Parking was easy. You park at the Opry Mills, a shopping mall. We got our tickets and enjoyed the outside entertainments. Celebrity look-a-likes, live music, the souvenir store. I didn't get anything. Resisted getting Carrie Underwood's CD.
The seating was unusual in that it was like a padded church pew bench style. Everyone could fit. Very casual.
The 2 hour program was broken into 4 half-hour segments and was live on 640 WSH am radio and for satellite radio and probably recorded for TV with commercials for that segment's sponsors.
The MC's were the really older stars. Jeannie Seely, Little Jimmy Dickens (who must have been 4 foot tall and was 87 years old) Jean Shepard, and the Riders in the Sky who were hilarious.
Everyone one was friendly and seemed genuine.
Songs were tuneful and not a rude or suggestive tone anywhere.
I got my picture take with 'Minnie Pearl' and saw 'Hank Williams' and
someone in a fancy cactus decorated suit that someone who knows country would probably know who it was supposed to be. I had to ask about Hank Williams I'm so not country. We loved the whole experience.
Now. On to Huntington.
2 comments:
Excellent Reviews.... keep them coming
Good Times.
Half the fun of getting there is the trip up.
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