探访红脖子的故乡（上）：Occupy Nashville

上个周末去Nashville玩了2天。Nashville 被称为Country Music's Capital。我有一些喜欢的Country Music 歌手。但总的来说不是很饭Country Music。但有美女歌手专门给俺写了首歌，It don't matter now. 下集将专门介绍这位美女歌手。

I should be thinking about bikinis and a suntan,

Drinking mojitos with my toes in the sand.

Instead I’m staring out the window as the rain falls,

Going crazy, climbing up these walls,

Missing you.

 

Happened so fast, it didn’t take long,

You stole my heart and then you were gone.

We did the typical things, but made them feel bigger,

So much more than a movie and a dinner.

Those promises made so fast,

Hardly ever last.

 

I should be thinking about bikinis and a suntan,

Drinking mojitos with my toes in the sand.

Instead I’m staring out the window as the rain falls,

Going crazy, climbing up these walls,

Missing you.

 

Forget about the good times,

Standing in your sunshine,

‘Cause it don’t matter now.

I wasted a few tears,

Threw away a good year,

But it don’t matter now.

I should be thinking about tomorrow,

Been waiting all winter for the summer to come.

Instead I’m wishing that something might you around,

And get me out of this heartbreak town.

‘Cause I’m missing you.

第一站是Tennessee State Capitol。周末关门，没能进去看看

从Tennessee State Capitol 俯视Bicentennial Mall。

Tennessee State Capitol 正面

Legislative Plaza

怎么有这么多帐篷？难道被Occupy了

搞得像阶级斗争，1% 是资本家，99% 是无产阶级？俺不是1%，但俺也不是无产阶级。俺赞成给1% 加税，但99% 也需要Pay Fair Share。 要知道现在近50% 的人不交Federal Tax。

不明真相的群众

在一小撮坏分子的煽动下

破坏安定团结的大好形势，

张贴大字报，要揪出1% 的反动派，

 

广场旁边的希腊式建筑

这两把锁够结实

这几本书可够分量

最高法院

Centennial Park里的希腊神庙。可惜当天有Private Event，不开门。

Vanderbilt 大学。当年有录取，但木有钱。今天算到此一游。

接着又回到Downtown。Nashville最热闹的地方是Broadway。街道两边布满了酒吧和商店。

每个酒吧里都有Country Music Singer现场演唱。还有一些街头歌手。

在Riverfront Park有现场演唱会。

河对岸的艺术

在一条小巷里有新人在拍婚纱像

他们的Limo

这个有意思，流动酒吧

喝的差不多了，就换地。Bartender掌舵，顾客负责Pedal。明目张胆地DUI，咋警察也不管呢。Maybe It Don't Matter Now。