As mentioned in the shout box, I like the 12th South area quite a bit. It is close to downtown so you can Uber the times you want to go down there. The 12th South area has a bunch of good restaurants and bars so you can find things to do there.
One night on Broadway downtown will be enough for you guys. Try to find a less crowded place that has good live music. There are a ton of nice rooftop bars that overlook the river and the Titans stadium.
Post by PhillyJim76 on May 31, 2023 17:11:44 GMT -5
Here’s my synopsis of Minnesota.
Minnesota in 1990 is a state full of dopey whites who were never warned that blacks and immigrants ruin everything.
I feel bad for the people as they warned me about going to the game tomorrow that it’s gotten bad the last 10-15 years and you have to worry about getting jumped after the game.
Everywhere you drive there is just this random smattering of “ghetto warning” signs. A random check cashing place or weird market.
It’s a shame. Eventually this is what the whole country will become.
Some of you may recall that my lovely wife and I recently traveled to Nashville, Massachusetts. This post will discuss some things that happened on that trip.
We arrived Saturday afternoon about 3:00 local time, for a 4-night stay at a mid-level downtown hotel. The hotel was perfectly cromulent. 1 bathroom.
We didn't have a lot of specific plans, and the basic idea was to just have a few days to check out a place we'd never been, enjoy some food and drinks and stuff, and not be bothered by work or children's sporting events. In that regard, the trip was a success. My only regret is that we ended up canceling Tuesday's tee time and leaving the clubs at home. This was primarily a logistical decision, but by Tuesday we were kinda ready for a break from the city, so 4-5 hours on the course would have been a good getaway. The other negative was just that Wolfette was sick for much of the trip, so a few times we stayed back and just sat by the pool instead of looking for anything interesting to do. But say la vee /Freddy Fernandez
The City: I really liked it. Would absolutely go back with friends (I enjoyed it with just my wife too, but we feed off each other's indecisiveness and end up not really taking full advantage of a place; we travel better in group). The downtown area is very walkable, and the loud drunk bachelorette parties are mostly confined to a few blocks so it's easy to go find other places to eat and drink away from that if you want a break. Overall I thought everywhere we want felt cleaner and safer than I expected, and there were WAY fewer homeless folks than I anticipated. Maybe the cops do a good job of not letting them congregate in the touristy areas, but compared to other major cities I've frequented (Boston, NYC, Houston) I didn't feel like they were a problem at all. And there were wall to wall hot chicks dressed like hookers; Balls would've loved it.
The Sites: The whole Broadway scene (this is the bachelorette party center) was actually really fun on Monday and Tuesday. It was a shit show on the weekend, but when it was less crowded I really like anywhere that you can just walk from bar to bar if you don't care for the music/clientele/whatever. If you don't like country music, you'd probably hate it. And even if you do, unfortunately all the bands end up playing mostly the same music because it's what the dumb drunk sluts request. But there was enough variety to still make most of the bands that we saw enjoyable. Weirdly, the most often played non-country song was Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy". I swear we heard this song 7 times in 3 days. We did see one guy who actually played a couple of original songs. He was called Todd Cameron. None of you would like him, but I thought he was pretty good.
As for specific tourist attractions, we saw the following:
Country Music HOF and Museum: I'm glad I did it, but it was a bit underwhelming. I think this was partly due to the crowd size. It sorta felt like we were just cattle being paraded through a line to read the signs at each exhibit. I think it would have been a bit more enjoyable if it was less crowded and I felt more free to explore on my own. There were a couple things I liked, but a lot of it was focused on really old stuff no one has heard of.
Grand Ole Opry backstage tour: This was really cool. They do a good job of setting the stage (no pun intended) with an introductory video about some of the history of the Opry and how people become members and stuff, and then you get to go behind the scenes to see the artists' dressing rooms and stuff before actually standing on the famous stage for a photo op. YMMV based on whether country music interests you at all, but this experience was definitely worth it IMO. I'd absolutely try to take in a show there if I end up back in Nashville, but their schedule didn't fit our trip this time. We also took the time after this tour to walk around the Gaylord Opryland Resort; really nice place, I picture mj staying there and calling it a dump.
