Left the house at 3:30 on Sunday for a 1 1/2 hour drive to Abilene to fly to DFW and onward to Nashville with the goal of arriving in Nashville around 10 p.m. But several problems and planes later we arrived in Nashville the next day at 4:30 in our same clothes in which we began our journey. We left Abilene the first time but were not allowed to land due to weather so we returned to Abilene to wait for things to calm down. Waiting until 10, we left again for DFW and arrived safely but without a way to continue to Nashville. Staying in a motel for the night without our luggage, we got up early and fly to Memphis where we waited for several hours for the flight to Nashville.
Arriving in Nashville and having great concern about our luggage, we walked to the baggage office and there they were--our suitcases. Renting a car we headed to our conference and arrived successfully. Now we are at a conference that may or may not provide information that is useful to my profession. We shall see.
Nashville is beautiful with rolling green hills, tall full trees, and luscious flowers adorning the landscape. Warm outside and more humid than makes me comfortable, I am happy to be here experiencing a different part of the country. It is a musical world with strong emphases on country music and popular music, demonstrating once again the proliferation of music in our culture. All types of music are heard in Nashville including opera, ballet, and symphonic music not to mention the myriad of pop styles from bluegrass to fusion to jazz.
Cicadas are out of control in this fair city. Piercing, painful cacophony of sound pervades the environment everywhere we go, providing its own kind of natural beauty that although harsh is also ironically natural. As we learn about equalization, compression, and sequencing, it is strangely comforting to know that the insects equalize their world without the use of electronics. I wonder if the sounds of nature are somehow more prevalent in Nashville, driving the need for music and thereby lifting Nashville to its place as a musical mecca. I guess there is no way to know. Curious thought.
Fun place for sure and a great place to visit and probably a great place to live.
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