探訪紅脖子的故鄉（上）：Occupy Nashville

上個周末去Nashville玩了2天。Nashville 被稱為Country Music's Capital。我有一些喜歡的Country Music 歌手。但總的來說不是很飯Country Music。但有美女歌手專門給俺寫了首歌，It don't matter now. 下集將專門介紹這位美女歌手。

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。周末關門，沒能進去看看

從Tennessee State Capitol 俯視Bicentennial Mall。

Tennessee State Capitol 正麵

Legislative Plaza

怎麽有這麽多帳篷？難道被Occupy了

搞得像階級鬥爭，1% 是資本家，99% 是無產階級？俺不是1%，但俺也不是無產階級。俺讚成給1% 加稅，但99% 也需要Pay Fair Share。 要知道現在近50% 的人不交Federal Tax。

不明真相的群眾

在一小撮壞分子的煽動下

破壞安定團結的大好形勢，

張貼大字報，要揪出1% 的反動派，

 

廣場旁邊的希臘式建築

這兩把鎖夠結實

這幾本書可夠分量

最高法院

Centennial Park裏的希臘神廟。可惜當天有Private Event，不開門。

Vanderbilt 大學。當年有錄取，但木有錢。今天算到此一遊。

接著又回到Downtown。Nashville最熱鬧的地方是Broadway。街道兩邊布滿了酒吧和商店。

每個酒吧裏都有Country Music Singer現場演唱。還有一些街頭歌手。

在Riverfront Park有現場演唱會。

河對岸的藝術

在一條小巷裏有新人在拍婚紗像

他們的Limo

這個有意思，流動酒吧

喝的差不多了，就換地。Bartender掌舵，顧客負責Pedal。明目張膽地DUI，咋警察也不管呢。Maybe It Don't Matter Now。