The Renaissance Hotel is a pretty nice place. Conveniently adjoined to the Nashville Convention Center, it has been the home of the Gospel Music Association's annual gathering for as long as I've been coming. The lobby is a grand affair. Beautifully polished marble floors, three-story vaulted ceilings and snappily dressed bellhops and doormen all do their best to make an impression. The wide-open expanse of The Lobby provides the perfect spot to see and to be seen.
Some folks seem to live there.
Many aren't even registered for anything, they just pass out CD's, flyers, magazines and of course Business Cards. I even had some snappy bright yellow business cards that I am passing out like smelling salts at a John Tesh concert. The view from the third floor of the lobby below is startling. I'll use it from now on. The last physical attribute of the GMA Experience that you must understand in order for the experience to be real to you is the Elevator Bank.