Sitting here at the horse show and watching horses and Chris Cagle

Chris Cagle plays here at the Miller Coliseum tomorrow night and as we sit here working and watching the show he passes back and forth here and there. It's funny to see a guy that would have people wanting autographs and pictures anywhere else and here he gets the head nod or just a simple "hi" from everyone.

~~~

I couldn't imagine it being like that anywhere else but in Nashville and at a horse show.

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores; March 5-11

HIGH SCORES:

Burger King
2104 N. Gallatin Road
Date Inspected: 2-29-08
Score: 95

Hardee’s
110 Haywood Lane
Date Inspected: 2-28-08
Score: 97

Wendy’s
5529 Edmondson Pike
Date Inspected: 2-28-08
Score: 96

Wing Basket
5753 Nolensville Road
Date Inspected: 2-28-08
Score: 96

LOW SCORES:

Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant
2420 N. Gallatin Road
Date Inspected: 2-28-08
Score: 56
Major Violations:
• Chicken in drawer cooler was out of temperature
• Moldy cottage cheese in walk-in cooler
• No cold water at service area hand-sink

Royal Thai
120 19th Avenue North
Date Inspected: 2-29-08
Score: 57
Major Violations:
• Green onions sitting inside the mop-sink
• Employee handled raw shrimp, took pan of cooked chicken out of container in 7-up cooler, with hands but never washed their hands.
• Employee took plate, used to hold food while cooking, and dumped the plate in garbage by hitting plate against garbage can then stored the plate on cook-line, never washed, rinsed or sanitized the plate.

UPDATES:

No updates.

First Day at the Cabin Fever Classic Reining Horse Show

This is the first day at the Cabin Fever Classic. This was a day of setting up and for folks to do their practice rides in preparation for the competition. A quite but really fun day for us all to be back at a horse show and meeting new friends and seeing old ones again.

Ben Dixon talks about the upcoming Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival

George A. Romero at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville for his showcase his new movie, "Diary of the Dead."

By the way, I hate to break all the guys hearts, but Tiffany Shepis and Panty Raid Girls wont be at the Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival this year. There will be some cool belly dancers though.

My Nashville- hint of honky-tonk

Threadventures Embroidery will be at the Cabin Fever Classic Reining Horse Show

Stop by the Threadventures booth at the show to purchase your official show hat, see new items and place orders.

Upcoming Horse Shows at MTSU in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; March - June

March 2008
1-2
Road to the Horse

Saturday

9 a.m.& Sunday 8 a.m.

Visit Road to the Horse website for more information. Tickets are SOLD OUT-please note that the TMC does not have tickets to sell.

5-9
Cabin Fever Classic Reining Horse

Show Time: 8 a.m.

Free admission

Visit the Cabin Fever Classic website for details.

14-15
Lonestar Rodeo

Times: tba

Visit the Lonestar Rodeo website for more information.

28
Judging Contest MTSU Event

29
Kiwanis Club/WHOA Walking Horse Show

Times: tba

Visit the WHOA website for more information.

April 2008
4-6
IBRA Prefered Barrel Race Show

Time: 9 a.m.

Free admission

Visit the IBRA website for details.

11-13
Southeast Horse Sale & Cutting Horse Show

Time: tba

Free admission Professional Auction Services website

18-20
Spring Fling Paso Fino Horse Show

Free admission

Visit TN Paso Fino website for more information and to purchase tickets.

May 2008
9-11
Lucky 7 Quarter Horse Show

Time: 8 a.m.

Free admission

Visit the TQHA website for details.

17-18
National Pole Bending Championship Show

Time: tba

Free admission

Visit the National Pole Bending website for details.

24-25
Volunteer Ranch Horse Show

Free admission

Time: tba

Visit the ARHA website for more information.

30-June 1
Tennessean Dressage Horse Show

Free admission

Visit the CTDA website for more information and to purchase tickets.

German and Austrian Wine Tasting at Vinea; March 1 from 2-5pm

Rieslings from Germany

The two Rieslings from Germany are from the same producer, and each offers a different take on dryness that will change your perception of these wines as overly-sweet.

Selbach Riesling Kabinett - $16.99
Dry, and loaded with lots of fruit.

Selbach Dry Riesling - $15.99
Okay, this one is really dry! Nice minerality.

And from Austria

Not to be outdone, Austria is home to some excellent producers. Our featured Austrian's offer a Riesling and a Gruner Veltliner.

Gobelsburg Riesling 'Gobelsburger' - $19.99
Our importer wonders whether "there is a better Riesling at this price on earth?" So do we!

Hirsch Gruner Veltliner 'Veltliner #1' - $17.99
We'll end with a different varietal, grown in a similar region. Rich and ripe - not unlike a Riesling, but different enough to make your choice difficult!

