One time we ran into one another in a pet store, and we talked for over an hour about servals, jungle cats, house cats, all things cats from wild to tame. We equally have went into multi hour conversations of the herpetological sort, musing on snakes, lizards, and listening as he talks about his impressive snake collection. He's such a brilliant, interesting guy. I've never shared this image I made of him last year, but I really love it. He can be in sea of people and still isolate into obsessive study and deep conversations. George is a Nashville legend and a Nashville treasure. One of the coolest cats around. Seeing him backstage is always such a delight. I can always count on a nice, long talk with him. Second image is a magazine cover I shot of George about a seven years prior, and to this day may be my favorite magazine cover I've ever shot. ❤️🎸🐍
