Made it to Nashville. Seemed to be very slow going along the way. Several miles of the interstate were one lane. Had late breakfast in Paducah KY.
They had shuttle to Grand Ole Opry from the rv park so decided to do that. It was one of those, been there, done that kind of things. Got to give them credit for being on the radio live since 1925. Auditorium is set up like the old Ryman with pews. Not very comfortable. I don't know, it smelled funny to me. Either the baby next to Jack or the old guy next to me or the cushions on the seats. You get the picture. People drinking, talking out loud, getting up and down. No one seemed to mind though. Another whole subculture I know nothing about.
Some good music and lots of tribute to soldiers and vets. Would think it was Memorial Day rather than 4th of July. Highlight was the Browns who were reunited to receive recognition for 50th anniversary of their song The 3 Bells. I know you know it -- " I hear the chapel bells ringing. . .. " then later on "lead us not into temptation, da da da da, salvation and eternal love" They also sang Scarlet Ribbons and The Old Lamplighter which are also their hits. All of which we recognized.
The other picture is of Mike Snyder. His song was the best. The fiddles were great in the number they did. He also told some great jokes. One was: two Jehovah's Witnesses came to the door and he invited them in and asked them to sit down. He asked them what they wanted. They said they didn't know because they never got that far before. TeeHee.
Terrible storm and the rv park was pretty full of deep puddles when we got back. Glad we decided to use the shuttle. Hoping for better weather tomorrow. They also had a dinner and live music here at the park but we missed it to go to Grand Ole Opry. The picture is of the warm-up guy.
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