Grand Ole Opry
We went last night, and it was great. There weren't any big top 40 stars, but some recognizable faces -- to me at least. Vince Gill, Marty Stuart and Del Mcoury were the big names. There were several of the creaky oldtimers that I'm familiar with from watching the weekly show on cable channel GAC....Little Jimmy Dickens and Porter Wagner for example.
The biggest novelty about this is that its basically still a radio show. There are lots of people on stage, and live commercials are read by an announcer every two songs or so. The sponsors change every half hour, and there were 5 half hour sets in our portion of the evening (9:30-midnight). The commercials work perfectly to cover the equipment and musician changes. The performers welcome pictures, and people swarm the apron with digital cameras and camera phones. All the transitions and handoffs ran like clockwork.
We had GREAT seats, in the third row. The Grand Ole Opry House is a huge modern concert hall, a startling contrast from the Ryman Auditorium which housed the broadcast for many years. The sound mix was excellent. I'll post some pictures later.
Today we leave and will take a southeastern route home to avoid storm Dennis. Good luck Florida panhandle!
B.
The biggest novelty about this is that its basically still a radio show. There are lots of people on stage, and live commercials are read by an announcer every two songs or so. The sponsors change every half hour, and there were 5 half hour sets in our portion of the evening (9:30-midnight). The commercials work perfectly to cover the equipment and musician changes. The performers welcome pictures, and people swarm the apron with digital cameras and camera phones. All the transitions and handoffs ran like clockwork.
We had GREAT seats, in the third row. The Grand Ole Opry House is a huge modern concert hall, a startling contrast from the Ryman Auditorium which housed the broadcast for many years. The sound mix was excellent. I'll post some pictures later.
Today we leave and will take a southeastern route home to avoid storm Dennis. Good luck Florida panhandle!
B.
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