Biscuits and Bluegrass

C'mon out and enjoy some great food and some really fine music. The weather will be nice and get a chance to revisit an old favorite or make a new friend when you visit the Loveless Cafe. This is one of the legends of Nashville and I know I love to stop in for a big hearty breakfast or lunch and I hope to see you all there.

Biscuits and Bluegrass

The folks who come to Nashville as their Mecca

Gotta love the road trip especially when it brings you to Nashville......sit back and enjoy this one....Dig the pilgrims to our holy city of music.... I don't know them but hey this is what makes Nashville....Nashville......can I get an amen?!?!?!?

Road Trip To Nashville part1

Road Trip To Nashville part 2

Road Trip toNashville part 3

Burning Man...anyone, anyone.....Webbspun?

I have been to many Grateful Dead concerts as well as Rainbow Gatherings and concerts of all types and one day I will make it to Burning Man. I have wanted to since around 1990 but for whatever reason it has not been my fate to meet the Burning Man yet. Soon I'm sure we will come together and enjoy the festivities......Anyone care to go and see what it is like as well?

Here are some links to videos of the Burning Man site:

Madness of Burning Man

Dust Devils at Burning Man

Oktoberfest in Nashville

This Saturday is Oktoberfest and it is time to come on down to Germantown and eat, drink and either run a short race or tour some homes in the area. If you wanna enjoy good beer and have a good time, come on down and have a good time. Check out the link for the info.

Oktoberfest in Nashville

Lights and lots of water

Can you tell which is from Vegas and which one is from Nashville? If you can tell me the right answer for each picture...I will buy you lunch. Any takers?

These were all done without using Photoshop or any kind of tampering. What I saw is what you see.

Orange County Choppers are coming to Nashville

The guys of Orange County Choppers come to town this Friday-Sunday, October 6-8, for a three-day party of motorcycles, musical entertainment, the live OCC Stage Show, and more! The Teutuls -- Paul Senior, Paulie and Mikey along with the OCC cast and crew, including Vinnie, Rick, Christian, Jason, and Cody are going to entertain like only they can. I can't wait to see the drama of Senior and Paulie unfold live and onstage when they build a bike live in front of a crowd. Maybe Senior could push Paulie off the stage in a fit of rage and than watch as he crowd surfs. Yeah, it could happen because it would make such good television.

Prices are:
$20 General Admission One-Day Advanced Ticket
$25 General Admission One-Day at Gate
$50 Advanced Weekend Pass (not available at the gate, good for entrance on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) (Prices quoted exclude taxes & fees. Only general admission one-day tickets will be sold at the gate.)

On display for the first time in Nashville, will be the following theme bikes, all featured on an episode of American Chopper: Fire Bike, POW-MIA Bike, Comanche Bike, the Mikey-Vinnie Bike, NASA Shuttle Tribute Bike, I-Robot, Black Widow, and more!

