Some interesting facts about the Opry. There are 196 members of the Opry and they each have a mailbox at the front desk and do receive mail at their boxes. One does not have to be a member to perform there as a guest artist. The youngest member is Carrie Underwood at 31, the oldest is Little Jimmy Dickens at 93. There are 18 dressing rooms, but none of them have closets and only two have a bathroom. They do have lockers and toilets across the hall. Dressing rooms are assigned when the artists check in for their performance; some used to be permanent, but are now just named after their former 'resident'.
The artist entry walk
The check in desk
One of the dressing rooms
The lockers for clothes and personal articles
The green room waiting area
Stage entry
Onstage!
The famous circle center stage
After a quick lunch Tom went downtown to do some more touring while Cheryl stayed home with the dog. (He gets a little nervous when we're gone, so we try not to leave him alone for too long.) Herc slept all afternoon, Cheryl read and defrosted the fridge. Tom will have to report on his adventures later, no doubt he is adding to his hat collection.
The not-so-nervous sleeping dog
Great tour! Loved the inside look where the stars wait to perform. Herc looks none the worse for wear. I loved traveling with Ruffles....even if he did wreck my car.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the blog! It's great! Have fun and be safe.