larry kubin

The next stop on our tour of the South is Nashville — capital of Tennessee and “home of country music”. We stayed at the Hilton, which is located by the Country Music Hall of Fame and many of the restaurants and bars. After checking in, we walk around downtown looking to grab a cup of coffee and relax for a bit. This takes longer than you would think. Apparently, there aren’t many coffee shops in the downtown area other than Starbucks — we walked for a long time before we found a good place.

After a quick stop at Jack’s BBQ, we walk around the town some more and take some pictures. Here is one of Mike and I standing on a bridge by the stadium where the Tennessee Titans play. Go Vince.

Later we meet with Sara’s brother and his girlfriend, both of whom live in Nashville and are cool as hell. We have some drinks with them on the roof of some place-whose-name-I-can’t-remember, then head over to the “World Famous” Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, which is really packed for a weeknight. We watch a couple of bands play and have a few drinks. Unfortunately, the bands aren’t particularly great, but hearing a cover of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” is always good for a laugh.

Later we hang out at a bunch of clubs, including BB King’s Blues Club, where a guy named Stacy Mitchhart is really tearing it up on guitar.

We probably had more fun in Nashville than in any other city on the trip (no offense Kevin). The city was very lively, even on a random weeknight, and everyone was up having a good time even at 3 in the morning. Sometimes that is a good measure of how much you like a city — when you are having so much fun that you don’t want to go to sleep.