Follow-Up

I knew that Aunt Faye could give me the best description of Mother's early vacations, but she's been under the weather.  Today, I finally got to visit with her, and as Aunt Allyne suggested, was able to ask some pointed questions.

I asked, "Why did ya'll go to Tennessee.  Why the Grand Ole Opry?"

I think Aunt Faye's reply speaks volumes about Mother and her sisters:

"Because it was my favorite program, and I wanted to go soooo bad your mother took me!

My favorite singer was on it.  I liked so well, Ernest Tubb.  He sang my favorite song the first one at eight o'clock.  The only one I remember, Tomorrow Never Comes.

We had the best seats in the house.  Someone was in them when we got there.  We had to get an usher to ask them to move.

We left the show early so we could visit the record shop.  Earnest Tubb read our names over the air, and James heard him as he was driving to pick us up.

Other places we went were Florida and Kentucky."

Aunt Faye has written accounts of all their vacations.  Unfortunately, I didn't have time to read them all.  I urge everyone to stop by for some interesting reading.  I wish I could print them for the plane ride!

Later, Mother reminded me she carried them back when Bill and I lived in Nashville.  When I said I didn't really remember, she said, "Oh, I do.  I took the wrong road."  Ahhhh, another one of Mother's shortcuts!