Music in Nashville

What a couple of days we had in Nashville! En route from eastern Tennessee, we listened to the radio in the RV to “Click and Clack – the Tappit Brothers” who bantered back and forth between country sets about cars. On arrival at the KOA located on Music Valley Drive (just down the street from the Grand Ole Opry), we were escorted to our site on Charley Pride Drive between Ernest Tubb Trail and Eddy Arnold Avenue. And if that was not enough, we went to see a 50’s night of live entertainment by “Kenny and the Krooners” who played at the KOA barn!

We spent yesterday walking around the Opry Mills complex that includes the largest indoor convention centre in the US – completely decorated for the US Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas – it was beautiful! Last night, we embarked on the General Jackson paddle wheel that offered a family style meal for 400 and a 2-hour live Christmas show with entertainers impersonating Tina Turner, Elton John and, of course, Elvis! Our table-mates were from Texas, New Jersey, Alabama and Kansas – certainly made for great conversation! Oh… and one more thing, our shuttle bus driver (between the KOA and the dock) was about 70 yrs young and, on leaving us at the dock for the tour, informed us that his name was Bill Smith and that ‘if we couldn’t remember his name, we just had to remember his initials!’

The weather has made for great conversation as well – it’s been about 28 degrees at night and only around 45 during the day – 20 degrees below normal! When the locals say “it’s that Canadian cold front”, Johnnie and I just stay quiet – a hard thing for us to do!

Next is Memphis – tune in again in a couple of days.