Joey DeGraw on Nashville Explosion: ‘The Explosion Was So Strong I Thought We Were Having an Earthquake’

LEVENTHAL Of course Nashville ░░░░░░░░ known as music city ░░░░░░░░ not just the talented ░░░░░░░░ and musicians but the ░░░░░░░░ live venues as well ░░░░░░░░ next guest is a ░░░░░░░░ artist and bar owner ░░░░░░░░ lives and works within ░░░░░░░░ of the scene of ░░░░░░░░ blast He and his ░░░░░░░░ will rocked out of ░░░░░░░░ beds by the explosion ░░░░░░░░ morning My friend Joey ░░░░░░░░ joins me now I ░░░░░░░░ you lost cell service ░░░░░░░░ about three hours we ░░░░░░░░ supposed to have you ░░░░░░░░ in the 1 00 ░░░░░░░░ we are glad you ░░░░░░░░ with us now Describe ░░░░░░░░ us and our viewers ░░░░░░░░ happened to you and ░░░░░░░░ brother this morning DEGRAW ░░░░░░░░ were sleeping We live ░░░░░░░░ the same floor The ░░░░░░░░ was so strong I ░░░░░░░░ we were having an ░░░░░░░░ Pictures on the wall ░░░░░░░░ swinging back and forth ░░░░░░░░ I kind of panicked ░░░░░░░░ jumped up and throw ░░░░░░░░ pants on and ran ░░░░░░░░ to my brother s ░░░░░░░░ to make sure he ░░░░░░░░ okay LEVENTHAL You live ░░░░░░░░ close right How close ░░░░░░░░ you to where the ░░░░░░░░ was DEGRAW Couple of ░░░░░░░░ Our bar Nashville Underground ░░░░░░░░ the bar we own ░░░░░░░░ s a half a ░░░░░░░░ from there I haven ░░░░░░░░ been able to go ░░░░░░░░ there to see how ░░░░░░░░ damage has affected the ░░░░░░░░ but I understand that ░░░░░░░░ neighbor s glasses are ░░░░░░░░ blown out and everything ░░░░░░░░ I guess I ll ░░░░░░░░ LEVENTHAL I know I ░░░░░░░░ at your website today ░░░░░░░░ you can see the ░░░░░░░░ T building from the ░░░░░░░░ on your bar which ░░░░░░░░ ve been down there ░░░░░░░░ got an awesome spot ░░░░░░░░ and I know you ░░░░░░░░ planning to be open ░░░░░░░░ and serve drinks and ░░░░░░░░ on this Christmas day ░░░░░░░░ mean I can t ░░░░░░░░ imagine how bad this ░░░░░░░░ have been if the ░░░░░░░░ had gone off a ░░░░░░░░ hours later DEGRAW Yeah ░░░░░░░░ god it went off ░░░░░░░░ it did I guess ░░░░░░░░ guess there is always ░░░░░░░░ to be thankful for ░░░░░░░░ was a good time ░░░░░░░░ it to go off ░░░░░░░░ very few people out ░░░░░░░░ about LEVENTHAL But obviously ░░░░░░░░ awful thing to happen ░░░░░░░░ your city and awful ░░░░░░░░ Everyone said this isn ░░░░░░░░ supposed to happen in ░░░░░░░░ backyard I would assume ░░░░░░░░ could be more true ░░░░░░░░ Nashville DEGRAW That s ░░░░░░░░ Nashville is a small ░░░░░░░░ Rick I ve known ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ s not New York ░░░░░░░░ as far as population ░░░░░░░░ things happening so quickly ░░░░░░░░ s just unbelievable that ░░░░░░░░ has happened here LEVENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ long did it take ░░░░░░░░ sink in Joey that ░░░░░░░░ was something completely out ░░░░░░░░ the ordinary What was ░░░░░░░░ thought process and what ░░░░░░░░ actually happening DEGRAW I ░░░░░░░░ still unsure exactly what ░░░░░░░░ I m just trying ░░░░░░░░ find out They have ░░░░░░░░ many things blocked off ░░░░░░░░ just don t know ░░░░░░░░ extent of damage yet ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ motivations were They are ░░░░░░░░ so many unanswered questions ░░░░░░░░ We are all kind ░░░░░░░░ scratching our heads I ░░░░░░░░ there is a very ░░░░░░░░ amount of bar owners ░░░░░░░░ Broadway and we all ░░░░░░░░ of know each other ░░░░░░░░ communicate and we know ░░░░░░░░ of the people in ░░░░░░░░ area we live here ░░░░░░░░ m getting a lot ░░░░░░░░ pictures from people But ░░░░░░░░ just don t know ░░░░░░░░ much yet LEVENTHAL Are ░░░░░░░░ angry DEGRAW I mean ░░░░░░░░ It s bothersome especially ░░░░░░░░ Christmas day It just ░░░░░░░░ it s not an ░░░░░░░░ it feels like Obviously ░░░░░░░░ ve all been through ░░░░░░░░ stuff we are old ░░░░░░░░ to have seen the ░░░░░░░░ trade center attacks and ░░░░░░░░ We have our suspicions ░░░░░░░░ they don t come ░░░░░░░░ But I guess we ░░░░░░░░ see at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day LEVENTHAL Joey ░░░░░░░░ wish all the best ░░░░░░░░ you and your brother ░░░░░░░░ and I hope that ░░░░░░░░ gets cleaned up quickly ░░░░░░░░ that authorities tracked down ░░░░░░░░ is responsible quickly and ░░░░░░░░ guys can get back ░░░░░░░░ and running again and ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ Thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ some time to tell ░░░░░░░░ your story today Buddy ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Rick Thank you ░░░░░░░░ ll speak to you ░░░░░░░░