ing’s roof is guitar-shaped while more fret and neck design nods are“strung” throughout the interior.
This center is possibly the most visually- appealing and functional convention space I’ve seen on this continent!
Music City and the Hall of Fame are both a major part of recent Nashville down- town
renovations.Now,more than just honkytonks and southern fried eateries and retailing, the city’s main drag boasts a confluence of interesting,and very walkable,
destinations.Another outstand- ing venue along the way is The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
www.musicianshalloffame.com
When people subsequently ask me about some of my favorite aspects of this trip, the museum is at the top of my Hits List. Being a total rocker who has become a student of American music roots, I find myself enthralled by the Hall’s CEO, Joe Chambers,as he takes me through tangi- ble retrospectives of some of Rock and Country’s top luminaries while showcas- ing their most famous moments.
‘Look! There’s the guitar Elvis twanged in the beach scene in Clambake!”
“That’s the actual sound studio equip- ment used at famed Sun Studios!”
“Can I touch the framed cartoon doodle drawn by Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney?”
The main hall and adjacent galleries are an entertaining place to
convene.This place takes me back,yet it sends me for- ward, as well.
I check in to my first of three hotels I’ll lodge in this week, the Hyatt Place Nashville Downtown. It’s nicely situated near the city’s main drag,and being brand new, I get to be the very first guest to stay in Room 1404.
Note:Clean,well-appointed,and perfect for the business and leisure traveler alike, I admire the view
here.Ask for a city-fac- ing one on a floor that’s up high for your own visual edification.
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