Same post in the "What made you happy" thread, but it bears repeating here. So... little background...
- My dad was a HUGE fan of Kris Kristofferson, having seen him multiple times, and he and mom even met him once in San Antonio.
- My mom and dad used to go to Nashville frequently for vacations. Grand Ole Opry, Dollywood, etc.
So it's my anniversary this week and my wife and I decided to sneak off for a couple days to celebrate. We land, check in, and decide to go downtown to get a drink. First place we go is Tootsie's a legendary Nashville
dump dive bar. The place - two stories - is packed. Not even a bar seat on the first floor and on the second we get up there and "magically", there is one table wide open. We grab it. I order drinks, and I'm looking around at the memorabilia, and notice the ceiling of the place:
https://i.imgur.com/8TkC94R.jpgAll the acoustic tiles are painted black except the one right above our open table. I look closer, and I see:
https://i.imgur.com/qts0GxR.jpgWritten in ash from an ashtray is "Peace Kris Kristofferson". I don't know what you all believe, and you're all entitled to your opinions on this, but I cried a little, raised my drink, and took great joy and comfort from this random coincidence/message/sign from the great beyond.
(I don't know why the links are showing up and not the photos; but the links should work.)