Bicentennial Park: Nice little park with a bunch of monuments dedicated to TN state history. My favorite part was the "OUTRAGE" plaque that's part of the WW2 monument. The park is sandwiched between the Nashville Sounds baseball stadium (there happened to be a game going on when we walked by on Sunday afternoon; looked like a decent crowd but it was hot out and every seat appeared to be in the sun. 76 would have hated it) and the Nashville Farmer's Market, where we sat outside and enjoyed a couple of cocktails in the sunshine.
The Food: Yes, we did go to mj-recommended Martin's BBQ. I know that's the info you've all been waiting for. It was really good. As with every other food category, there's a few basic tiers and anyone who says you can clearly distinguish between different restaurants in the same tier is full of shit. But this was as good as any other good BBQ joint, and I appreciate the rec and am glad I went. It was also right across the street from our hotel and had a really good indoor/outdoor beer garden area. So we ended up going back a second time because she was sick Tuesday night and not feeling up to going anywhere further away.
My other favorite restaurant was Milk & Honey, a somewhat hipstery breakfast and lunch place that we went to for breakfast on the last day based on a rec from one of her friends. It was tremendous; strong rec if you like eggs and stuff.
Otherwise we ate pretty casually. We had planned on a nice steakhouse Monday night, but we both decided we weren't really in the mood to put on nice clothes and spend $250. So we went to a sports bar to have burgers and beer and watch the Celtics get their asses handed to them. Had a couple of good meals from different spots inside of Assembly Food Hall - a big food court type of place with like 30 different restaurants, a handful of bars, and a coupla four live music stages. I enjoyed all the food everywhere we want, but nothing else was particularly noteworthy.
The Drinks: I feel like I had a drink in my hand much more than often than not for 4 days, but I did a good job pacing myself because I was nver BO drunk at any point. My files indicate I en-joyed 15 new beers I had never tried before, from 9 separate local breweries. I also partook of some Bud Heavy, Miller Lite, and Busch Light at bars that didn't have draft beer and I couldn't get a good look at what was available. I guess one other thing I wish I'd done is to check out a distillery or three. That's something I'd look into if we go back, but my wife doesn't drink whiskey so I chose not to drag her to places she wouldn't like. We did hang out at 2 breweries:
Tailgate Brewing. They have like 5-6 locations throughout TN, I guess. This one overlooked left field of the Sounds ballpark, and would be a very cool place to hang out during a game, I imagine. We were there on Tuesday afternoon so we basically had the place to ourselves. They also had a location in the airport after security, so we grabbed a couple 6 packs to bring home.
Monday Night. This is apparently an Atlanta-based establishment, but they have a Nashville location that was just a short walk from Tailgate so we went there next. I really really enjoyed this place and would absolutely hang out there again. Pros: It was "Token Tuesday" and they gave you a token for a free beer with every beer you bought; the beer was yummyful; there was a lot of seating space both indoors and out. Cons: Rainbow flag and unisex bathrooms (neither of these things actually bothered me because I'm not a child, but they were noteworthy based on recent discussions)
OK, I've already written too much and only one of you is still reading. TL;DR: Wolf went to Nashville. Anything else, Robin?
Some of you may recall that my lovely wife and I recently traveled to Nashville, Massachusetts. This post will discuss some things that happened on that trip.
We arrived Saturday afternoon about 3:00 local time, for a 4-night stay at a mid-level downtown hotel. The hotel was perfectly cromulent. 1 bathroom.
We didn't have a lot of specific plans, and the basic idea was to just have a few days to check out a place we'd never been, enjoy some food and drinks and stuff, and not be bothered by work or children's sporting events. In that regard, the trip was a success. My only regret is that we ended up canceling Tuesday's tee time and leaving the clubs at home. This was primarily a logistical decision, but by Tuesday we were kinda ready for a break from the city, so 4-5 hours on the course would have been a good getaway. The other negative was just that Wolfette was sick for much of the trip, so a few times we stayed back and just sat by the pool instead of looking for anything interesting to do. But say la vee /Freddy Fernandez
The City: I really liked it. Would absolutely go back with friends (I enjoyed it with just my wife too, but we feed off each other's indecisiveness and end up not really taking full advantage of a place; we travel better in group). The downtown area is very walkable, and the loud drunk bachelorette parties are mostly confined to a few blocks so it's easy to go find other places to eat and drink away from that if you want a break. Overall I thought everywhere we want felt cleaner and safer than I expected, and there were WAY fewer homeless folks than I anticipated. Maybe the cops do a good job of not letting them congregate in the touristy areas, but compared to other major cities I've frequented (Boston, NYC, Houston) I didn't feel like they were a problem at all. And there were wall to wall hot chicks dressed like hookers; Balls would've loved it.
