This week is IBMA’s World Bluegrass Week and the 100th birthday celebration of Bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe.  I was drafted by a friend to head down to the Ryman Auditorium outdoor stage and take in the tunes.  I started to take a raincheck, but then I remembered a friend from high school that was a mighty fine picker, and decided to head on in.  After settling into the crowd, the tunes started rubbing off on me…my foot started tapping and my hands clapping.  The crowds were animated with the frequent instrumental solos and ecstatic as the likes of Vince Gill and Dierks Bentley among the many legends dropping in for a song. Days like this are one of the many reasons Nashville is a great place to live!