Nashville, TN

Do go to the original Opry site

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>if they're still doing those tours. Gives you the feeling of the Opry back when it was country music, not Nashville music.

I took my son to the Opry when he was 14, 16 years back now. We were squirming around, hating all the rhinestone glitz, and suddenly, they brought Bill Monroe out on stage. He must have been in his eighties - they stationed someone on each side of him to catch him if he fell over. But, playing half the notes he did in his prime, he was still outplaying everyone else on stage put together.

Re: Nashville, TN

Mitch from TN

>Hi Jim,

I live in Nashville and wish I could tell you about tons of woodworking sites and activities, but there just aren't that many things going on. There is a woodcraft in Franklin, a suburb to the south and a little store called The Woodworkers Shoppe in Madison, which is just to the north of Nashville. No matter what kind of music you like, I would highly recommend a visit to Gruhn Guitars, which is one Broadway very near the Ryman Auditorium -- the original home of the Grand Ole Opry. Gruhn Guitars is one of the best vintage guitar stores in the world and the instruments are beautiful even if you don't play them. If you do, you can play anything in the store -- whether it costs $500 or $15,000.

You might also consider visting the Hermitage, which was the home of Andrew Jackson. I haven't been in years but the period furniture there is supposed to be astounding.

If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

What kind of woodworking do you do?

Good luck,

Mitch