Monthly Archives: December, 2011
This Weekend: Miss Martha Gets Crankin’ A Little Earlier This Year
It may come as a surprise to hear that the annual community ice cream social is this weekend, unless you’ve seen the signs posted around town. It’s like Ice Cream Christmas came early this year! Formerly in August, Purity’s 24th annual Miss Martha’s Ice Cream Crankin’ will be the same event we know and love, just a few months earlier than usual. Hundreds of ice cream concoctions will be served up and voted upon by the general public (and a panel of judges), and the winning flavor will become an official Purity flavor sold in stores (along with some free Southwest Airlines tickets).
Tickets to the Ice Cream Crankin’ are $13 ($7 for kids) and they include more ice cream samples than you could ever possibly consume. If you wish to enter the competition, click here for rules & regulations, and show up between 2-3pm on Sunday! If you’re just an ice cream fan or a wandering Nashvillian looking for something interesting to do, the Crankin’ goes down from 4pm-6pm, followed by a concert from Ashley Cleveland from 6pm-7pm. First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Road.
It may come as a surprise to hear that the annual community ice cream social is this weekend, unless you’ve seen the signs posted around town. It’s like Ice Cream Christmas came early this year! Formerly in August, Purity’s 24th annual Miss Martha’s Ice Cream Crankin’ will be the same event we know and love, just [...]
John Rich To Maybe Run For Governor In 2010 [CMApocalypse]
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that we at Nashvillest can never resist a good piece of John Rich news. Last night during a CMA-inspired segment on Larry King Live, he hinted about some aspirations to run for governor of Tennessee (thanks to Frank S. for the tip!) Although we feel like this is one of the worst ideas we’ve ever heard, we’re now banking on a John Rich vs. Tim McGraw throwdown in 2010. From the segment:
RICH: But I have a good time, man. I’m not one of the guys that lives in a cave and never comes out of the house. I go right out in the middle of the public and have some fun. And I’m thinking about running for governor of Tennessee in 2010 right now, so, you know, be watching.
RELATED:
- John Rich introduces “Raisin’ McCain” to the world
- John Rich gets accosted by some Obama supporters
- John Rich constructs a giant eyesore on Love Circle
- John Rich makes a citizen’s arrest in Vegas
- John Rich smashes some guy in the face with a beer bottle 24 hours later (“The little guy hit me!”)
- John Rich somehow gets married
- John Rich writes another bad song about the auto industry bailout
- John Rich is bummed that no one wants to pay $8,000 for a private show
- John Rich gets sued by a former Nashville Star contestant
- John Rich gets kicked out of Cafe Coco for being a rowdy
Photo by freddthompson.
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that we at Nashvillest can never resist a good piece of John Rich news. Last night during a CMA-inspired segment on Larry King Live, he hinted about some aspirations to run for governor of Tennessee (thanks to Frank S. for the tip!) Although we feel [...]
Bright & Early: Seriously, TGIF Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Whether you were out chasing down one of the elusive Beastie Boys rumors (wait, was that just us?) or getting evacuated from LP Field along with 50,000 of your closest friends, last night was pretty rough all around. Storms rolled into the area around 11pm while Reba was onstage, and heavy rains and lightning and the possibility of tornaders forced officials to evacuate the stadium. At 12:15, things cleared up and the show went on. If ponchos and soggy tourists were on our CMApocalypse Bingo board, we would’ve totally won by now.
- No more calorie info. In an effort to salvage obesity in Tennessee, the state House passed a bill yesterday that makes it illegal for non-elected boards (you know, like the Metro Board of Health) to require restaurants to post nutritional information. This means that the ordinance passed in Davidson County a few months ago no longer goes.
- We are shocked… shocked! Police busted a car full of folks who were headed to Bonnaroo with a pile of “peanut drugger cups,” or peanut butter and chocolate cupcakey things laced with mushrooms. From the article: “Drug agents said it was exceedingly rare to have a drug bust involving hallucinogenic mushrooms in this area, but Bonnaroo can draw a different type of crowd.” Heh.
- Bits & pieces. They may get busted for lots of drugs, but at least Bonnaroo fans are helping out the local economy … The unfinished construction project along West End has officially been dubbed “Lake Palmer,” thanks to the massive amount of rain we’ve gotten … Almost 20,000 people in Nashville aren’t ready for the digital TV switch that’s happening today … If driving on brand new slabs of pavement is your thing, take a road trip to Knoxville today. And oh yeah, that awful I-40 project is done!
A year ago on Nashvillest. We warned you about a giant truck full of military antennas making its way super-slowly across Tennessee, bragged about our children’s hospital and lamented our #4 ranking for violent crime, entertained you with a corny pun, took a look at RTA’s rideshare program, and hid from the killer tomatoes.
Photo by aftershow.
Good morning, Nashville. Whether you were out chasing down one of the elusive Beastie Boys rumors (wait, was that just us?) or getting evacuated from LP Field along with 50,000 of your closest friends, last night was pretty rough all around. Storms rolled into the area around 11pm while Reba was onstage, and heavy rains [...]
