On June 1, 2008 Tom Ryan and his happy group of travelers departed from The Friendly Sons and headed south for Nashville, Tennessee. Upon arrival many of us were rewarded with sightings of Minnie-Pearl, Roy Acoff and of course Elvis.

The Grand Ole Opry Museum offered us a trip down memory lane with three floors of memorabilia. The Old Opry Hotel fascinated us with it’s lobby, a fully enclosed landscape that included waterfalls, a riverboat ride, lush gardens and restaurant after restaurant. Not to be left out was Loretta Lynn’s ranch, The Wild Horse Saloon, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tom giving lessons in Line Dancing and much more. He was so good that he and Lorraine were asked to pose for Nashville’s latest monument.

So Tom, Thanks for all the work you put into making this a great trip… where are we going next year? 

Photos and Article by Lorraine Schuld