For some reason there is no Wells Fargo Banks in middle Tennessee except for down town Nashville, which is thirty miles from where I live. So I headed up to Nashville on Monday to make a deposit, since I was there I decided to find something to get into while there. I checked out Antique Archeology the American Picker’s shop which was super expensive, especially considering if you’re a fan of the show and you have seen them get this stuff for $5 at a garage in the mid west. Anyway, I found myself at the Nashville Palace across the street from Opry Land after a quick stop at the Dukes of Hazzard museum. The Nashville Palace was pretty empty and having a song writer’s night, and man, there were some great song writers there. A couple were legit Nashville song writers and that was how they made their living. One of my favorites was two guys, one did instrumental guitar and was great! He told a story of how he played a bar like this once and after he got off stage an older man came up to him and said “You’ll never make it in this town.” He replied with, “Well I wish you would’ve told me that before I played on all those platinum records, this is just some thing I do when I’m not Toby Keith’s lead guitar player.” That was such a cool night for me because, not only was it a listening to good, original country music, but it showed that these talented professional guys come and hang out with new song writers at a local bar. I never saw that in any other music, or in LA.
I can’t explain what its like to be at a bar like that was. I’ve been to many, many country shows. I’ve seen my hero Brad Paisley, over a dozen times, and while it is a blast and I’ll see him play anytime I can, that is in a great big arena with tens of thousands of people. So being in a little bar, with less than ten people (and half of them musicians themselves) is a completely different and fun experience. That is why I love this town so much. With my new goals in set for this year, I will be playing these stages soon. As of right now Andrew and I still play the streets busking, we made a cool $12 during the day. Later my car was towed and cost $106, but it’s the little wins in life you have to focus on… right?
On a side note, if you have a sign saying “No Parking in front of every parking spot except for 3 spots on the end, wouldn’t you think those spots are ok? Not in Nashville. Still love it though.
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