Sunny Day & An Old Tailgate

The No Shoes Nation Loves to Tailgate before Kenny shows!

We are lucky to be a part of two big tailgates.

They represent the top of the line in NSN members!

Tampa Tailgaters

  

2018                                                                2011

Just 2 hours outside our hometown is the most amazing tailgate group. We have been involved with “The Tampa Tailgaters Group” for over 9 years and some of the best people in the world are part of this amazing family of No Shoes Nation Members. Just this last year in 2018 we held a huge raffle and raised over $1,600.00 for Love For Love City Foundation. Every year this special group of tailgaters gets bigger and better. We are even featured in the “Get Along” music video. It was a thrill to have Shaun Silva come by and film us for the video. For many years it’s not been unusual to have Tambo, Jon Anthony and the rest of the No Shoes Radio crew out to visit and talk with everyone while doing a live feed straight from the Lot 6 tailgate. We are so happy that  Melinda, Rusty, Lori, Dawn, Shari R. and Scott started this awesome tradition back in 2011 to kick off Kenny’s Going Coastal summer tour. We are proud that they have trusted us to build on what they started. They allowed us to take it to a new level because of our Welcome To The Sandbar family. The friends we have made and the memories we have are so special to us. We are truly one big happy No Shoes Nation Family!

If you are gonna attend the Tampa show of any Kenny tour, we invite you to join in on the fun and stop by and see us in Lot 6. You never know who is gonna show up. One year Jake Owen came out. This past year Kenny himself joined us in the lot to sing his newest song “Get Along” and filmed the music video just feet away from our set up! It was an experience we will never forget!

https://youtu.be/KkFiTyXPPqU

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 Lot 12 Nation

Story Behind Lot 12 by: Phil Carpenter

So in 2006 I was lucky enough to go on the Kenny Chesney cruise. Me and one of my best friends from high school Gene Horton. We met some amazing people that week who we are still great friends with today. In some cases a big family when we travel to different cities for concerts we all get together. Our tailgates went from a few people and a six pack and a car stereo to now Big Speakers, TV’s and creative tiki bars. Out first tailgate was in Nashville 2006 at LP field, Gene Horton even provided the tunes at the Longhorn Steakhouse pre party and as Kenny has grown so has our family. We now pretty much designate our group as Lot-12 Nation, there are plenty of lots at Cowboy Stadium we all kind of ended up in Lot-12 in 2011 and it just took off from there.
It’s really more then just a place to park your car to us. As we have watched our friends every year either celebrate new life in their family and also cried with family  over the loss of one of our tight knit group. We’re that shoulder to lean on when you need it and I’m proud to be part of it. So I tell you the power of music is incredible but Kenny fans take that to a whole other level that only us and the man from Tennessee relate to. If were traveling to another city we just tune into NSR and find the party. If we go to Tampa we look for Rusty Smith or I just go hang out at the NSR/Blue Chair Bay pre Party.  This year it’s my sons Big Revival  his first show in Dallas and were very excited . Thank You Kenny for this amazing ride you’ve let us all get on and thank you Lot-12 Nation and all the KC friends in the NSN cheers to you. All My Friends are Pirates! That’s just who “We are”
 
Randall Tells a story of giving…
The “Lot 12 Nation” came together in a big way after the devastating fertilizer plant explosion in the nearby community of West, TX. After all when it’s all said and done the only thing that really matters is the way we treat each other….Spread The Love!!!!
 
Just this year… In 2018 we were so excited to have Natalie, longtime member of Lot 12, out to our tailgate in Tampa. She donated to our Tampa Tailgaters Love For Love City rafffle and was inspired to spearhead and put togther the same type of raffle at Lot 12, for the Dallas show! They raised over $1600.00 for Kenny’s foundation as well. It just goes to show… from Florida to Texas, The No Shoes Nation has some great big giving hearts. It just takes a few caring people to step up to the plate when you feel the need to help. We are blessed to be a part of two amazing groups of special people!
Michelle & Connie
 
 
They know how to live it up in Lot 12
 
 
 
 

 

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