Nashville Trip (Day 5)

Since our flight wasn't leaving until mid-afternoon, I had a chance to walk around downtown and snap a few shots.  This is the American Prisoner of War walking Bridge.

And this is the view from it.  The bridge overlooks the Cumberland River.

The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, home to the Nashville Symphony.

Time to head back...

and sleep before the long flight home.  ;-)

Big thanks to Mike and SLGI for inviting me on this trip!!!  :-)

Nashville Trip (Day 4)

Most of the people that attended the symposium left today, but Kat and her daughter had the same idea and decided to stay an extra day like us!  This was our last full day in Nashville, so we had a workout and then we went for a swim in our hotel.

In the evening, we all went out for dinner at Merchants.

Gratitude to Mike for dinner!!!  :-)

aka Budweiser.  Haha!

Initially, we all wanted to go to The Blue Bird Cafe to hear some new talent, but most of the locals suggested The Listening Room Cafe because they showcased the same performers, but with a larger venue.  ;-)

This city is a hotbed of very talented musicians and singers!  :-)

Our last night with our new-found friends.

This trip was certainly an entertaining experience!  :-)

Nashville Trip (Day 3)

A sign of things to come, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum...

and the Bridgestone Arena...

aka SMASHVILLE!!!  ;-)

Here's the Ryman Auditorium from outside.

The Printers Alley.

Butler's Run.  :-)

We came across a Rotary Club meeting with a bunch of the state's dignitaries!

After a little siesta, we walked over to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.  

It's actually connected to our hotel!

Posing with my babe's stuff.

I love Taylor Swift!  :-)

A car?!?

It's the 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from "Smokey and the Bandit II"!

There's my girl!

She's contributed so much to this place.

Damn!

Look at all the records.

Damn!!!

Oh wow, a golden piano!

Holy shit, it's Elvis' car!  It even had a little TV inside the back!

But look at this guy's car.

It was decorated with so many guns!  Haha!

 Sun Life Global Investments gave us all a free tour of the museum, but now it was time for the festivities!

These are the girls responsible for all the events at this year's symposium.

They did a great job!

After enjoying some food and drinks, Mike and I walked across the street to watch the Nashville Predators play...

and fight the Tampa Bay Lightning!

The Preds won tonight's game by a score of 3-1!!!

Back to we went to the SLGI event.  We arrived just in time to watch Richie McDonald sing a few songs!  "Amazed" was one of them.  :-)

We even got to meet the former lead singer of Lonestar and he gave us all an autographed CD!

We continued our night by dancing at Barlines.

Pondered our next destination,

walked over to Tootsies and danced with Bethany.  We found out tonight that we had a bunch of mutual friends back home!  Haha!

Katrina and I also tore-up dance floor here!

It was indeed a fun night!  :-)

Nashville Trip (Day 2)

From our hotel room, we witnessed the continuing growth of this city.  There was so much construction going on around the area!

So Mike sleeps with a pig.  LOL!

Time for brunch at the Pancake Pantry!

This is where people come for Nashville's best pancakes!

Big thanks to Adrienne and Andrea for waiting in line for us!!!  :-)

Our server recommended their Sweet Potato Pancakes and she was right!  They were fucken awesome!!!  :-)

After our meal, Mike and I took an Uber ride to The Mall at Green Hills.

This is the city's high-end mall,

but I ended-up just buying a calendar.

Why?  Because I'm on it!  Hehe...

Back at the hotel now,

Mike and I checked out some of the amenities it had to offer...

like its hot tub, swimming pool, gym, and spa!  :-)

What did I tell ya?  Construction everywhere!

In the evening, it was time to get together with the rest of the investment people for a private party.

We all bussed over and received the red carpet treatment at Mt. Richmore!

Sun Life Global Investments organized a private event at John Rich's private home!

His house was so big, it had a three-level entertainment section!

A band played throughout the night...

while we all enjoyed some food and refreshments.  :-)

Guitars and guns hung from this wall.  Haha!

Look what we have here!

It's a Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle!

This is the gun you see in all those American war movies.

Mike tried it on for size.

On the top of the roof, a bunch of us enjoyed some cigars and scotch.  :-)

I was bedazzled by that hanging saddle!  LOL!

There's the bar.

These guys were great!

One guitar,

 two guitars,

and three guitars!

They took a lot of our requests too.

Vicki wanted to dance,

so I said, "Fuck yeah!!!"  :-)

Murica.  ;-)

It's time for me...

 to have fun with this thing!

"Let's ROCK!!!"  ;-)

Big thanks to John Rich for letting us party in his place!!!  :-)

Yes, thank you!!!  :-)

The girls know how to hold a party.  ;-)

Oh look, one of favourites!

Back at the hotel now with Bri and her mom, Kat!

We enjoyed a few more drinks at Barlines.

While we were at the hotel, Mike was getting boned by these guys...

at Robert's.  Hehe...

Big thanks to Ryan for buying us so many drinks!!!  :-)

Now, that's a pretty view from our floor,

but let's relive this!  :-)