Day 122
A shot from outside the Country Hall of Fame
Kathy Mattea during their tribute to Blind Alfred Reed
Deb...it's official...we're tourists
Inside Tootsie's
Great band...that girl played "The Devil went down to Georgia" good enough to make Charlie Daniels worry.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
6:40 AM CDT
Location: Municipal Marina, Downtown Nashville, TN
Weather: 68* with calm winds; forecast is for 81* and partly cloudy today
It’s a little warmer this morning than it has been for a while. There is also no dew or fog. I’m sitting on the back of the boat and things are fairly quite (as quite as they can be next to downtown Nashville) except for that bass boat that just flew by at about 50 mph. It’s light out, but the sun is not up yet, and when it does come up it will have trouble shinning with all these clouds. That said it will be plenty warm and very nice.
Yesterday was a fun and interesting day. After spending the early morning cleaning up the boat both inside and out we decided to walk to town for lunch. I had in mind some BBQ, which I always love in the south. When we were at Harpeth Shoals marina I asked the dock master is she knew of a good place and she told me to go to Jacks...so we did...and it was great. We had the beef brisket plate...if you come to Nashville...go to Jacks...you’ll love it. After lunch we went to the Country Music Hall of Fame. On our tour on Thursday we passed it and decided to go see it. (side note: for all of you who have told me over the years I need to slow down more and smell the roses; please note in the last 2 days I have taken a scheduled tour (not a Bob Koerner whirl wind tour...one where some one else was driving) and visited a museum...is this what you had in mind?). It was actually the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum...and we both enjoyed it. We were also fortunate that when we started our tour they had a special concert tribute to Blind Alfred Reed (included in our ticket price they kept telling us) and it was very good. I have never heard of Blind Alfred Reed (I wonder if anyone has) but for his tribute they gathered many singers and musicians from West Virginia (where he lived) and had them all there. You can see one picture I included...the lady is Kathy Mattea...who is a famous country singer...and very good. One quick note on Blind Alfred Reed...although I have never heard of him or his music...it was good. Here is one of his song titles...”She does the best she can, woman was made after man, and she’s been after him ever since”. Yes...that’s the title...and it’s a good song.
After all that museum lookin’, we were both parched and needed to find a beer and a band (not hard to do at any time in Nashville) so we ended up at Tootsie’s (who I might add is mentioned at the Country Hall of Fame). The pictures are taken inside Tootsie’s. This band was very good, and like all bands we saw, played only for tips and the hope someone would discover them. Deb and I both agreed we really liked Nashville..and Deb tells me she has a much greater appreciation for country music. Me...I already loved it. Back at the boat by 5 we enjoyed another boat cocktail with our new friends Ted and Billie on Main Course...they plan to leave early today...heading back to Clarksville. Dinner was on the boat, and Deb cooked some awesome fish, and we ate it while watching some reruns of Andy Griffith (I knew all those recordings would come in handy). Probably the 10th time (at least) I have seen that episode...and I laughed just as hard as the first time.
Today...should be a fun day. We are leaving the Municipal Dock because it is full tonight due to the Titans game just across the bridge. We will go down river about 15 miles to Rock Harbor Marine where we will stay tonight and plan to get a taxi and come back to The Grand Ole Opry. When we were booking Nashville Deb tried to get tickets for Friday night, but when they told us who was playing we had never heard of a single act. But then the lady said...to bad you’re not going to be here on Saturday, because we have a special treat. For the same price as Friday (with no names) on Saturday they have playing...Alan Jackson; Charlie Daniels; Kathy Mattea; and a few others I can’t remember, but I recognized them when Deb told me. So we are really looking forward to going tonight.
Side notes:
· For one of the first times since I retired I felt funny yesterday. For some reason when we are cruising during the week I do not feel like I should be doing anything else. But when I was walking around the hall of fame, on a weekday, with all those older folks (well compared to Deb and I), I thought “what the heck am I doing here”?
· I promised myself I would not watch the market every day and let that determine my mood...but it sure was nice to see another 400 points positive yesterday.
· Rumor has it that the marina we are going to tonight is owned by the former husband of Wynona Judd ( a famous country singer and 1/2 of The Judds). Actually I’m not sure you can call it a rumor because the owner (Arch) told Ted and Billie (on Main Course) this was the case when they stopped for fuel on the way up here...and they told us. What he actually said was “he got the marina in a divorce settlement because he came home and found her in bed with another man”. Seems like a lot to share with someone who just stopped by to buy gas doesn’t it? I wonder how much he’ll share with us if we spend the night????
I hope everyone is doing well...I’ll keep you posted.
BK.
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