Southern Hospitality

Moving to Nashville has been quite an interesting experience for this recently arrived sober old-timer from New York. “Controlled drinking” is an art form here in Tennessee. Everybody is in AA—or should be. It seems like every block has a country music bar, it’s own favorite sports saloon and a church. You judge a restaurant not by its food, atmosphere or service, but by the selection of bourbons they offer. Wine is sold in every supermarket. They’re even trying to overturn their silly law that prevents the selling of booze on Sunday