According to the Oxford American Dictionary, an idyll is "an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one."
Close your eyes. Or wait...don't. On second thought, wait until the end to close your eyes. Unless, of course, someone is reading this post aloud to you.
You're sitting in the hallowed pews of the Ryman Auditorium. Historically Cool Since 1892. The Mother Church of Country Music. Elbow to elbow with 2362 of your closest friends. Enter: Alison Krauss & Union Station. Wait...let me say that again while you soak it in. Alison Krauss. Union Station. The Ryman Auditorium. Cue bluegrass jams, classic A. Krauss tunes, a nearly 15-minute dobro-only performance by Jerry Douglas, quips about electric toothbrushes and burping during songs, boots stomping on the wooden floors, whoopin' & hollerin', soul-wrenching harmonies, a weeping-worthy performance of "Your Long Journey," and an all-acoustic encore including "Down to the River"...a capella...in the Ryman...whoa.
Now close your eyes and repeat that all in your head. And try to keep yourself from falling out of your chair.
Idyllic, right? Welcome to Nashville.
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