The weather hasn't been great since we got here Saturday afternoon. We've had to dig out the sweatshirts and jeans. Pam had made us dinner for Saturday so we quickly ate and headed into downtown Nashville to check out the entertainment. As I am a huge country & western fan, I love this town. The downtown district was mobbed as it was a weekend night and all the kids (20-30 somethings) were out. Most bars had cover charges and long lines to get in, with music blasting way too loud (not country music either.) We finally landed at Rippey's Bar and Grill. We were surprised by the beer prices - $4.25, but have come to discover that that's the price everywhere. After a few, we headed out to find other entertainment. Unfortunately, we couldn't get in anywhere so we visited all the souvenir shops.
I thought Elvis was from Memphis. Pam and I didn't mind posing with him.
Early Sunday afternoon Mark and I headed across town to visit his Aunt June who we haven't seen in 10 years. Unfortunately, she fell and broke her hip and wrist last week and was in the hospital, so that's where we visited. She looks great for being 90. She recognized us immediately and was quite happy to see us. After our visit, we had Pam and Dennis meet us downtown so we could try and get into some bars that we couldn't get into on Saturday night.
As we were walking down the street, we stumbled onto a large crowd that appeared to be waiting for something or someone. We just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Keith Urban and Bill Anderson were being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and they walked right in front of us!
Keith Urban and wife, Nicole Kidman
Bill Anderson and his wife.
My week was then complete. Keith Urban was one of a couple singers I really wanted to see while here, and he walked right in front of us. Thankfully Pam got a great picture of them - all I got was his security guard and the back of his head.
We next headed over to Tootsies. What a great place. We walked in and a group immediately got up and gave us their perfect table right in front of the window, and next to the stage. The two performers were fabulous and the drinks were cold.
A few hours later we headed over to the infamous Wildhorse Saloon where we had wanted to get into on Saturday night, but there was a 2 1/2 hour wait.
The four of us even tried the line dancing lessons. Mark and I lasted way longer than Pam and Dennis.
Tonight we're going to dinner and some restaurant/bar to celebrate Pam and Dennis' 30th wedding anniversary which is today. Boy do I need a nap!
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