OMG! I forgot how many stars we saw at the Opry until I started looking at the pictures, and I am so glad I have the program so I can remember who everyone is (I hope!)
My BFF Tracy, Rhonda, MAMMa and I took a cab downtown and we wanted to do some shopping, we were hearing about buy one pair of cowboy boots and get two free. Well the styles they had were not for me, plus the prices were nuts. I think all I bought were a couple magnets at the Opry house, and we all went into a bar and grabbed a glass of tea to go.
We went into Coyote Ugly and the music was loud but there was no girls dancing around, they had the funniest machine, you know you put a dollar in and those clamps things move around and you try to pick up stuff, well most time you see stuffed animals, well this had adult "toys" too funny!
And darn it all I didn't pack an extra bra…
…not sure if these are from customers or the waitresses?
Look at this cool sign, I am not sure what it is, I just took the picture as we were walking around.
These little beaver guys are for GuRuss and Kathy, I went in to see if they sold bumper stickers but they didn't so the picture is gonna have to do.
If I ever move to Nashville, maybe I can get a job here.
Look at the beautiful banjos.
Look at those shiny guitars.
From our seat in the Grand Ole Opry, look at those pretty windows.
Minnie Pearl welcomed everyone and cracked a few jokes mostly about trying to find a man.
Little Jimmy Dickens was the host for the first half hour. It was actually a radio show and the MC man was actually doing commercials in between the songs. Dollar General, Bass Pro Shops, Humana, & Cracker Barrel were the sponsors that night. Rhonda was pretending she had a remote and she was fast forwarding the commercials, her batteries must have been low cause it was not working…ha!
Mike Snider
"Third Rock from the Sun" Joe Diffie
Charley Pride was the host of the second half hour, it was amazing to see him and he sang some old favorites, like Kaw-liga
The Whites
Riders in the Sky, they were fun, and they sang songs from Toy Story (so MAMMa did know some music that night), Country music is not what MAMMa listens to, but she went with us cause she was a good sport and she said she was glad she did.
Connie Smith
Bill Anderson was the host for the third half hour.
Jeannie Seely, she was amazing and I think she was flirting with someone in the front and at one point she turned around and like stuck her bum out (not naked like, but you know what I mean) it was funny.
We noticed Vince Gill sitting in the back of the stage. He was gonna host the last half hour.
The Del McCoury Band
Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press
Look at that hat!!
Vince crooning away!
Wanda Jackson featuring Jack White
I couldn't get a good picture of Jack but think Johnny Depp. But look at this cutie playing that fancy guitar…
…like Alvira…and check these out…
…boy to be able to wear those babies…well I could wear em, I just couldn't walk in em.
Make sure to watch David Letterman tonight as they are going to be on there, I hope they sing "Shake it all Over" cause they rocked that one out. I think they were one of my faves that night!
Well I gotta hit the hay, I have almost all my cards cut for my 10/10/20 and need to get it all done so Friday Mark can get the cabinets all the way in and I won't be in his way.
Have an awesome Thursday and thanks for stopping in!
You can tell I am not a country listening kind of gal. The only one I knew was Vince Gill. But I would have gone with ya'll. Didn't pack an extra bra – I got a loud laught out of that one. It looks like it was pure fun. Thanks for sharing it with us. Still waiting for the snow to start this morning. Roscoe decided to not wait to roll around in the snow and rolled around in something else last night. It was pretty nasty and earned him a shower when I should have been getting into my shower for work. Both of us were not happy campers. But we both lived and I made it to work so I could make doggy biscuit money. That is the whole reason I work. OK, girl cut, cut, cut.
Carey and Roscoe
I hope to get to Nashville some day.
Luv ya
Jax
Wow Di, Sounds like you had such a "Grand" time! Makes me want to jump in the car and drive to Nashville! I'll get there some day!
Demos' is a great restaurant (and compared to the Gaylord) REALLY cheap. Most meals are under $15; and that's for steak and pasta dishes. Looks like you had a great time in my town. I think I should have hung around the hotel last week since so many bloggers that I follow were there for Leadership.
Wow Di! You really got some awsome pictures. It looks like you gals had a great time.
I am so jealous. When we went to the Grand Ole Opry I just knew Vince Gill was going to appear. We could see the back stage and I kept looking for him. He is my all time favorite. It was Halloween and they said he was Trick or Treating with his child. I will forgive him for that! I know you enjoyed your night there.
Wow! You thought of your Beaver friends while in Nashville! Showed these to GuRuss and he laughed, too. Too bad no bumper stickers, but the pics are way cool. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your awesome pictures! You were lucky to see all those stars and the Grand Ole Opry in Ryman Auditorium; perhaps the new building isn't back from the floods yet. I love Nashville, and would go back in a flash, but hubby prefers Beethoven. Oh, well.
What a fun evening yall must of had 🙂 Great pics too. Were you that close Yikes . Thanks for the share!
Fun times, it looks like! It was great seeing you again, but I regret not getting a photo…again! Sheesh. By the way, Demo's is a pretty decent restaurant, and we are friends with the man who wrote "Third Rock from the Sun". He is in our church and we knew him from when we lived here before moving to NY. My husband was behind Johnny Cash once at McDonald's drive-thru! My husband has seen many country stars. I once saw Ronnie Milsap at the airport…but he didn't see me. Hee!
Diana…I am so glad you posted the pictures you took at the Grand Ole Opry. Brought back memories. The music video of Charlie Pride singing Kawliga made me think of my dear mother. She loved this song and I can clearly see her dancing to it. Brought a tear to my eyes, but a HUGE smile to my lips. She's been gone for several years. And your picture of the Riders in the Sky made me laugh too. I went to school with the bass player. His real name is Fred Labour. Union High School, Grand Rapids MI, class of 1966. There's a bit of trivia for you. LOL! Anyway, thanks for sharing with us. Love your blog. I check it out everyday.
Hey, Diana
We had tables by the dance floor at Manager's and I spotted you shake your groove thing during the evening! I took the "class" and managed pretty good, but soon got totally lost and confused when we moved on to the regular dancing with no teacher up front. It was a fun night out, though – definitely different from my usual nights out here in Qc City!