The Sites: The whole Broadway scene (this is the bachelorette party center) was actually really fun on Monday and Tuesday. It was a shit show on the weekend, but when it was less crowded I really like anywhere that you can just walk from bar to bar if you don't care for the music/clientele/whatever. If you don't like country music, you'd probably hate it. And even if you do, unfortunately all the bands end up playing mostly the same music because it's what the dumb drunk sluts request. But there was enough variety to still make most of the bands that we saw enjoyable. Weirdly, the most often played non-country song was Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy". I swear we heard this song 7 times in 3 days. We did see one guy who actually played a couple of original songs. He was called Todd Cameron. None of you would like him, but I thought he was pretty good.
As for specific tourist attractions, we saw the following:
Country Music HOF and Museum: I'm glad I did it, but it was a bit underwhelming. I think this was partly due to the crowd size. It sorta felt like we were just cattle being paraded through a line to read the signs at each exhibit. I think it would have been a bit more enjoyable if it was less crowded and I felt more free to explore on my own. There were a couple things I liked, but a lot of it was focused on really old stuff no one has heard of.
Grand Ole Opry backstage tour: This was really cool. They do a good job of setting the stage (no pun intended) with an introductory video about some of the history of the Opry and how people become members and stuff, and then you get to go behind the scenes to see the artists' dressing rooms and stuff before actually standing on the famous stage for a photo op. YMMV based on whether country music interests you at all, but this experience was definitely worth it IMO. I'd absolutely try to take in a show there if I end up back in Nashville, but their schedule didn't fit our trip this time. We also took the time after this tour to walk around the Gaylord Opryland Resort; really nice place, I picture mj staying there and calling it a dump.
Bicentennial Park: Nice little park with a bunch of monuments dedicated to TN state history. My favorite part was the "OUTRAGE" plaque that's part of the WW2 monument. The park is sandwiched between the Nashville Sounds baseball stadium (there happened to be a game going on when we walked by on Sunday afternoon; looked like a decent crowd but it was hot out and every seat appeared to be in the sun. 76 would have hated it) and the Nashville Farmer's Market, where we sat outside and enjoyed a couple of cocktails in the sunshine.
The Food: Yes, we did go to mj-recommended Martin's BBQ. I know that's the info you've all been waiting for. It was really good. As with every other food category, there's a few basic tiers and anyone who says you can clearly distinguish between different restaurants in the same tier is full of shit. But this was as good as any other good BBQ joint, and I appreciate the rec and am glad I went. It was also right across the street from our hotel and had a really good indoor/outdoor beer garden area. So we ended up going back a second time because she was sick Tuesday night and not feeling up to going anywhere further away.
My other favorite restaurant was Milk & Honey, a somewhat hipstery breakfast and lunch place that we went to for breakfast on the last day based on a rec from one of her friends. It was tremendous; strong rec if you like eggs and stuff.
Otherwise we ate pretty casually. We had planned on a nice steakhouse Monday night, but we both decided we weren't really in the mood to put on nice clothes and spend $250. So we went to a sports bar to have burgers and beer and watch the Celtics get their asses handed to them. Had a couple of good meals from different spots inside of Assembly Food Hall - a big food court type of place with like 30 different restaurants, a handful of bars, and a coupla four live music stages. I enjoyed all the food everywhere we want, but nothing else was particularly noteworthy.
