dude, just tell him Memphis isn't nearly half as bad as Knoxville...i live there for almost a year myself...sure it's the same state, but it's two opposite corners of a very long state...like about a 6 hr drive away...(of course, i doubt that news would make him wanna jump up and down and come to Memphis, but eh...yea...) though i would love to go to Seattle...i love travelling anywhere...although playing shows here at all would be a nice improvement...