The event will go on whether it is raining or sunny

Orange County Choppers inNashville information is here

Fall Foliage by Train

This is such a wonderful time of the year. The weather has cooled off and the leaves are getting ready to make the dramatic change before they slip from the grasp of the tree. If you would like to find yet another way to get out and see the changing of the leaves and leave the driving to someone else, than I have the plan for you. Why not take a train ride from Nashville to Cookeville and relax and enjoy the beauty of nature and forget about all the craziness in the world for a while? It is a day long excursion and if you have never taken a train trip, well than my friend, you have some living to do. Get outta that chair and get going and you can thank me later.
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Sponsored By
Tennessee Central Railway Museum
http://www.tcry.org
Cookeville Super Fall Foliage
Excursion Trains!
Boarding at 7:30 AM Departure At 8:00 AM
From TC Ry Museum Station, 220 Willow St in Nashville TN
SATURDAY, October 14th, 21st & 28th, 2006
ALL RESERVED-SEAT PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE
NASHVILLE-COOKEVILLE & RETURN
Come ride Tennessee Central Railway Museum’s classic traditional American
streamlined passenger train through the best fall foliage and scenery in Middle
Tennessee! You’ll travel through the Caney Fork River valley, see the bluffs at
SeboWisha, ride up and down the 3+% grade up to Silver Point and enjoy shopping in
Cookeville! Order your tickets soon as this trip will sell out quickly!
Regular Seats- $49 All Seats Are Reserved
Children Under 12- $28 Children Rate for Regular/1st Class Only
First Class Seats- $66
Dome Seats- $120 See Back for more details
Order Your Tickets NOW! This Trip Will Sell Out Quickly!
Ticket Ordering- FAX this Page or Cut Out and Mail the Completed Form Below Along with Your Payment, Check or
Money Order Payable to: TC Ry Museum 220 Willow St Nashville TN 37210-2159 Phone 615-244-9001
FAX 615-244-2120 We accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard or VISA Credit/Debit Cards
Refreshments And Souvenirs For Sale On Board The Train
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REGULAR SEATING- Our regular seating is dining car table seating with up to 4 seats to a table or in our
regular seat coach cars. Windows up to 5 feet wide are on both sides of the car and provide great views of
the passing countryside.
FIRST CLASS SEATING- Ride in style in our first class coach accommodations. Coach accommodations
are spacious reclining seats with 5 ft wide windows on both sides of the car.
DOME SEATING- The ultimate panoramic view from our train is from the 20 seats in our ex-Northern
Pacific Ry dome-coach car. You will ride in spacious cushioned seats in the glass-enclosed dome that is
above the roofline of the rest of the train. Passengers have an unobstructed 360-degree view of the entire
countryside. There are only 20 seats in the dome, so make your reservations extra early – these seats always
sell out first!
CHILDRENS SEATS- children under 2 years old who do not occupy a separate seat and ride in their
parents’ laps are no charge. Children 2 and older require a seat. The $28 childrens tickets are for
REGULAR and FIRST CLASS SEATS ONLY.
Passengers in Wheelchairs - Please contact Terry Bebout at the Museum ticket office, 615-244-9001 ext 4
for special arrangements.
RESERVATIONS- All seats are assigned and must be reserved in advance. Our trips sell out long before
the trip date, so make your reservations as early as possible. Reservations are made when we receive your
payment along with the ticket order form from the front bottom of this flyer. Payment can be made by 1)
check or 2) money order payable in US funds only to TC Ry Museum or 3) by American Express, Discover,
MasterCard or VISA credit or debit card. We will mail you your tickets and a map to the boarding location
at least 2 weeks before the trip date. More information- E-mail terry.bebout@earthlink.net
DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL TIMES- Boarding starts at 7:30 AM with departure at 8:00 AM sharp
for this trip. Arrival time in Nashville on the return trip will be approximately 6:00 PM.
REFRESHMENTS AND SOUVENIRS- Snack items are available for purchase on board the train during
the outbound trip. You can eat lunch in Cookeville or in our dining cars on the return trip to Nashville.
GROUP RATES- $40 per Regular Seat, $55 per First Class Seat for groups of 16 or more. Group
leaders must reserve their seats well in advance of the trip to ensure that their groups are seated together.

http://www.tcry.org/pass_ops.htm

The Predators are back

Go Predators!
Thursday, October 5
Tickets

Nashville will be on the prowl and looking for some fresh blood on Thursday, October 5. It is the start of the hockey season and our first game will be against the Chicago Blackhawks. Pre-game festivities will start at 5:00pm on the plaza, just outside of the Gaylord Entertainment Center. The game will start at 7:00pm and Tom Fitzgerald will drop the puck. Mr. Fitzgerald is a 17- year veteran of the NHL who has recently retired. He was the first captain in the Predators history and played here from 1998-2002.

Opening night highlights:

~All fans will receive a long-sleeved Predators t-shirt, courtesy of First Tennessee and FSN South.
~The Nashville Predators Dancers and GNASH will be at the pre-game festivities along with the interactive CMT Cross Country Experience and live music from The Lost Trailers.
~Following the game, a selection of fans drawn at random will be invited to the ice to win the Predators game-worn jerseys, right of the players backs. To register for the shirts-off-their-backs promotion, fans will need to fill out and turn in the entry form located inside their Predators Press game program.
~One lucky fan will also win a trip to Chicago to watch the Predators take on the Blackhawks on January 5 at the United Center-airfare, hotel and game tickets are included.

