On the classic rock radio station that I listen to while working here at the home office, they play two songs by the same artist and call it two for Tuesday. I think that most radio stations around the world do this but I really love the songs they play on the classic rock station here in Nashville. Many years ago I worked at this radio station and I have loved their music since I moved here eleven years ago. You just can not beat The Rock for great music here in Music City. And no they do not play country. Not everybody here in Music City likes country music.
Fun in the Snow
We had enough snow for our grandson to actually sled down the hill in the backyard. We had to get creative about what we had on hand that could be pressed into service as a sled. We don’t have enough snow most years to bother with buying a proper sled. It would just be taking up a lot of room in the garage. But there are other things that can be pressed into use when we do have some snow. Last time my daughter used a plastic laundry basket while at a friend’s house. But would you believe we don’t have laundry baskets like that? We use a hamper.
After looking around the garage and the laundry room, we decided to look for an old box or large sheet of cardboard. Ended up that a boxtop worked pretty well. He got tired of it after about 20 minutes and complained about being cold, so that was the end of our short snow day with fun in the snow.
Wet summer
As summer comes to a close we here in Nashville have had the wettest summer I remember in the eleven years I have been here. It is going to rain again today and I see no end to the daily rains. I for one am very tired of being wet everyday at work and I am ready for the rain to end, for a while anyway. I hate when it is dry but you get very tired of the rain too. Let us hope we have a nice mild winter and can get more rain in the spring when we need it the very most.
New music
Let me say right up front that I really hate most of the new music that is on the market right now. Give me the old stuff any day and I am a happy girl. I love when the great old groups go on a concert tour and one will be here in Nashville in September. Bruce Springsteen is an act that I have never seen before and I can not wait for his concert here it is close enough to my birthday that I have given myself tickets for my birthday and I can not wait to hear Bruce and the E Street band in concert.
Wet fireworks
Last night just as they were getting ready to fire off the Fourth of July fireworks a major storm swept through this area. A couple of tornado’s were spotted near Clarksville and we got a huge lightning display, it looked like Mother Nature had her own fireworks this year. I remember as a kid it seemed to rain every year on the Fourth of July and I guess I just got used to the idea of rain on Independence Day. Lets hope the rest of the weekend is clear of any more major storms this year.
Twister
There was no report of a tornado yesterday but the trees in my yard tell a different tale. The branches that came down are twisted and not snapped off like in a straight wind. Almost every house in our neighborhood has tree damage and some have whole trees down. We did not have electricity for almost 5 hours and that is a very long time for us to be without lights. To top it all off some of the stop lights are still out and that makes getting to work this morning a challenge for sure.
Afternoon thunder
It seems that every afternoon we get some thunder and lightning, yesterday it killed my electricity twice and it is starting again today. I know that we can use all the rain we can get but during the spring-summer season rain and storms bring bugs and humidity, two things I dearly hate with a passion. I guess I better get ready for the storm to hit and get my sandbags ready for the flash flood they are giving us a warning for.
Good Bye Vern
Country legend Vern Gosdin passed away this week, his was a voice that if you heard it once you never forgot it again. He had a major stroke a couple of days ago and passes away yesterday. The world of country music will be one singer short now. I loved his music and had always wanted to see him sing in concert but by the time I had moved to Nashville he was not doing concetrs as much so i missed out on seeing one of the true legends of country music.
Busy day
In the morning the streets of Nashville will be filled with runners in the Country Music Marathon. I am not enough of an athlete to try and run a marathon, I do try to run in some of the 5K runs they have here, a lot of them are for a great cause. I ran in the Womens Heath run here last year and had a great time. The Nashville Predators had a great 5K this year and I plan to run in that one again next year. Tomorrow I just plan to stay out of downtown and out of the way of the 35,000 runners in the marathon.
March
March came in like a lion and it looks like it is going to go out like another lion. The next five days are calling for rain and wind, some storms will be here too it looks like. I am so ready for some sunshine but it looks like we will not get much sunshine until April at the earliest. It has been a long cold and wet winter and I am so very ready for sunshine and nice weather it is not funny. Come on summer I am very ready for you this year.