~~~~~~~

Vinea Wine Shop

Located at 2410 12th Avenue South between MAFIAoZA'S & Corrieri's Formaggeria

HOURS:

Monday - Saturday, 9AM - 11PM

Nashville Restaurant Health Scores; February 27- March 4

HIGH SCORES:

Subway
99 White Bridge Road
Date Inspected: 2-22-08
Score: 85

Durango Mexican Grill
1088 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 2-19-08
Score: 88

LOW SCORES:

No low scores.

UPDATES:

No updates.

A thought of Nashville to prepare you for an upcoming video tour

Can a Doorman in Las Vegas Make $500,000-a-year?

Getting into a Vegas nightclub often takes clout -- or big bucks. Vacationers routinely hire VIP services to help bypass hours-long lines at hot clubs.

Norm Clarke, man about town and author of the popular Vegas Confidential column for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, has written a bombshell article saying that the IRS is looking into what door staff at Pure make. It could be as much as $500,000 a year, he writes, since wannabe clubgoers routinely slip doorstaff big bucks in hopes of getting past the velvet rope and Pure has huge capacity (more than 2,000).

Clarke writes that authorities raided Pure headquarters Wednesday and took computers. He has heard of door staff pocketing as much as $10,000 a night before sharing tips with fellow staffers.

Read the entire article HERE.

Dan Tyminski Hits the Road With His New Band

By Tad Dickens The Roanoke Times

A traveling man can have a lot of homes.

Ask Dan Tyminski -- raised in Vermont, lived in Ferrum, moved to Nashville, Tenn., a couple of years back.

"I rarely unpack my suitcase," he said.

He's been busy for years with his main gig, backing Alison Krauss and Union Station. These days, Krauss is on a worldwide jaunt with her latest musical partner, Robert Plant, of Led Zeppelin fame.

Seems like there's no better time for a sideman with a great voice of his own to get a band together, make a record and hit the road.

Read the entire article about Dan and his band on the road in the Roanoke Times.

Nashville Art District Comes Together

The hope of an art destination spot on downtown's Fifth Avenue is becoming reality.

The street has been revived in the last year, as more art galleries have opened between Church and Union streets and in the Arcade.

Read the complete article in the Nashville Business Journal.

eBreaks®! Save at least 20% this weekend- Thursday 2/28 through Sunday 3/2

Alabama - Huntsville
$66-$79
New Hampshire - Manchester-Concord
$68-$87
Alabama - Montgomery
$68-$87
New Mexico - Santa Fe
$63-$87
Arkansas - Multiple Cities
$52-$79
New York - White Plains
$111-$127
California - Oakland
$71-$119
North Carolina - Asheville
$83-$127
California - Ontario-Riverside
$88
North Carolina - Fayetteville
$74-$89
California - Sacramento
$59-$111
North Carolina - Raleigh Durham
$55-$119
California - San Francisco
$63-$135
Ohio - Canton-Akron
$71-$87
Colorado - Boulder
$63-$135
Ohio - Cincinnati
$55-$126
Colorado - Colorado Springs
$71-$135
Oregon - Portland
$68-$95
Colorado - Denver
$55-$111
Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
$79-$87
Connecticut - Hartford
$67-$151
Pennsylvania - Multiple Cities
$71-$99
Georgia - Atlanta
$51-$111
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
$75-$111
Illinois - Chicago
$55-$159
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
$67-$191
Indiana - Indianapolis
$63-$120
Rhode Island - Providence
$87-$143
Indiana - South Bend
$63-$95
South Carolina - Greenville-Spartanburg
$63-$119
Iowa - Cedar Rapids
$64-$95
Tennessee - Knoxville
$71-$107
Maine - Portland
$71-$87
Texas - Dallas-Ft Worth
$47-$135
Maryland - Baltimore
$79-$207
Washington - Seattle
$71-$111
Massachusetts - Boston
$55-$183
Wisconsin - Multiple Cities
$71-$127
Michigan - Detroit
$51-$119
Michigan - Grand Rapids
$71-$88
Michigan - Lansing
$71
Minnesota - Minneapolis-St Paul
$56-$280
Missouri - Multiple Cities
$63-$79
Missouri - St Louis
$55-$123

Outside the U.S.

Brazil - Costa Do Sauipe
$234-$266
Canada - Halifax
$87-$95 CAD
Canada - Montreal
$84-$146 CAD
Dominican Republic - Santiago
$74

My Nashville- Episode One