We put a few more memorable events under our belts over the last week or so that are worth noting:
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| Hello again, new friends. |
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| Farewell, old friend. |
Friday, August 17, 2012 - Rarely do we go to a music show just to see the opener(s) but that's just what we did tonight as we caught a local Nashville-based band we have seen before (also as an opener) and really liked. A Thousand Horses were at 12th & Porter opening for The Jompson Brothers. They were spot-on and sound better every time we see them. Thanks to our friends, Danny and Brenda, for also checking them out with us. Another Nashville-based band we like, The Cadillac Black, were also playing, but we had to miss their set due to conflicting plans. Beforehand, the four of us had dinner at one of favorite independent restaurants in town, Rumba, which is sadly closing its doors at the end of September on West End Avenue after 10 years in business. Ashlee and I parted ways after the music show with me going with Danny to catch a late showing of "The Bourne Legacy" along with his and Brenda's youngest son, Kyle; while Ashlee and Brenda headed over to The Belcourt Theater for a midnight showing of that goofy musical movie classic, "Xanadu." Women...?
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| The North End Zone Titantron |
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - Our friend, Wayne, invited us to a Tennessee Titans preseason game vs. the Arizona Cardinals tonight. While we are not the biggest fans of football games that don't count, it was a chance to check out the vast new improvements at LP Field including the two huge "Titantrons" looming over each end zone with incredible high-def TV projection (the screens are almost too big and too perfect, making it very hard to watch the actual game on the field!), express elevators to the top level (super fast!) and a booming new sound system (super loud!). We had dinner beforehand at the always great Drifters BBQ over in East Nashville. Thanks to Wayne for the tickets and the fun times (which always count in our opinion). And yes, for those of you keeping score of preseason games (but why?), the Titans did "win."
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| 18 years and growing |
Saturday, August 25, 2012 - We headed back down to Chattanooga for the weekend and another attendance of the Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga. We were excited to see that one of our favorite regional bands, The Black Lillies, who we just saw in Bristol recently, were on slate of bands playing during the day-long festival.
We were fortunate enough to stay right beside the festival held downtown on the Tennessee River on the beautiful boat owned by our friends, Tiff and Brenda. Another highlight of the day was watching the team from Goodlettsville, TN, in the American Championship Game of the Little League World Series on TV. The Tennessee boys won in extra innings in a crazy see-saw of a game over another team from California. Thanks to our friend, Mike, for joining us for the game viewing and the beer festival.
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| Our lodging for the night. Thanks Capt. Tiff and 1st Mate Brenda! |
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The Black Lillies opened the day of music on the beautiful
Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. |
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Our view of the Little League World Series from the outdoor seating
at the Blue Plate Bar in downtown Chattanooga. |
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