Oct30 and you have had time to read all the copies I posted yesterday. I do not know what happened. Lots more pics but the computer is having problems. More later.

Today we did the Nashville tour and I wasn’t very enthusiastic at first until we were dropped off at the Ryman Auditorium. This is a very old church that was the home of the Grand Ole Opry until it moved to larger quarters. The new home is very near our campsite. The old one is a fantastic piece of interior architecture, old wooden pews for seats and the acoustics are said to be the second best in the states. The building has a soul that palpitates. I felt it everywhere I went. Fortunately for us, the busy season is over and the performances will be in the Ryman Auditorium. Cushions are sold to prevent cheek weariness from the old oak wooden pews. The only name I recognized was a gentleman whose name is something the fourth. Yaul can go to the Opry site and check out who is performing on Oct. 31. I understand the headliners do not commit to a performance too far in advance and so a full program is difficult to have ready.

Our next stop was just around the block at the Country Music Hall and Museum. There are 3 floors of interactive displays. The newest display is in honor of Ray Charles. There were pictures, costumes and of course sunglasses.

There are walls of gold and platinum records. Some you open the door and the song starts to play. There was a display of how a songwriter would write the lyrics on an ordinary piece of paper. One of the songs was “Take the ribbons from your hair” and you can win a prize if you know who wrote the lyrics.

There was a Bonneville (white) that had tooled leather interior; a miniature saddle as part of the console, silver dollars glued to the dash and else where in the interior, a silver rifle mounted on the trunk, pistols for door handles and of course a set of horns on the front grill. So whose car was that?

Our last stop was Legends a bar that has performers who are hopefuls and of course it has had many of the legends of the passed. There are many live performance bars in the area. One might try the world famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge. They are dark, dingy and smoke filled. There is a story that performers would sneak over from the Opry and have few and fall asleep. Women with a hat pin used to wake them up so they could get back to their show.

Come for a week. The Opry performs 3 times and then you can take in the live entertainment which costs your drinks and a donation to the performers. You feel that you are in good company even if the furniture is austere because the memorabilia is intriguing.

Cheers, yaul or yawl.