[Opinion] Sean of the South | Last Night at the Opry - The Observer

Sean of the South | Last night at the Opry - The Observer

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — I arrive at the Opry House a few minutes before rehearsal. My guitar and fiddle cases trip the metal detector, so the security guard makes me open them.“You ain’t smuggling moonshine, are you?” says the guard with a watchful eye.“No, Officer. I have no moonshine.”“Well,” the officer replies. “You want a swig of mine?”No. I’m only kidding. The guard doesn’t say that. But I wish she would. Namely, because I am a little n…

Sean of the South: Saturday Night on the Radio

By Sean Dietrich Sean Dietrich (Photo courtesy of seandietrich.com) I don’t know if they have radios in heaven. But I hope they do. I hope the angels find one tomorrow night. I hope they tune this radio to 650 AM WSM, Nashville. I hope they listen to the Grand Ole Opry. Start to finish. I hope my entire ancestry gathers around that little speaker. All my forebears. All my deceased relatives. Even the ones I don’t know. I hope you’re listening, G…