We met the Damerons — Brad, Jamie, Luke and Will — in Nashville for a long weekend in July. We were able to cram a month’s worth of activity and good eating into a couple of days, and both families left Music City tired and happy.
The kids behaved like champs as the parents made them endure a few long waits for some high-end grub, including: Hattie B’s Hot Chicken (a hat tip to Jamie, who rustled up seating for eight in a small joint). We also ate upstairs at Jack’s Bar-B-Que on Broadway, at a killer breakfast/brunch joint called Biscuit Love, and hit Jeni’s ice cream joint one evening.
The sightseeing included visits to Jack White’s Third Man Records, American Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s Antique Archaeology, the Johnny Cash museum (a Brad and Rachel only adventure), and the little shop where they make Goo Goo Clusters. And of course the Parthenon, the main attraction in Nashville’s Centennial Park. The building and the Athena statue are full-scale replicas of the originals in Greece.
On the last day we ventured into Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge to give the kids a taste of some live music. Vivian requested an Alan Jackson tune, endearing herself to the band.
Not gonna lie, we logged some hours at the hotel pool. It refreshed the kids on a hot weekend, and for the adults it was a place to relax, get some sun … and maybe a spiked drink or three.
The Sutherlands 
