On our way up to Nashville, the heavens opened and the rains decended.
who's the moron from the desert that doesnt have windshield wipers? 
we took refuge in a Catholic church and after an hour or so we were off to Nashville
The Grand Ole Opry - dumbing down the south for over 87 years.
they started by playing big band and "opera", but much to the chagrin of the elite, started calling it "opry" and the satire hasnt stopped since
the original producer, George Hays, would dress up his guest bands in overalls and flannel to accentuate their "roots". then Minnie Pearl came in with her over the top "how-DEEEEE!", she was afraid the audience would think she was making fun of them (she was), but turns out they loved it and its been a race to out-exagerate ever sincehere i'm trying to figure out what would look stupidest on me
Before the Grand Ole Opry took hold Nashville was called The Athens Of The South, and they had themselves a full-scale replica of the Parthenon to prove it
it was almost majestic 
That night we went to the Bluebird Cafe and got a taste of some local music, it was a crowded little shop and some great talent - the reason that Nashville is still The Music Capitol of the Country
4 comments:
Those outfits look like something Elvis would wear and he NEVER looked stupid! ;-P
Haven't you ever heard of Rain-X? and did you convert to Catholocism?
And did they sing about broken screen doors, ran over dogs, and wives a cheetin?
And beer to be drinkin?
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