Happy Hour: ‘Twas The Night Before Debate ’08

  • Debate ’08 roundup: Belmont wraps up its preparations for the big night tomorrow … The Tennessean takes us inside the debate hall and we’re still sort of bummed out that we don’t get to go … Belmont’s really, really, really pumped for their night in the spotlight … No, seriously, they’re REALLY pumped … Channel 5 lets us take a peek inside the media tent … Mayor Dean waxes poetic about us and Belmont and Vandy and our music scene and basically, he loves us all.
  • If you’re anywhere near downtown, Gene Simmons is filming his reality show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” at Tootsies in about an hour. Go forth and take pictures. [Tennessean]
  • Metro is finally suing the security contractors hired to keep watch over the Davidson County Election Commission’s laptops that were stolen last Christmas Eve. [City Paper]
  • Guy runs over fox, guy picks up “dead” fox to take it home, fox wakes up in backseat of SUV, guy freaks out and crashes SUV, fox dies. And guy’s name is Fox. [Tennessean]

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