Dierks Bentley Miles and Music for Kids

Dierks Bentley is having a celebrity motorcycle ride that will benefit Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Come out and ride with a lot of fun people while helping a great cause. I'm sure the weather will be great and I'm sure this will be the kind of thing you will wanna write home about and tell everyone who you saw and got to ride with.

All the cool kids will be there, will you?

Sunday, October 8
Music City Motorplex
Tennessee State Fairgrounds

Full sets by Dierks Bentley and Jeff Foxworthy
Special appearances by Montgomery Gentr, Miranda Lambert, Randy Rogers Band and more


Ride and concert $35 3:00pm
Concert only $20 4:30pm


Dierks Ride For TheKids Info <----Click here Make a donation!!!

About Dierks Bentley

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Harley Davidson of Cool Springs

Ticketmaster

Tennessee Highland Games Oct. 7-8

Come proudly wearing your kilt and watch the athletic competition, listen to the pipe bands or join the Highland dance competition. Aye and don't forget the whiskey tasting or to visit the food and merchandise vendors.

http://www.hotsc.com/

Credit cards are not accepted at the gate, so if you don't get your tickets now, bring cash.
Adults
Saturday $15
Sunday $12
Two day ticket for $25

Children
Saturday $7
Sunday $7
Two day tickets $12

Fall Foliage Cruises

Blue Heron Cruises has fall cruises on the Cumberland River and is a great way to see the changing of the leaves. It is reasonably priced and something that I truly think all ages could enjoy. The only other way of seeing nature like this is on the General Jackson which is a little more expensive or if you have your own boat. C'mon get out there and enjoy the natural side of Nashville and Tennessee.

http://www.blueheroncruises.com/

Lewisburg Goat Festival

Another small town in Tennessee that offers a unique little festival that celebrates goats of all kinds but I think the favorite is the fainting goat. They have free music over the weekend, including T. Graham Brown and Highway 101. Craft fair and food booths will be there as well so bring your goat and have a great time.

for official information
http://www.goatsmusicandmore.com

To see what it looks like when a goat faints...
Fainting Goat Video

Fainting Goat History

The origin of the Fainting goat has been traced back to the 1880s in Marshall County, Tennessee. A man named Tinsley came to Caney Spring bringing along four “bulgy eyed” goats and a "sacred" cow. He stayed long enough to marry and to help a farmer with the harvest. He sold his goats to Dr. H. H. Mayberry and then departed the community. He took the cow with him but left his wife behind. Today's Fainting goats descended from those few goats. The goats were used primarily for meat, although they were also used to protect sheep. These goats were close to extinction by the 1980s, but they are no longer endangered. Their “stiff-legged” appearance and apparent “fainting” is caused by a neuromuscular condition called Myotonia. This condition does not harm the goat.

Vegas in pictures

At the alter at Caesar's Palace





















Tiger at the Mirage















Wynn Hotel





















Mirage Hotel

Changes coming to the Las Vegas strip

The first of November there will a major change on the strip of Las Vegas. They will be tearing the Frontier, Circus-Circus and Stardust hotels down and building a $5 billion hotel. Changing the look and feel of the hotels on the strip.

The hotels Bellagio and Wynn are high end and absolutely the best for looking around and just enjoying yourselves. With Donald Trump coming along with his tower and more changes happening everyday you will be able to see obvious differences within the Vegas skyline soon. It is one of the few cities in the country that changes its skyline as well as the feel of the city every so often.


Click here for more info on the Stardust coming down

Click here for info about the hotels. Circus Circus, Stardust and Frontier

34th National Storytelling Festival

Coming up is a chance to tell great stories and to hear even better stories. This is an event that allows people to do what has happened since the beginning of time. Tell stories and transport people to another place for a little while. If you have the time and the ability to attend I think it is a chance to step out of our busy lives and relish the chance to hear stories and imagine being a kid again. Enjoy the wonderful fall weather as you walk around a small town while your senses are delighted with delicious foods, wonderful smells, world class stories and a chance to leave your cares behind and enjoy the simple pleasures of life for a couple days. Please check it out, you will have a great time

October 6-8 in Jonesborough, Tennessee

http://www.storytellingfestival.net/