The Drinks: I feel like I had a drink in my hand much more than often than not for 4 days, but I did a good job pacing myself because I was nver BO drunk at any point. My files indicate I en-joyed 15 new beers I had never tried before, from 9 separate local breweries. I also partook of some Bud Heavy, Miller Lite, and Busch Light at bars that didn't have draft beer and I couldn't get a good look at what was available. I guess one other thing I wish I'd done is to check out a distillery or three. That's something I'd look into if we go back, but my wife doesn't drink whiskey so I chose not to drag her to places she wouldn't like. We did hang out at 2 breweries:
Tailgate Brewing. They have like 5-6 locations throughout TN, I guess. This one overlooked left field of the Sounds ballpark, and would be a very cool place to hang out during a game, I imagine. We were there on Tuesday afternoon so we basically had the place to ourselves. They also had a location in the airport after security, so we grabbed a couple 6 packs to bring home.
Monday Night. This is apparently an Atlanta-based establishment, but they have a Nashville location that was just a short walk from Tailgate so we went there next. I really really enjoyed this place and would absolutely hang out there again. Pros: It was "Token Tuesday" and they gave you a token for a free beer with every beer you bought; the beer was yummyful; there was a lot of seating space both indoors and out. Cons: Rainbow flag and unisex bathrooms (neither of these things actually bothered me because I'm not a child, but they were noteworthy based on recent discussions)
OK, I've already written too much and only one of you is still reading. TL;DR: Wolf went to Nashville. Anything else, Robin?
i liked Nashville but not the broadway area. I was there on a Friday night and holy shit that is something.
Some of you may recall that my lovely wife and I recently traveled to Nashville, Massachusetts. This post will discuss some things that happened on that trip.
We arrived Saturday afternoon about 3:00 local time, for a 4-night stay at a mid-level downtown hotel. The hotel was perfectly cromulent. 1 bathroom.
We didn't have a lot of specific plans, and the basic idea was to just have a few days to check out a place we'd never been, enjoy some food and drinks and stuff, and not be bothered by work or children's sporting events. In that regard, the trip was a success. My only regret is that we ended up canceling Tuesday's tee time and leaving the clubs at home. This was primarily a logistical decision, but by Tuesday we were kinda ready for a break from the city, so 4-5 hours on the course would have been a good getaway. The other negative was just that Wolfette was sick for much of the trip, so a few times we stayed back and just sat by the pool instead of looking for anything interesting to do. But say la vee /Freddy Fernandez
The City: I really liked it. Would absolutely go back with friends (I enjoyed it with just my wife too, but we feed off each other's indecisiveness and end up not really taking full advantage of a place; we travel better in group). The downtown area is very walkable, and the loud drunk bachelorette parties are mostly confined to a few blocks so it's easy to go find other places to eat and drink away from that if you want a break. Overall I thought everywhere we want felt cleaner and safer than I expected, and there were WAY fewer homeless folks than I anticipated. Maybe the cops do a good job of not letting them congregate in the touristy areas, but compared to other major cities I've frequented (Boston, NYC, Houston) I didn't feel like they were a problem at all. And there were wall to wall hot chicks dressed like hookers; Balls would've loved it.
The Sites: The whole Broadway scene (this is the bachelorette party center) was actually really fun on Monday and Tuesday. It was a shit show on the weekend, but when it was less crowded I really like anywhere that you can just walk from bar to bar if you don't care for the music/clientele/whatever. If you don't like country music, you'd probably hate it. And even if you do, unfortunately all the bands end up playing mostly the same music because it's what the dumb drunk sluts request. But there was enough variety to still make most of the bands that we saw enjoyable. Weirdly, the most often played non-country song was Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy". I swear we heard this song 7 times in 3 days. We did see one guy who actually played a couple of original songs. He was called Todd Cameron. None of you would like him, but I thought he was pretty good.
As for specific tourist attractions, we saw the following:
Country Music HOF and Museum: I'm glad I did it, but it was a bit underwhelming. I think this was partly due to the crowd size. It sorta felt like we were just cattle being paraded through a line to read the signs at each exhibit. I think it would have been a bit more enjoyable if it was less crowded and I felt more free to explore on my own. There were a couple things I liked, but a lot of it was focused on really old stuff no one has heard of.
