Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Nashville Musician Dave Barnes Spreading The Love Bug
We love writing about Valentine’s Day because there are so many amazingly tacky puns we can make! We just can’t resist. Anyway, most of you are probably familiar with Nashville musician Dave Barnes, who is on his way to world domination fame & fortune uh, something, these days. Well, Dave’s peeps have put together a great promotion centered around Valentine’s Day, and it’s so brilliantly creative that we just had to share what’s going on.
So here’s the deal. Fans of Dave Barnes have been visiting DaveBarnes.com each day for the past 13 days to get new treats from Team Dave. And by “treats,” we mean ridiculous videos of Dave dressed up as cupid answering vaguely Valentine’s-themed questions sent in by fans. And he does a remarkable job of answering (and a remarkable job of pulling off that cupid outfit).
We love to see innovation and creativity coming from our friends in the Nashville music industry, so we thought we’d give it a shout. And if you happen to be a fan of Dave Barnes, you can win an iPod Touch by spreading the Crazy Cupid videos around. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Photo by morganlevy.
We love writing about Valentine’s Day because there are so many amazingly tacky puns we can make! We just can’t resist. Anyway, most of you are probably familiar with Nashville musician Dave Barnes, who is on his way to world domination fame & fortune uh, something, these days. Well, Dave’s peeps have put together a [...]
Gettin’ Hitched In Paradise Tomorrow
Paradise Park, that wonderfully-tacky can’t-miss-it place downtown (you know, the one with the biggest and brightest neon sign) is prepared to take one for the team and make this Valentine’s Day one to remember – They’re offering free marriages at Paradise Park tomorrow only. One of the business owners, Mark Goldberg, was ordained specifically for this purpose. Can you believe the generosity?!
Included in the package is a free sweet tea and an order of tater tots for you and your sweetie to share on your special day. You will also have the opportunity to choose one of two specially designed backdrops, either a beach scene or Las Vegas, in which to immortalize your newlywed bliss in your distinctive wedding photos. Weddings will be officiated on the stage at Paradise Park.
Last Valentine’s Day, 16 couples showed up at Paradise Park and got hitched (or re-hitched) beheath the blinding glow of Broadway. So if you’ve got the wedding planning blues, well, you know where to go. But you might want to get there early… Marriage ceremonies will only be performed between 6pm-10pm. We might just have to head down there to see this for ourselves. Thanks to Heather Byrd for the tip!
Photo by Tadson.
Paradise Park, that wonderfully-tacky can’t-miss-it place downtown (you know, the one with the biggest and brightest neon sign) is prepared to take one for the team and make this Valentine’s Day one to remember – They’re offering free marriages at Paradise Park tomorrow only. One of the business owners, Mark Goldberg, was ordained specifically for [...]
Bright & Early: Morning After Edition
Good morning, Nashville. What a great time we had last night at Twestival Nashville! We met so many of you guys face-to-face, gave away a ton of great prizes, heard some awesome music, and most importantly raised over $2,000 for charity: water (if you missed out, you can still donate here!) And oh yeah, we made the front page of the Tennessean’s ‘Local & Business’ section. We realize we’re pretty biased, but we have to say that our Twitter community is one fun, good-looking, and kind-hearted bunch. Rumor has it that something like this might be happening a little more often around here, so keep an eye out!
- No, seriously. The TVA just passed another rate decrease effective April 1st (fitting, isn’t it?) They’ll be energy rates by 7% which is expected to save us all around $4-$9 per month. And props to them for also cutting executive pay.
- Puppies for all. The Nashville Humane Association is taking in 40 of the 280 puppies rescued from a Sparta puppy mill on Wednesday.
- Bits & pieces. A rally to demand fair wages was held outside of Legislative Plaza downtown yesterday … Four Tennessee legislators really, really want to see President Obama’s birth certificate to make sure he’s really, you know, the President … Some folks in Davidson County aren’t exactly thrilled with the gallons of raw sewage that spill into their yard every time it rains.
Photo by Christian Grantham.
Good morning, Nashville. What a great time we had last night at Twestival Nashville! We met so many of you guys face-to-face, gave away a ton of great prizes, heard some awesome music, and most importantly raised over $2,000 for charity: water (if you missed out, you can still donate here!) And oh yeah, we [...]
It’s Party Time: Come To Twestival Nashville Tonight!
Good afternoon, Nashville! We’ve sort of fallen off the grid today because we’ve been frantically trying to get ourselves in order for Twestival Nashville tonight. In case you’ve missed the chatter, here’s the scoop:
Tonight, Nashville will join almost 200 cities around the world in hosting a Twestival–or a Twitter meetup–to bring attention and much-needed funds to charity: water. Based out of New York, charity: water is a non-profit organization committed to bringing safe, clean drinking water to developing nations. Because each Twestival is being put on entirely by volunteers, 100% of the proceeds from ticket and raffle sales are going directly to charity: water. To find out more about where your money is going, check out this video message from charity: water founder Scott Harrison.
