Sounds like things got much worse today in Music City. I’m worried about Hope. Anyone have a contact or heard from her today? If you do,let me know
I’m good. Thanks to EVERYONE that has been checking in on me.
To Deb from Tucson:
Bad news…
Remember being in the Opryland hotel last summer? Well…
The water, just before 2 pm today, was just under the catwalk bridges in the atrium areas that were just down from your hotel room.
The entire Opryland area on the Cumberland River is under water.
The GREAT NEWS:
The Station Inn is just fine. The building did not even have it’s normal leaks during this storm, which is a miracle in it’s self.
The Ryman Auditorium, where the Birth of Bluegrass took place by Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys of Kentucky, is HIGH AND DRY! There was a rumor floating around this morning that they were sandbagging the Ryman. It was a false rumor. I personally went downtown today and walked directly to the Ryamn and it is fine, Just fine!
However… The Counrty Music Hall of Fame does have major water damage to the basement and theater areas of the building. The CMHoF faces Demonbruen Street in downtown Nashville and lies between 4th Ave and 5th Ave South. It is between those two streets that the river has risen to today.
For those from Nashville, The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, that was opened by Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer in October of 2006, has major water damage to the basement and main floor areas.
If you have any other questions about the flooding in Nashville please post them here and I will do my best to get you and answer as quickly as possible. Right now it’s late and my brain is just farting out on me in this mess.
For anyone looking for work, there are several ServePro franchises looking for help in the greater Nashville area! The do recovery work after fire and flood damage!
Again, thanks everyone!
Love,
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
Thanks Hope… I was worried…
To Deb from Tucson:
Bad news…
Remember being in the Opryland hotel last summer? Well…
The water, just before 2 pm today, was just under the catwalk bridges in the atrium areas that were just down from your hotel room.
The entire Opryland area on the Cumberland River is under water.
YES, this is what I heard that got me so worried… Simply amazing… OTOH, for some reason, THIS YEAR the Elementary chess national was this past weekend in ATL… Could you imagine what it would be if the tourney had been at the Gaylord this year as usual???
Yes Deb, that though had crossed my mind. As it was, 1500 guest were evacuated to a high school, all adults. If it had been like last year at the chess tourny, that would have been 6000 kids and their parents and tour guides.
Lucky break for all! :thumbsup
By the way, water in those Tornado tunnels were the first sign of trouble on Saturday. I thought of Matthew first when the news came over the wire. :flower
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
My Dad’s friend is the musical director at the Opry and he said they lost all of the old vintage guitars, the entire museum collection, and the entire musical archive… basically everything. All of it is flooded in sewage and fuel. Truly a sad day. We just lost a serious piece of Americana.
Truly heartbreaking news…
1st New Orleans, now Nashville…
“entire musical archive”
Are we talking about all the recorded shows of the Opry Radio Program?
Auntie Hope
Surely they must of saved and archived many of the most memerable items. Don’t you think? If not what a terrible loss.
Glad your OK Hope. :flower
The offices of WSM, the radio station that airs ‘The Grand Ole Opry’ are in the lobby area of the The Opryland Hotel. :huh
:wave I am home tonight if you can call.
:peace
All my dad said was that the Opry lost its museum and all of the archived music, film, etc. I’m not exactly sure what all that entails, but I know it ain’t good.
ps - glad to hear you are okay Hope.
Matt and Becky - thanks, it’s good to be one of those that is safe.
Hippie - I sent you a PM.
Thanks Again All for the Love pouring in on the forum and Facebook from all over the country. Lord knows the national media has only give Nashville 15 minutes of air time from what we’re hearing.
I did see Jim Cantore from the weather Channel on Monday afternoon. That we pretty cool!
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
From Sammy
We are deeply saddened by not only the loss of life and devastation, but the destruction of The Grand Ole Opry, the flooding of parts of the entertainment district and other historic Nashville sites and sounds. It is absolutely heartbreaking. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected, and we want everyone to know how to help. The Red Cross and Hands On Nashville are hard at work to help those in need and repair the city. Please reach out to them.
We are thankful for our safety and hope that you and yours are all right.
If you are able please give a donation on behalf of Sammy and all the others we love so much.
Thank you
Mik
Curtis Burch, Dan Crary, and Vince Gill at Gruhn Guitars 10.1.08
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Today in NASHVILLE, Tenn. – WSMV-TV Channel 4 will broadcast Working 4 You: Flood Relief with Vince Gill & Friends on Thursday, May 6, in prime time from 7 to 10 p.m.
Other stars scheduled to appear include Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Naomi Judd, Amy Grant, Lorrie Morgan, Darius Rucker, Phil Vassar, Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry, Steve Wariner, Buddy Jewell, Lonestar, Bo Bice, Lee Roy Parnell, Bryan White, Julie Roberts, Chuck Wicks, Jimmy Olander, Steven Curtis Chapman, Brandon Heath, Billy Dean.
Nashville and the surrounding middle Tennessee communities have been devastated by floodwaters after the area received 15 inches of rain within a 48-hour time period. Thousands of middle Tennesseans have been evacuated from their homes with many losing everything to the flood. Many of the victims do not have flood insurance, and the demands on relief agencies are stretched to the limit.
“These are our friends and family; we always take care of our friends and family,” said Meredith Senior Vice President and WSMV-TV General Manager Elden Hale Jr. “It’s unfortunate that we’re called upon to do this again for our neighbors, but we are very proud to have the ability to reach out to so many people with Nashville’s flood relief telethon.”
