Amidst The Flood – Nashville
It was a hell of a weekend to decide to come spend some time in Nashville. Early morning, May 1st, the bottom fell out of the sky, and before anyone even had a chance to dread it, the city of Nashville found itself beneath the surface of some 14″ of accumulated rain in just 36 hours. Creeks and rivers were overrun, levees broke, buildings floated down highways instead of cars. Railroad tracks were cut in two, NFL football fields became swimming pools, Opryland evacuated and submerged, downtown resembling Venice. But that’s the best of it. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, thousands of lives have been detoured, many lives have been lost, and this Music City that I’ve gotten to know more and more in the last five years has found itself in dire straits.
I was fortunate to be staying with my producer and dear friend David Norris during all of this on higher ground in East Nashville. Too many others were not as lucky and have lost everything, therefore anything that can be donated is a great help to many. Please visit the Red Cross to find out how to help with monetary donations. If you have any items to spare find out how to get them into the hands of flood victims here.
On behalf of myself and the Revival Underground family, thank you.
SB
