Let me summarize today, well now it's yesterday - Friday, September 20th - in Nashville.
We toured the city using the Hop On/Off Trolley which allowed us to get an accelerated introduction to this capital city. We did hop off at the Ryman Auditorium. Our visit gave us a glimpse into the history of this former home of the Grand Ole Opry, noting that it also served as a venue for entertainment since the late 19th century and that it boasts acoustics only surpassed by the Morman Tabernacle - even surpassing Carnegie Hall. Who knew?
Now many people would first associate Nashville with music - which is true - but our Trolley guide informed us that the major industry here is Healthcare. 17 universities call this city home. However, Terry Sprankle associates Nashville with American Pickers. So our second hop-off was at Antique Archaeology. Here is the true example of how one man's junk is another man's treasure. Terry was only too happy to scour the place for hidden gems, although he was disappointed that it was smaller than it seemed on television - another allusion shattered!
The evening saw us venture out to the mecca of Country Music - the Grand Ole Opry. Even though I am not a Country Music fan, how could you come to Nashville and not see a show there? And I am glad we did. I knew none of the names on the program except one and at the beginning of this live radio broadcast they announced that Mark Chesnutt had travel problems and would not be performing.
Oh well. I found myself fully engaged with the personalities and the music - a great experience. I may even download some Country to my I-pod.---and that would be a first.
We toured the city using the Hop On/Off Trolley which allowed us to get an accelerated introduction to this capital city. We did hop off at the Ryman Auditorium. Our visit gave us a glimpse into the history of this former home of the Grand Ole Opry, noting that it also served as a venue for entertainment since the late 19th century and that it boasts acoustics only surpassed by the Morman Tabernacle - even surpassing Carnegie Hall. Who knew?
Now many people would first associate Nashville with music - which is true - but our Trolley guide informed us that the major industry here is Healthcare. 17 universities call this city home. However, Terry Sprankle associates Nashville with American Pickers. So our second hop-off was at Antique Archaeology. Here is the true example of how one man's junk is another man's treasure. Terry was only too happy to scour the place for hidden gems, although he was disappointed that it was smaller than it seemed on television - another allusion shattered!
The evening saw us venture out to the mecca of Country Music - the Grand Ole Opry. Even though I am not a Country Music fan, how could you come to Nashville and not see a show there? And I am glad we did. I knew none of the names on the program except one and at the beginning of this live radio broadcast they announced that Mark Chesnutt had travel problems and would not be performing. Oh well. I found myself fully engaged with the personalities and the music - a great experience. I may even download some Country to my I-pod.---and that would be a first.
Larry is very jealous since he is a major American Pickers fan! I agree, Mary Ann, I'm not a fan of country music but while there you are pulled in.
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