Twestival Nashville is happening tonight from 5-8 at the Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar on Broadway. The Big Bang has generously offered up the venue to us free of charge so we can actually donate everything to charity: water. They’re also providing free hot and cold appetizers and some awesome drink specials for us. We’ve got tons and tons of raffle prizes and swag from businesses all over town to give away throughout the evening (check out a list of our amazing sponsors here) and, of course, some dueling piano craziness courtesy of @geoffsmith & co.–and trust us, seeing dueling pianos is something that should probably be on everyone’s bucket list.
Tickets are available online or at the door with a $10 donation–we’ll be set up for both cash and cards.
We’ll be following the Twitter conversation on the big screen, so follow @twestivalnash on Twitter, and throughout the evening you can send your tweets to the @twestivalnash public feed by simply @-replying or sending a direct message to @twestivalnash.
So come on out, grab a couple friends, put faces with internet names, and party with us for a great cause. We’ll see you there!
Good afternoon, Nashville! We’ve sort of fallen off the grid today because we’ve been frantically trying to get ourselves in order for Twestival Nashville tonight. In case you’ve missed the chatter, here’s the scoop: Tonight, Nashville will join almost 200 cities around the world in hosting a Twestival–or a Twitter meetup–to bring attention and much-needed [...]
Happy Hour: Well, That’s One Way To Do It
- A first-year teacher at a Metro elementary school turned himself in after “realizing it was not an appropriate form of discipline” to tape third graders’ mouths shut or tape kids in their seats using packing tape. Uh, yes? [Tennessean]
- Nothing like a solid workday without power to make you appreciate the convenience of electricity, right? [WTVF]
- Check out some of the videos and pictures of storm damage (which was pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as Oklahoma) over at NashFlix. [Nashville Is Talking]
- It was another colorful day in the Tennessee legislature with controversial Speaker Kent Williams being out visiting his sick parents and a temporary replacement being elected in his absence. Coincidentally, Tennessee Republicans had just taken out an ad publicly blasted Williams in his hometown newspaper. [WTVF, Tennessean]
- House Democratic Caucus leader Rep. Mike Turner was also hospital-bound today with chest pains. [WZTV]
- Metro General Hospital is cutting jobs and slashing pay to try and cope with the $3.6 million deficit they’re looking at. [WSMV]
- We should probably consider scaling back our carbon footprints since we’re using more than the rest of the country. [Tennessean]
- Three cheers for the Franklin folks who get to have liquor stores downtown finally! [WKRN]
Photo by TheMuuj.
A first-year teacher at a Metro elementary school turned himself in after “realizing it was not an appropriate form of discipline” to tape third graders’ mouths shut or tape kids in their seats using packing tape. Uh, yes? [Tennessean] Nothing like a solid workday without power to make you appreciate the convenience of electricity, right? [...]
Bright & Early: Some Cheese With That Whine Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Things are looking good for the the wine-in-grocery-store bills that are currently making their way through the TN legislature. Representatives of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission have said that they could definitely handle the oversight and financial burden of adding anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 new licensed stores, which would force them to add a new supervisor for every 100 stores that decide to sell wine. We say, bring it on! To find out how you can help bring wine to Nashville’s grocery stores, check out Red White and Food.
- Weather advisory. There’s some seriously nasty weather headed our way this morning. With sustained winds of as much as 25 mph and higher gusts, this line of storms has left a pretty big dent in the Midwest before reaching us. Look for the biggest squall line around noon today.
- Doobie doobie doo. If you’ve ever wondered what a ton of marijuana looks like (like a ton ton, as in 2,000 pounds), then look no further than the Davidson County drug court. The pot, valued at over $2 million, was carted into the courtroom yesterday as evidence against a man who allegedly had it shipped in from Texas and taken to a warehouse off of Factory Lane near Trevecca.
- Almost famous. Thanks again to Christian Grantham over at Nashville Is Talking for inviting us onto the Morning Browser to discuss all things Twestival and Nashvillest. In case you missed the interview, you can still see it on Ustream.
- Bits & pieces. The crappy economy has claimed Goldie’s Deli in Sylvan Park. We’ll miss it! … The Fire Chief is cracking down on night clubs without working fire sprinkler systems … Kenny Chesney really, really wants you to know that he is really, really not gay … Wednesday morning shocker: The Academy of Country Music announced their award nominations this morning and Brad Paisley leads the pack with six.
Photo by Lindsay Poma.
