Seven Points, Nashville
Sunday was forecast to be 80F, so we thought it a good day to visit Nashville, aka, Music City. After attending Mass at the cathedral, we headed out to check out the honky-tonks. We were thinking they’d be in what is called “music row”, but no, that area was packed with the record companies such as Decca, Arista and Warner.
Asking directions, we headed down to the river and discovered a mass of tourists crowding about the side walks enjoying the music wafting out the wall to wall bars. The Cumberland River flows beside that area; the Tennessee Titans Stadium is just across the river from the music district and the riverfront park is very nice.
The honky-tonks usually have their front windows wide open so you can sample the music on the way by. Penny and I did stop in for a beer at two of them. One fella had built his stand up bass out of a car gas tank. The volume of the music was a big consideration; some might make your ears bleed! I rate Nashville higher than Memphis, although it was pretty cool in its own right.