Grand Ole Opry backstage tour: This was really cool. They do a good job of setting the stage (no pun intended) with an introductory video about some of the history of the Opry and how people become members and stuff, and then you get to go behind the scenes to see the artists' dressing rooms and stuff before actually standing on the famous stage for a photo op. YMMV based on whether country music interests you at all, but this experience was definitely worth it IMO. I'd absolutely try to take in a show there if I end up back in Nashville, but their schedule didn't fit our trip this time. We also took the time after this tour to walk around the Gaylord Opryland Resort; really nice place, I picture mj staying there and calling it a dump.
Bicentennial Park: Nice little park with a bunch of monuments dedicated to TN state history. My favorite part was the "OUTRAGE" plaque that's part of the WW2 monument. The park is sandwiched between the Nashville Sounds baseball stadium (there happened to be a game going on when we walked by on Sunday afternoon; looked like a decent crowd but it was hot out and every seat appeared to be in the sun. 76 would have hated it) and the Nashville Farmer's Market, where we sat outside and enjoyed a couple of cocktails in the sunshine.
The Food: Yes, we did go to mj-recommended Martin's BBQ. I know that's the info you've all been waiting for. It was really good. As with every other food category, there's a few basic tiers and anyone who says you can clearly distinguish between different restaurants in the same tier is full of shit. But this was as good as any other good BBQ joint, and I appreciate the rec and am glad I went. It was also right across the street from our hotel and had a really good indoor/outdoor beer garden area. So we ended up going back a second time because she was sick Tuesday night and not feeling up to going anywhere further away.
My other favorite restaurant was Milk & Honey, a somewhat hipstery breakfast and lunch place that we went to for breakfast on the last day based on a rec from one of her friends. It was tremendous; strong rec if you like eggs and stuff.
Otherwise we ate pretty casually. We had planned on a nice steakhouse Monday night, but we both decided we weren't really in the mood to put on nice clothes and spend $250. So we went to a sports bar to have burgers and beer and watch the Celtics get their asses handed to them. Had a couple of good meals from different spots inside of Assembly Food Hall - a big food court type of place with like 30 different restaurants, a handful of bars, and a coupla four live music stages. I enjoyed all the food everywhere we want, but nothing else was particularly noteworthy.
The Drinks: I feel like I had a drink in my hand much more than often than not for 4 days, but I did a good job pacing myself because I was nver BO drunk at any point. My files indicate I en-joyed 15 new beers I had never tried before, from 9 separate local breweries. I also partook of some Bud Heavy, Miller Lite, and Busch Light at bars that didn't have draft beer and I couldn't get a good look at what was available. I guess one other thing I wish I'd done is to check out a distillery or three. That's something I'd look into if we go back, but my wife doesn't drink whiskey so I chose not to drag her to places she wouldn't like. We did hang out at 2 breweries:
Tailgate Brewing. They have like 5-6 locations throughout TN, I guess. This one overlooked left field of the Sounds ballpark, and would be a very cool place to hang out during a game, I imagine. We were there on Tuesday afternoon so we basically had the place to ourselves. They also had a location in the airport after security, so we grabbed a couple 6 packs to bring home.
Monday Night. This is apparently an Atlanta-based establishment, but they have a Nashville location that was just a short walk from Tailgate so we went there next. I really really enjoyed this place and would absolutely hang out there again. Pros: It was "Token Tuesday" and they gave you a token for a free beer with every beer you bought; the beer was yummyful; there was a lot of seating space both indoors and out. Cons: Rainbow flag and unisex bathrooms (neither of these things actually bothered me because I'm not a child, but they were noteworthy based on recent discussions)
OK, I've already written too much and only one of you is still reading. TL;DR: Wolf went to Nashville. Anything else, Robin?
i liked Nashville but not the broadway area. I was there on a Friday night and holy shit that is something.
Yeah it's a scene. We enjoyed it on Monday, but just walking by on Saturday was enough to realize that we didn't want to hang out in those bars that night. At one point on Sunday maybe, we went into Johnny Cash's bar (which is attached to the Johnny Cash Museum like 1-2 blocks off Broadway IIRC). My wife remarked that we had wandered into "the old people bar" and it was easily my favorite bar we went to.
