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      <![CDATA[As a native Nashvillian musician .... yawn. Who again?
        
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      <![CDATA[There is also this documentary from a few short years back: <a href="http://www.rockafiremovie.com/home.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rockafiremovie.com/home.php</a>
        
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      <![CDATA[I thought we were talking about Anvil for a moment, there.
        
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      <![CDATA[Good piece. Thanks.<br>
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I remember when my college friend Steve and I, as arts staffers for the Vanderbilt Hustler, got invited to Showbiz Pizza's grand opening in Nashville.
        
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      <![CDATA[TONY. This is essential.
        
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      <![CDATA[Thanks for writing about this, Abby!<br>
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"[Schmittou] also says he doesn't believe that people come to the Hillwood Strike & Spare primarily to see the Rock-afire Explosion."<br>
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Well, he's wrong about that. I did.
        
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      <![CDATA[This band is more inspirational than half the bands in Nashville.
        
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      <![CDATA[The local band Padamn has used the gorilla in their profile pic for a long time. Padamn.com
        
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      <![CDATA[Bravo, Abby! I see a date with Billy Bob in my future  ...
        
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