It is the hackiest way to begin a story (“It was a dark and stormy night”), but in this case, the night truly was dark and stormy, so I guess it’s fair to say a cliché led us to this moment. So, if you’ll indulge me, I want to share my own version of that time-honored story, the one of how a truck ride in Haiti led to a musical night in Nashville.
It will, of course, involve Bruce Springsteen.
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Last night, I visited Nashville to see The Gaslight Anthem perform at Mercy Lounge.
Mercy is a key word.
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(Note: This article originally appeared in the Dec. 29 edition of Georgetown News-Graphic.)
NASHVILLE — The road from Lexington to Nashville?
A mere hop, skip and jump.
Clemson, S.C., to Nashville?
He scoffs at the trip.
No, University of Kentucky fan Matt Durham had a bit more of a roundabout route in reaching Sunday night’s Music City Bowl matchup between the Clemson Tigers and the Wildcats.
Try crossing an ocean, two countries, at least three states, more than 10 time zones, about 18 hours and 6,700-plus miles.
Big Blue Nation has gone international.
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So ... there I was 