This is a pretty epic journey really. We set off from D.C in the morning with our goal set at Nashville 700 miles away. It's not a huge distance but the state of the roads in Washington made getting out a real effort.
The scenery as well wasn't all to amazing, mainly consisting of whiteness..... so apart from a stop at Woodstock (different one) for burger king it really was just a case of getting as many miles under the hood as possible.
We'd arrived relatively late to Nashville so didn't really get the chance to get anything done till the following morning. The Hostel; Music city was really cute, it had a nice owner, cheap rooms and free food, they also told us that it was the last day the musicians hall of fame would be open so it was free entry.
The next hour or so was spent, for the most part with me and Will looking at artists and band memorabilia from bands who i hadn't a clue of who they are. They did have a guitar by Hendrix and a whole bunch of stuff from George Harrison but that really was about it. Still very enjoyable in a so bad it was good type way.
It's not until you get to the main strip that you actually feel like you're in Nashville; crude neon lights, tacky touristy souvenir shops... but also, along with this, an unparalleled number of music bars, each one with music just blaring out. Each and everyone; country music.
We stumbled around trying to pick out a bar to settle down in and have a few beers before settling on "the stage". I honestly had a really good time, the music isn't me in anyway, i'd never been intrigued by or enjoyed country, but in this environment with so many people all as happy as can be just singing about trucks and their guitars. It's impossible to resist.
The night continued in a similar vain, a lad name Stephen somethingorother, who had come to Nashville to try and make it, showed us around the town. He took us to where all the writers hang out and perform and then later back onto the strip. It was a quality night and the following mornings hangover was well worth it.
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