Who Knows Anything? The blog of Chip Gallent. eBusinessman.

It’s Pretty Cool Living in Franklin, TN

For those who don't know, Franklin, TN is a little town about 15 miles outside of Nashville. I've lived here for almost 3 years and me and my family just love it here. The schools are phenomenal and there is a ton of stuff to do. Plus, Franklin is a cool, trendy little town with a Rockwellian main street - lots of street fairs and things like that.

Franklin is also the place where most of the Tennessee Titans live and many of the music and other celebrities as well - Sheryl Crow, Keith and Nicole, etc... In fact, just last night we ran into Ashley Judd at the grocery store. This has been happening more and more and it's really kind of cool to watch. Our little Publix is a popular spot - you never know who you'll run into there. Even Santa Claus stopped by Publix last July while he was on summer vacation - really, my 5 year old Dylan got his card.

There's an unwritten rule that you have to learn about living here and it's this - this is home, leave them alone. People in Nashville don't tolerate others being rude to our more well known residents. It's not cool to go up to someone at dinner, while they're out or while they're with their families. They aren't on stage or on TV while they're home so we try and let them lead as normal a life as possible.

It's not uncommon to be standing in line with someone famous or sitting next to them at dinner or at a bar or a party. It happens all the time. You just have to remember that they're people, too. Just be nice, say hi and if they're interested (just like anyone else), they'll strike up a conversation. The best lesson I learned a long time ago is not to talk about their business at all. Based on my experience, they're dying to be treated normally.

Anyway, I really have no idea what I'm trying to say here other than it's pretty cool living in Franklin. Watch CMT sometime and you'll see a lot of our town.