Vermont looked lovely as we drove away in the early morning of November 5th. Since Nashville is 1088 miles (17+ hours) we broke the journey in -- you guessed it -- Cleveland, Ohio. We were up and out early the next morning and headed south.
The drive was long, with the usual roadwork and pushy trucks to contend with. But, we were treated to some lovely skies on the way.
When we stopped for lunch at a rest area, we were able to learn about an interesting historical event. It felt a bit like something they might have talked about on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show back in the day.
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We stayed in the suburbs of Nashville en route to somewhere else earlier. At that time, I'd found the city clean, modern and seemingly diverse. But, I saw a different side of "the music city" this time. Since Greg was covering the Titans game, our hotel was right downtown.
The nightlife was hopping! I hope you can overlook my poor photography skills. Greg was too busy working to take pictures. The name of the bar below at left seemed appropriate to the mood of the city. The photo on the right shows one of the ubiquitous party buses that roam the streets day and night. Evidently all the people are related because none of them were wearing masks.
I saw lots of swankily dressed urban cowboys/girls. And music was most-definitely in the air.
I'm sure this town would be lots of fun under different circumstances. But for me, obsessed as I am with the state of our nation, it was a bit surreal. The only sign that there was a momentous election being decided was on the front page of the local newspaper.
I spent Saturday morning in the hotel, as usual, and only learned of Biden's victory when my mother-in-law texted me to share the happy news. I saw no reaction, positive or negative, on the streets of Nashville. I left the tv on most of the day, even while I was trying to work. The scenes of masked jubilation helped to ease my feeling of isolation.
Greg checked off another game from his plate during this crazy season. At least the Titans organization seemed to be taking the pandemic seriously. These were the only fans allowed.
Greg and one of his core cameramen on game day. Jesse lives in Milwaukee.
On the field: NFL Week 9, 11/1/20: Chicago Bears @ Tennessee Titans. The game was overshadowed by national events as Joe Biden was declared the victor in the presidential election on Saturday. The Titans were declared the victor on Sunday. Final score: Bears 17, Titans 24.
On the map: Distance from last week's game at Cleveland to home to Nashville: 1,665 miles.
The map: route to Nashville shown in red.
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