All proceeds from Working 4 You: Flood Relief with Vince Gill & Friends will benefit The Salvation Army, The Red Cross and The Second Harvest Food Bank.
Channel 4 is unable to accommodate a live audience at the station. The only way to see the telethon is on Channel 4 and WSMV.com.
note by Monte Barry
Vince Gill and I were roommates in 1976. We lived with Bluegrass Alliance band members at Bickel’s place in Louisville. Then Vince and I got an apartment together nearby, at The Grannies’ place. I was the hippie soundman and Taper.
1975 was my first time to Nashville. I was with a bluegrass band named Country Comfort. They had an album out. They were in Johnson City and Kingsport, Tenn. Their new fiddler was my friend from NJ. And I became their soundman and toured with them. I lived in Nashville briefly in 1975. That’s when I taped Vassar Clements’ Hillbilly Jazz there.
In 1976, I went to Nashville as soundman with the Bluegrass Alliance and Vince Gill. They performed in the original Grand Old Opry. We were all backstage with many famous artists there. We met Loretta Lynn, and went with her onto her bus, in the back of the Opry.
In 1971, Sam Bush was in Bluegrass Alliance. The band rebelled and separated from the fiddler. They formed the legendary Newgrass Revival band. In 1976, the Bluegrass Alliance band, with Vince Gill, rebelled and separated from the same fiddler. They formed a really cool band of their own named Lazy River, and I was their soundman.
I taped all this stuff. Everything I did, everything I learned - all of “my best stuff” - everything was thanks to the incredible sound of the 1973 Grateful Dead that I experienced. Thanks to The Archive, and so many, many others, I get to share my tapes here. It is a stunning collection of amazing players.
I am sharing this Festivarian thread with The Internet Archive and The Grateful Dead Forum.
peace,
Monte
I urge everyone to consider showing their support for Greenpeace, and spreading the word. Greenpeace is one of the few “environmental organanizations” that can honestly tell you this fact: We ensure our financial independence from political or commercial interests. Here is the new Energy [R]evolution Greenpeace report.
Greenpeace and the world’s best scientists have been telling us that climate change and our warming oceans will bring more flooding, as well as more droughts and the loss our glaciers. Recently we had some huge downpours and historic flooding in Rhode Island and elsewhere back east.
Please remember the horrible Oil Gusher Disaster going on right now. We must cap this thing immediately. We have never seen anything like this before. When you call in to donate for Vince Gill and Friends special tonight, please insist it is BROADCAST LIVE: “We must cap this gusher RIGHT NOW. Period! Immediately!” Thank you brothers and sisters.
please support Greenpeace
Soooooooooooo we will be seeing you at TBF this year correct Mr. X roomy of Vince Gill???
You have alot of very interesting history to share and I would love to hear more. Are you still working?
You have been so generous I would love to buy you a beer this June so buck up cowboy :whip
FIND YER FLIPPIN LAWN CHAIR MONTE!!!
Just found this on-line…
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"Steve Buchanan, president of the Grand Ole Opry Group, said workers stayed late on Sunday night, just before the building flooded, rescuing material from the Opry’s tape and photo archives and its museum.
“The real high-quality stuff, the stuff we were concerned about, was saved,” Mr. Buchanan said. "[/i][/b]
Not so good though…
“Musicians’ instrument lockers at the Opry were flooded, however.”
Thank Goodness!
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
Landshark, I’m working on it. I just thought of 3 really cool songs from my archives. They were performed together by 3 really cool people one day in 1974. These 3 gentlemen set the bar playing Bluegrass music on their instruments in Nashville. I was thinking maybe you and Hope Lin can enjoy these 3 MP3s.
Josh Graves introduces the boys
re: I would love to buy you a beer this June so buck up cowboy
for landshark, Great Big Woman and a Little Bitty Bottle of Wine
re: My Dad’s friend is the musical director at the Opry and he said they lost all of the old vintage guitars, the entire museum collection, and the entire musical archive… basically everything.
"The real high-quality stuff, the stuff we were concerned about, was saved,” Mr. Buchanan said.
for Hope Lin, Just Joshin’
Vassar Clements 1928 - 2005
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Josh Graves 1928 - 2006
http://www.archive.org/download/tier-fest74-07-20_3-set-AUD.fob/josh.jpg
I hitch-hiked to this bluegrass festival with my backpack and my taping equipment. After I set up my camp, I went down to the stage area to do my taper’s site-survey. Just as I get to the backstage area, I see Norman Blake standing there with his guitar all by himself.
It was Sat morning and it was still very laid back. I walked up to Norman and introduced myself to him. I told him how much I admired his fantastic music. The first thing Norman said back was him asking me if I picked any instruments - if I’d care to pick with him. He just wanted to pick with me.
I laughed like heck. I told him I couldn’t sing, dance, or play even 2 notes. We chatted for a few minutes. I told him I was getting into electronics, not music. I said I hung out with the musicians in my area. I told him I knew about sound systems, and I was a taper. I was looking around for the best spot to be taping them later that afternoon.
Listen to what Norman Blake says as he opens up his set. Here’s the tape. I was no further than 15 feet away from him, just sitting there. I was already chilling out by this point. I had my mic sitting on a 6-foot mic stand, and my tape was rolling. So this is for all the Tapers out there.
[center]Bully in the Town
performed by Norman Blake
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Thanks Sugaree…those were fantastic!!
:cheers