Michael asked me to come down and help him buy a car so I took some time off to make the trip. The first day was pretty uneventful except for the fact that when I got to Nashville, I felt I could not pass it without stopping for a beer and to listen to some live music. The first thing I noted was the coutry music hall of fame which was architecturally, very interesting. It looked like the whole building had a wave pool for its surface.
It was 4 PM on a Tuesday so I was not expecting much but when I got onto Broadway I was surprised. If you cannot throw a stone without hitting a musician on a Tuesday afternoon, how much more fun would it be on a Saturday night. I walked up and then back down the street and finally picked a bar and ordered a drink. All the musicians were talented and it was fun to see them casually switch instruments between songs. Like I said, talented. Anyway, I enjoyed them for about 30 minutes and then the leader handed his guitar to another member and then walked out into the bar to order a drink and glad hand and chat up the 20 or so folks who were listening.
I left after about an hour of goofing off, dropped a tip in their bucket and started looking for a camp site. My first choice was a KOA but when I got there I discovered I would have to camp less than 100 yards from route 40 and moved onto another one that was about 10 miles off the road and camped at a marina. it was quiet and nice enough though a little pricey for a campground.
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