Happy Hour: Not Your Average Rednecks

• As if Jessica Simpson isn’t wreaking enough havoc on our image, Hotel Preston is advertising their “Redneck Package,” which includes a 6-pack of PBR and a bag of pork rinds so guests can “live like locals.” Because clearly that’s what we do in Nashville: Sit around all day drinking PBR and eating pork rinds. We wish. [Nashville Is Talking]
• Here’s a shocker: Governor Bredesen has announced his endorsement of Obama in the presidential election. We knew they were up to something shady and underhanded at their “unity meeting” this morning. [WTVF]
• Congratulations to Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney and his wife, whose first child Jagger Donovan Rooney was born on Saturday–just in time for baby’s first CMA Music Fest. Many of us bore witness to the elder Rooney nearly (and adorably) tearing off the stage at the ACM Awards in Vegas because he was afraid he’d miss Jagger’s grand entrance, so we’re happy to hear he was actually in town for it. [WSMV]
• Belmont University expects 2,500 people to show up for the Town Hall Debate in October–and that’s just the media. [WSMV]
• Caption contest winner! Earlier, we asked you caption our bizarre photo of the day. Diana sends us this clever one: “The energy crisis leaves no gas money for clown cars. On the upside, there’s no law against drinking in a box.” Thanks, Diana!

Photo by geognerd.