Tennessee Archives – You Me and the Dock

Tony Scopel Posted onJuly 14, 2014April 20, 2017 Comments are off

Nashville takes claim to being the Home Of Bluegrass music. The plaque that is displayed outside  the Ryman Auditorium states its grassroots. The Ryman Auditorium first opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. The Ryman was the setting for the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974. The Opry is considered to be “the show…

Tony Scopel Posted onJuly 3, 2014April 20, 2017 Comments are off

The city of Nashville has plenty of history to see and  experience. Alongside all the small music venues is the Country Music Hall of Fame (shown left), Country Music City Walk of Fame Park (shown below) and the Ryman Auditorium that will be featured in an upcoming article. I will also talk about Nashville’s  newest convention center further down in…

Tony Scopel Posted onJune 22, 2014June 5, 2019 Comments are off

We caught the shuttle from our hotel into downtown Nashville. The shuttle driver gave us a quick history lesson about earlier Nashville before dropping us off on the corner of 4th and Broadway. Honky Tonk Central; Music City U.S.A. and professed home to Blue Grass lies next to the Cumberland River in the northwestern portion of the Nashville Basin. We traveled down Broadway between 3rd…

Tony Scopel Posted onJune 7, 2014June 3, 2019 Comments are off

After walking out the backdoor of the mansion, we followed the concrete pathway past the carport and right up to Elvis’s business office. There are lots of memorabilia pieces scattered throughout the office. There are pictures, album covers and leather chairs and sofas. The original desks, file cabinets and office equipment where Elvis and his staff managed his entertainment empire were still waiting for…

Tony Scopel Posted onMay 5, 2014June 3, 2019 anthony scopel, Elvis, Graceland, Maureen Scopel, Memphis, Tennessee, tour Comments are off

When we arrive at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, I get tingles up and down my back. I am actually going to be in the confines where  one of America’s most famous entertaining legends lived. This in itself is a spiritual and surreal feeling that could not have ever been imagined as a young child. Here…

Tony Scopel Posted onApril 29, 2014June 3, 2019 cars, Elvis, Graceland, vintage cars Comments are off

Elvis loved his vehicles. His love for cars began as a young man and progressed just like his music career. Not only did he purchase cars for himself, he also gave them to friends and family. Elvis kept his fleet of cars current. He would refurbish his driveway with new and updated models constantly….