Saturday afternoon is the highlight of my week. . Every Saturday I walk to 2105 Greenwood Avenue in East Nashville, set up a tip jar, and sing from 5-7pm for Fran and her regular customers. . They are teaching me songs I would not otherwise have heard: Charley Pride, Merle Haggard, even Louis Armstrong. . Still more surprising for me, after singing some of my own music, they often request specific songs I wrote. . This photo of myself and Mama Fran was taken by Roger, a regular who sometimes wears a t-shirt with my name and logo on it. . #nashville #eastnashville #franseastside #jamestristanredding (at Fran's Eastside) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKiErHASHV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ll8qn861lgf3