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Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
If it dissuades liberals from moving to or visiting Nashville, this article is worth its weight in gold.
Re: “Nashville Symphony Musicians Issue Statement Ahead of Contract Negotiations”
The stupid musicians' union called all bankers, lawyers, and accountants leeches last week. What a bunch of idiots. Those are the people who fund their salaries.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
Sheesh, talk about not reading the article that carefully; it's not like he spent 72 hours in Nashville yet all of you shitdicks bitch about the 10 minutes he spent in a convenience store. They'll appreciate the hits either way. You just aided and abetted the very man who rustled your jimmies.
Betsy, the burden of proof is on you to show exactly where this gentrification you speak of takes place and how it refutes a single claim Jim made. Nashville's apparent loss of cultural identity (burden of proof is also on you to show how Nashville currently stands out) coupled with its decline in the quality of its residents stand as the crux of his article.
Re: “Nashville Symphony Musicians Issue Statement Ahead of Contract Negotiations”
Er, so they can make a decent living?
Re: “Nashville Symphony Musicians Issue Statement Ahead of Contract Negotiations”
Maybe if the NSO could find some non-union employees, they would be in better shape. There are plenty of fantastic musicians in this town. Why do they need to hire union members? It only drives up personnel costs.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
You and Jim Goad were made for each other.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
So I said, "Jim, my boy, you really want to know Nashville? Just head on back across the river and spend ten minutes in a convenience store. And take a condom - you never know...."
After writing the above I clicked the link to the article. He pretty much nailed it unless those people he described are just visiting. That must be it.
Re: “The Weekly Open Thread: Give Us Your Top 5 Restaurants”
Chris: Thank you for the intelligent observations above
Re: “This Week's Dining Column: The New, Revamped O'Charley's”
Well i like the food there. I dont think Ive had a bad meal there ever really. I LOVE the chicken harvest soup although im not sure its still there since the changes. I think the chicken tenders are still great. They have great prime rib and wonderful rolls. They have a pleasing choice of sides and are cheerful in substituting and suggesting. Ive had a variety of burgers and salads without anything under par. I really enjoy the french dip sandwich which is tender. The fish is also nice - served hot and crisp -tender and mild inside. The tuscan chicken is also wonderfully cooked and nicely seasoned. The fried chicken is a wonderful surprise for a chain. Their dips and sauces are always spicey and fresh. I especially honey mustard. They offer a nice variety and offer both bar and restaurant options. They offer a nice lunch and a great supper.
I was very sad they changed the happy hour as it was really good.
I find OC to be in the tops of its category.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
If this is a pic of Betsy, she understands the poor...sorry, she understands poor dieting.
http://tinycatpants.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/betsyphillipsauthorphoto1.jpg
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
That was shockingly racist from beginning to end. Ugh. Never come back to Music City, jerk.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
Hey feller. I was just a readin' this here article from my porch and me and my coon hound was a little cornfused. Now, I live raht cheer in Nashville, Tennessee and I ain't never 'sperienced what you been writin' 'bout. It's all sweet tea and biscuits from my point o' gander. You must surely have had yer head up yer keyster not to see the beauty that surrounds our humble lil' town. Well, heck any city gonna have a little riff raff but my summations is this, friend: I am happier than a possum in pink panties you done written a stinker article on Nashville. It'll sho' nuff keep the likes of you from lolly gaggin' 'round these parts. GO ON GIT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
So his travelogue goes something like this: "I left Atlanta only to find negroes in Nashville." Cool story, bro.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
Why bother traveling if your entire thing is to stay in the crappiest part of every city you go to and write about how much it sucks? As he alludes to, any city in America is going to look exactly the same from that perspective.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
The funny part of the story is the writer is from Atlanta
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
OMG...I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading the comments on that article. What a steaming pile of racism, ethnocentrism, class resentment, and impotent old man grumbling.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
A useless turd of an article by a bitter old white guy, who laments that he wasn't surrounded by more bitter old white guys, wearing overalls & settin' on hay bales in E Nashville. That's a racist magazine, right? Some conservative outpost, trying to appear with it on the series of tubes known as the internet? I noticed an article by Patrick Buchanan, and I figured I didn't need to read much further. Goad = Choad.
Re: “Meet the World's Worst Visitor to Nashville”
As Sarcastro mentioned on Twitter, hating everything and being a general misanthrope is this guy's schtick. But if you're going to have a schtick, you better be funny and this guy isn't funny. He wants to be Joe Queenan and he just falls flat on his wife-beating face.
Re: “The Weekly Open Thread: Give Us Your Top 5 Restaurants”
From Open Table's website:
"Restaurants pay a $199 monthly subscription fee, which includes our software, unlimited upgrades, the touch-screen computer system, and customer support. In addition, there’s a one-time installation fee, which covers on-site installation and training and custom configuration of the system.
For online reservations, we charge a pay-for-performance fee of $1.00 per seated diner booked on OpenTable.com or $0.25 per seated diner booked via the restaurant’s website. And for the typical restaurant, it takes only three incremental reservations to break even on the complete monthly OpenTable cost."
I've been known to use Open Table to find a restaurant and to check to see when a table is available. Then I'll call to make the reservation in person to save them the money. I know, I know, that's a bad thing coming from someone who writes for an online food blog that has its own revenue model. But I figure if I'm going to lunch at Etch where my bill might only be $10-15 and they are valet parking my car for me for free, the least I can do is make a phone call to save them a buck.
Re: “Nashville Symphony Musicians Issue Statement Ahead of Contract Negotiations”
There are not plenty of musicians for the NSO. They deserve a deal, but the union once again finds a way to piss everyone off by making stupid statements.
The AFM is a joke.