I spent the day yesterday exploring Nashville with my friend from the University of Rochester. We began our day with a tasty trip to the Loveless Cafe where staff wore shirts which read "got biscuits?" At this point, we were fortified for the most exciting bit of the day: a tour of the Grand Ole Opry's Opry House. After all, experiencing the country music scene was only appropriate after visiting the soul scene in Memphis (check out some tunes I heard while in the Opry House's gift shop below!). The Grand Ole Opry has been around for 86 years, making it the longest running radio show in the world. A circle of wood from the original Grand Ole Opry stage is planted right in front of the mic, center stage. What an awesome spot for country music aficionados to stand, remembering the great performers from years past! In fact, we had an aspiring country singer in the midst of our tour group and he made his "Grand Ole Opry" debut right on that very spot. Though I proceeded to the back of the tour group so as not to see everyone snicker when he belted out an awful tune, he wasn't too shabby!
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| Grand Ole Opry Stage with the traditional pew style seating |
After a lovely tour of the Grand Ole Opry and the nearby Opryland Resort, my friend and I made it to "Music Row," a street filled with honky tonks and wannabe country stars. I made a rash decision to enter a bar after hearing "Chicken Fried" blaring from behind some doors. It was the most socially awkward bar I've ever been to, complete with a waiter who said "Bam" upon setting our utensils on the table and a host who suggested two different bathrooms for me to use, "in case one is busy," in the nearly empty establishment.
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| ::swoons:: (Statue) Elvis sang to me then read my fortune! |
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Listen along:
Go Rest High on that Mountain - Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Johnny Cash and the Carter Family
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