Tag: The Nashville Experience
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My first visit to Sperry’s in Bellevue
This cafe and mercantile is a part of the Sperry’s restaurant family. I really enjoyed the whole experience. They offer a great variety of things in the mercantile and the cafe has some great options for food, drinks and coffee supplies. I’ll definitely go back. I spent a total of $18.66. Sperry’s carrot cake $5.99…
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Glass Dome Over Nashville
In the spring of 1987, there was a group that wanted to put a glass “bubble” over a section of downtown Nashville. The exact location of the development would’ve been between Commerce Street and Broadway. It would also have run from Fifth Avenue N. down to the alley between Third and Second Avenue. A big…
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A Brief Walk Around Downtown Nashville
I went for a walk around downtown Nashville. There were a decent number of tourists wandering about. The doors were shut to all of the honky-tonks, which reminded of how Nashville used to be. The days before you were overwhelmed with sound from every direction. As I walked past each bar, I could see and…
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Catfish Out of Water
“Catfish Out of Water” was a collection of catfish sculptures that were placed throughout the city of Nashville. In October of 2003, the city made a decision to ask local artists and craftspeople to paint 51 catfish sculptures. This would be done as a way to celebrate National Catfish Month (August), and would be ready…
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A Night of Bacon and Pappy Van Winkle
Have you ever had an amazing experience and afterwards thought, “Okay, I can die happy?” A multicourse dinner using the best bacon and bourbon in the world created a moment like that for me. The evening of October 1, 2008, is seared into my memory. Chef Joe Shaw and Joshua Smith, of The Standard, planned…
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A Royal Clown in Nashville
During the mid-1970’s, people wanted vehicles that got better gas mileage. After the gas shortages of 1973, car sales were declining. There was concern over rising gas prices and concerns about more shortages. Due to these concerns, car companies were changing quite a few of their models. They promised more vehicles with better gas mileage.…