Music City Madness

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Nashville somehow managed to be even more fun than Savannah. After departing the Smoky Mountains, we made our way to Nashville by way of the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg and Alex’s old house just outside Nashville. We took a free tour of the distillery, which was highly informative and entertaining. Our tour guide was a 30ish bearded guy in a cowboy hat and boots, who talked with a deep cowboy drawl, sort of like Sam Elliott. They can’t legally sell alcohol on the premises, but at the end of the tour, the guide instructed us that we could take advantage of a loophole and buy a “commemorative bottle” that happens to also have whiskey in it.

Once we got to Nashville, we went out to the main drag, Broadway, which was busy all night.  Our friend and future president John Rice just graduated from Vanderbilt so he gave us some recommendations for places to go, so we walked around to those places and tried to find one that we enjoyed . There was music playing wherever we went; many intersections had tiny speakers attached to the telephone polls that played music continuously. We enjoyed some live music at a couple of the bars and had a good time mingling with the other patrons, then headed back to our room after a quick stop at the best hotdog stand I’ve ever been to, run by a lady who Alex fell in love with at first sight.

Nashville showed us a great time. Next stop: St. Louis. -J