Happy Hour: If You Can’t Say Something Nice
- Budget talks in the state legislature are getting a little nasty after the Republicans made some amendments to Governor Phil’s budget and he referred to them as “stupid.” [Tennessean]
- Archaeologists out in Franklin are still digging away for more bones since they found that one Civil War soldier back in May. So far, they haven’t found a whole lot else. [WSMV]
- A company that provides pharmaceuticals for TennCare is having to pay up after the folks at TennCare discovered they’d been overbilled by about $1.3 million. [WTVF]
- VY™ would like you to know that he doesn’t hate us and not going anywhere. [Tennessean]
- Remember that whole Swine Flu thing? There have been 114 cases in Tennessee, including 48 in Davidson County. [WSMV]
- GM might consider giving their new car production to the limping Spring Hill plant if our state can scrape together enough money for it to be tempting. [WKRN]
- For pictures of drenched country music fans, click here. [WKRN]
Photo by sunndog818.
Budget talks in the state legislature are getting a little nasty after the Republicans made some amendments to Governor Phil’s budget and he referred to them as “stupid.” [Tennessean] Archaeologists out in Franklin are still digging away for more bones since they found that one Civil War soldier back in May. So far, they haven’t [...]
Curing The Bonnaroo Blues: Fill That Ticket-Shaped Hole In Your Heart
It’s been a rough year for a lot of folks, what with the whole economic recession and the astronomical unemployment rate and such. Everyone’s cutting back on spending, and that may mean that you trimmed away your trip to Bonnaroo this year. Ouch. We feel your pain, but don’t worry! Missing out on the real deal shouldn’t stop you from creating your own Bonnaroo-ish experience right here in town this weekend.
GRIMEY’S & BEYOND
Tonight (Thursday) at 6pm at Grimey’s, now-locals The Bittersweets will be playing an in-store set, and you can catch the mini-show while you drown your sorrows in free beer from their label. Seriously. On Saturday, show up early for Andrew Bird’s in-store set at 1pm. He’s passing through for Bonnaroo, but seeing him free at Grimeys sounds better than battling traffic, mud, and busting open the piggy bank. Word on the street is that there may even be a few surprises throughout the weekend over at Grimey’s. Stay tuned.
Don’t forget Poolapalooza on Friday, featuring Sons of William. If the thought of braving Opryland during CMA Fest has you sweating bullets, try Tango at Twilight or Big Band Dances instead. It’s all free!
MOBILEROO
Okay, so we don’t recommend Mobileroo if you have jealousy issues. But we DO recommend it if you want a one-stop shop to follow what people are seeing, hearing, and tweeting about at Bonnaroo this year. Bonus: Visit Fuse TV for a pretty great Blogaroo and all-around Bonnaroo media hub to keep your mind off (or on, whoops) your ticketless status.
LIVE WEBCAST
AT&T is live-streaming Bonnaroo on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Grab some snacks, get comfortable, and cackle to yourself as you sit in your air conditioned house enjoying the same performances that your sunburned, grimy friends are trekking half a mile uphill to see.
FREE DOWNLOADS
Can’t see your favorite bands live? Would it make you feel better if you could snag some free mp3s from the best and brightest of this year’s Bonnaroo lineup? (No? Well, you’re no fun.)
BONNAROO RADIO
Live from backstage, listen to Bonnaroo Radio online for a great you-could-have-been-here-too experience. Hey, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
SHOWS THAT COST LESS THAN $275
You’re not completely broke, but the $275 ticket price was just too much to swing. Drop a significantly smaller chunk of change on some shows in town this weekend, and we bet you’ll forget all about the massive amount of fun happening without you in Manchester (but we’re, uh, not putting money on that bet).
Thursday: St. Vincent with Pattern Is Movement at the Mercy Lounge, $12.
Friday: Etta James & The Roots Band at Arrington Vineyard, tickets start at $49 (yikes).
Saturday: Bonnaroo Refugee Camp Show For The Ticketless (did they read our minds?) at the Mercy Lounge, $5-8; Shoot The Mountain, Jasmin Caset and Johnny Corndawg at the Five Spot, $5.
After all that, if we can’t drag you from the depths of despair… You’re on your own.
It’s been a rough year for a lot of folks, what with the whole economic recession and the astronomical unemployment rate and such. Everyone’s cutting back on spending, and that may mean that you trimmed away your trip to Bonnaroo this year. Ouch. We feel your pain, but don’t worry! Missing out on the real [...]
Photo Of The Day: June 11, 2008
File this under “Things We Didn’t Expect To See During CMApocalypse.” Or ever, really. Twitterer @milesprice probably had to do a double-take when he passed this thing on the road. Could it be John Rich’s new ride?
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry–we’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest” if you’re feeling lazy.
