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because you go to all these places , not the Ryman or not the place in Charlotte that you mentioned , but you go to places that might have crossed your thinking , and you think , “ I wonder what that ’ s like .” And then you end up there , and some of them are big surprises . And then the other ones , are just like , “ Well , whatever ”.
You brought up the Ryman , so before we close here , I ’ ve got to ask you about your time at the Grand Ole Opry a short time back . To step into that circle is an incredible honor . What were your thoughts on this experience ?
[ Ed ] Franni , you want to weigh in on it ? I think you should .
[ Franni ] I remember sound check at the Grand Ole Opry , they had us walk out onto the stage , and the whole day had been kind of a blur for me . We had interview after interview .
It was really busy , and really hard to find parking there . So , I was super stressed , and I remember stepping onto the stage and seeing the circle and my mic stand . I was in the middle , and so my mic stand was right in front of ... I was going to be standing in the circle , and I really wasn ’ t making the connection of “ Oh , this is this circle ” yet ?
But there was something about it . I couldn ’ t step into it , Alex .
It was really weird . I usually don ’ t have experiences like that , but I got chills . I couldn ’ t step in it . And then finally , the stagehand said , “ It ’ s okay if you want to save it for the actual show . You can save it for that experience .”
I thought , “ Okay , I ’ m going to do that .” So , I sound-checked to the side of it . I just remember , it just felt like such an honor to get to be there and to get to sing with those people and to sing with all the people who have been there . I grew up in Nashville , so for me , I lived 10 minutes from the Grand Ole Opry , and it was a huge dream come true for me , just having been raised there .
[ WM ] Amazing . Well , that concludes my questions today . Thank you , my friends . God be with you in spirit , and protection and power over the coming months , okay ? Thanks so much for this time .