Good morning, Nashville. Things are looking good for the the wine-in-grocery-store bills that are currently making their way through the TN legislature. Representatives of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission have said that they could definitely handle the oversight and financial burden of adding anywhere from 1,000 to 6,000 new licensed stores, which would force them [...]
‘William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet’ To Premiere At Nashville Film Festival
Though we’re not exactly sure what we did to deserve such an honor, we’ll take what we can get: The much-anticipated documentary William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet is set to make its world debut at the Nashville Film Festival in April. The film chronicles the determination of choreographer Margo Sappington to, um, boldly go where no man has gone before and turn Shatner’s album Has Been into a ballet. Naturally, old Captain Kirk himself will be in town for the screening alongside Ben Folds, who co-wrote Has Been.
The disc was recorded in Nashville, and featured songs that [Shatner] co-wrote, with contributions from Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Aimee Mann, Brad Paisley and Folds. The finished ballet, Common People, is set to six songs from Has Been and was captured on film when it debuted along with the Milwaukee Ballet in 2007. [via City Paper]
Now because this is the 40th anniversary of the Nashville Film Festival, we hear there are some other special screenings worth seeing, but we can’t really imagine what would top this one. Heck, we just want the chance to see The Shat wandering around Nashville.
Photo by La Belle Province.
Though we’re not exactly sure what we did to deserve such an honor, we’ll take what we can get: The much-anticipated documentary William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet is set to make its world debut at the Nashville Film Festival in April. The film chronicles the determination of choreographer Margo Sappington to, um, boldly go where no [...]
Catch Nashvillest LIVE On The Morning Browser… Bright & Early
No, really. Bright and early isn’t the name of a post (this time, at least). It’s the actual time we’ll be appearing on Christian Grantham’s (of WKRN and NashvilleIsTalking) Morning Browser show tomorrow morning. If you’re really a glutton for pain and suffering (and would like to see your Nashvillest editors in their PJs), tune in for the live stream of Morning Browser here. We can’t guarantee that our interview will be either interesting or coherent, but we’re going to go ahead with it anyway. We’ll be chatting with Christian about Twestival Nashville, our new partnership with Chattarati and Knoxify, and other Nashvillest-y things. See you then!
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No, really. Bright and early isn’t the name of a post (this time, at least). It’s the actual time we’ll be appearing on Christian Grantham’s (of WKRN and NashvilleIsTalking) Morning Browser show tomorrow morning. If you’re really a glutton for pain and suffering (and would like to see your Nashvillest editors in their PJs), tune [...]
Happy Hour: Keep It Classy, Nashville!
- Toby Keith didn’t exactly get the star treatment in Kentucky Saturday night when a fan flipped him off and then tossed a beer at him. Never the kind to be trifled with, Toby did what any self-respecting Okie-turned-Nashvillian would do and hopped off the stage, dropped a few f-bombs, challenged the fan to fight, and then had the guy carted out of the concert. But since Toby is a gentleman, Toby also apologized. Good thing someone videotaped it. [TMZ]
- We keep hearing different numbers, but the latest figure for what Tennessee would receive from the current stimulus package is $4.3 billion. [WTVF]
- Hey, so we’re getting closer to maybe being able to buy wine in our grocery stores! That’s exciting, right? [Tennessean]
- Most of us missed out on the rain today, but it looks like you’re gonna need your umbrellas (and lightning rods!) tomorrow. [Nashville WX]
- We’ve been ignoring this story for a few days, but the long and short of it is that Governor Bredesen may be up for a slot in President Obama’s cabinet as the Health & Human Services Secretary. Or maybe he won’t! Nobody knows. [Tennessean]
Photo by cdumo.
Toby Keith didn’t exactly get the star treatment in Kentucky Saturday night when a fan flipped him off and then tossed a beer at him. Never the kind to be trifled with, Toby did what any self-respecting Okie-turned-Nashvillian would do and hopped off the stage, dropped a few f-bombs, challenged the fan to fight, and [...]
Nashville Originals Are Back Again!
The quarterly Nashville Originals discount gift certificate sale will happen tomorrow morning at an unspecified (but usually between 6:45-7:00am) yet ungodly early hour. Only the few, the brave, the proud will snag gift certificates to their favorite Nashville restaurants for 30-40% off. Valentine’s dates on the cheap? Yes please! Gift certificates will appear here tomorrow morning when they go on sale. Get your clicker fingers ready!
The quarterly Nashville Originals discount gift certificate sale will happen tomorrow morning at an unspecified (but usually between 6:45-7:00am) yet ungodly early hour. Only the few, the brave, the proud will snag gift certificates to their favorite Nashville restaurants for 30-40% off. Valentine’s dates on the cheap? Yes please! Gift certificates will appear here tomorrow [...]
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