File this under “Things We Didn’t Expect To See During CMApocalypse.” Or ever, really. Twitterer @milesprice probably had to do a double-take when he passed this thing on the road. Could it be John Rich’s new ride? Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff [...]
The Official Nashvillest 2009 CMApocalypse Bingo Card
Well, after a gruelling decision-making process, we’re awarding the fine prize of a $20 gift card to The Perch to Elizabeth Lee and Jessie Gilmore for their joint submission (they can fight over the prize)! It was really a three-way tie, so we flipped a few coins. Congratulations to Elizabeth & Jessie!
We received a large list of some hilarious submissions which we’ve used to compile The Official Nashvillest CMApocalypse 2009 Bingo Card. Go ahead, download it and take a trip downtown for some fun!
Check out the submissions from Elizabeth & Jessie, Beth and Thomas by clicking on their names.
Large 2009 CMApocalypse Bingo
Medium 2009 CMApocalypse Bingo
Small 2009 CMApocalypse Bingo
Thanks for playing!
Well, after a gruelling decision-making process, we’re awarding the fine prize of a $20 gift card to The Perch to Elizabeth Lee and Jessie Gilmore for their joint submission (they can fight over the prize)! It was really a three-way tie, so we flipped a few coins. Congratulations to Elizabeth & Jessie! We received a large list [...]
Bright & Early: Our Own Prison Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Few things are spookier (or photogenic!) than an old abandoned state penitentiary, and as of this afternoon, we’ll have another one in our midst. The Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in East Tennessee, which has been housing some pretty nasty criminals (including MLK Jr.’s assassin James Early Ray) for 113 years, but will be officially closing its doors today. The best part about this is that they want to turn it into a bed & breakfast. Or maybe an historical site like Alcatraz. Or maybe a military training site. So many possibilities!
- High stakes. Remember when someone busted the owner of Oshi Flowers for racking up more than $10,000 in parking tickets downtown? He’s finally paying up to the tune of $100 per month. The city is also trying to figure out how and when to start enforcing a new ordinance that allows them to boot cars with more than three outstanding parking tickets.
- Tourists. A tourist from Alabama is suing Tootsies for $2 million because he says that some bouncers chased him down and knocked him out last month after an argument over a $2 bottle of water.
- Bits & pieces. The folks in north Nashville who were trying to put a stop to the largest Habitat for Humanity project in the US lost the case and the project will go on … Say hello to Tennessee’s brand new mini-nuclear reactor … In case you’ve missed it somehow, it’s going to be stormy today … Spring Hill GM workers are going to have to wait a few more weeks to hear about the new car they might be manufacturing there … T-Pain is in Nashville. If you see him, you must send us pictures please. Please?
A year ago on Nashvillest: We started getting excited about the Dragon Boat Race on the Cumberland, gave you a few reasons why you should immediately paint yourselves blue, cooled off with a rundown of the Metro spraygrounds, and checked out Metro’s strategic sidewalk plan.
Photo by Girl Healthy.
Good morning, Nashville. Few things are spookier (or photogenic!) than an old abandoned state penitentiary, and as of this afternoon, we’ll have another one in our midst. The Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in East Tennessee, which has been housing some pretty nasty criminals (including MLK Jr.’s assassin James Early Ray) for 113 years, but will [...]
Happy Hour: No Touching, No Touching!
- Some of you were all a-twitter this morning about a power outage in Cool Springs and Brentwood. The culprit? Some birds playing a little too close to the substation. [Tennessean]
- For the folks going to Bonnaroo this year, Jimmy Buffet will be making an appearance, or so says band member Nadirah Shakoor’s Twitter. [Tennessean]
- Senator Lamar Alexander decided he’d put in enough sweat and tears on the whole car industry crisis that he deserved an award–so he gave himself the “Car Czar” award for his efforts to salvage Spring Hill. [Post Politics]
- Oh no, our state is running out of license plate combinations! [In Session]
- Lots of kids are being disappointed because everyone is too broke to sponsor Little League baseball teams. [WKRN]
- Donelson could have a downtown soon? [WTVF]
- Though there are no Nashville ties in this one, our hearts do go out to the family of the security guard who was fatally shot at the US Holocaust Museum in DC today. [Tennessean]
Photo by The Joy of the Mundane.
Some of you were all a-twitter this morning about a power outage in Cool Springs and Brentwood. The culprit? Some birds playing a little too close to the substation. [Tennessean] For the folks going to Bonnaroo this year, Jimmy Buffet will be making an appearance, or so says band member Nadirah Shakoor’s Twitter. [Tennessean] Senator [...]
Photo Of The Day: June 10, 2009
Long-time contributor Grey Street Girl spotted this guy along the side of the road somewhere close by. And we’d tend to agree with one of the commenters: “It looks so happy, how could you litter after seeing that?”
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry–we’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest” if you’re feeling lazy.
Long-time contributor Grey Street Girl spotted this guy along the side of the road somewhere close by. And we’d tend to agree with one of the commenters: “It looks so happy, how could you litter after seeing that?” Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us [...]
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