Nole Man

Good it's two weeks after SnowMageddon. Good call! :cheers:

First: Most Broadway bars are 21+ after 6 PM. Before 6 PM, many allow all ages as long as a parent is present. Restaurants with live music are almost always all-ages. They don’t ID unless you order alcohol.

Second: Daughter went to Belmont. Great school. Think you'd want the vibe around campus so you could see what it's like going to school in that part of town.

My thoughts:

Bluebird Café does allow all ages for the early shows, but seating is extremely limited. The Listening Room Café is usually all-ages for their songwriter rounds. Over by Vanderbilt, the Commodore Grille has nightly rounds that draw a lot of Belmont and Vandy students, and it’s open to everyone.

Broadway works earlier in the day if the goal is just to hear music and get a feel for the atmosphere. For the real songwriter side of Nashville, Hillsboro Village, 12 South, and Music Row are the places to go — coffee shops full of writers, publishing houses, recording studios, and the neighborhoods where young musicians actually live and work. RCA Studio B is a solid all-ages tour if someone wants to understand the history behind the town. Belmont and Vanderbilt students also play real songwriter rounds at places like Commodore Grille, The Well Coffeehouse, and Café Coco, which gives a good look at how young writers break in.

For a balanced visit: Broadway before 6 PM, Assembly Food Hall for all-ages live music, Hillsboro Village and the Belmont area in the morning, a walk through 12 South, RCA Studio B in the afternoon, and The Listening Room or Commodore Grille in the evening. It’s a good mix of the performance side and the songwriter world that makes Nashville what it is.

Links:

Tootsies (Before 6pm)

Blue Bird Cafe (Note: This Is In Green Hills)

Commodore Grill

The Listening Room

Assembly Food Hall

This was on Temu today. Looks like a good price at $18,999.

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We can still do NBA and MLB.

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That you could! It’s the People’s League! Anybody can set up a contest in that league. You can do it!!

Zulu

Baw had some moves. Almost got to the end zone! :dude:

I think Trump's role as an FBI informant helping expose Epstein will come out more and more in the coming weeks.

LINK

A lot of people forget this part of the Epstein story: Trump is one of the only big names who actually helped. Years before Epstein was finally taken down, Trump cut him off, banned him from Mar-a-Lago, and—according to the victims’ attorney—was the only major figure willing to help prosecutors expose Epstein.

While other elites stayed silent or protected Epstein, Trump cooperated, didn’t hide anything, and didn’t play the “look the other way” game that so many powerful people did.

Say what you want about Trump, but on this issue he did what the others wouldn’t: he stood up, told the truth, and didn’t protect a predator.

They want to live

Weather can always be a factor, so it'd depend. Winter road closures could make it a gamble. With everything clustered close to Cleveland, you’ll get more out of staying local.

But, if the weather's good:

If I had to pick one best recommendation for your whole trip — go to Tallulah Gorge State Park and do the rim walk and overlook views.

Also, Unicoi State Park (and Unicoi Lake area) is a beautiful state park with a mix of outdoor activities.

I'd skip Helen. Too touristy for me.

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The United States doesn’t have a single, unified answer to that because Americans are split, and the split runs along a few predictable lines.

Some Puerto Ricans are using the Bad Bunny halftime show as a call for independence. Many claim the island residents are very clear on this: NO to independence and YES to statehood. It’s always a thing that people who call for independence of the island reside in the various states.

Alternatively, is this a "mainland thing"? Other Puerto Ricans roll their eyes when mainland activists try to use something like the Bad Bunny halftime show as a symbolic push for independence. It’s a cultural moment being repurposed by people who don’t live with the day-to-day consequences of independence debates.

Personally, I don't because it seems like a foreign country to me that needs to be on it's own. I don't want to take on the headaches of assimilation and costs.

You?

Big Ballers wait until just before kickoff to get the latest lines. :cheers:

Wakey Wakey! Today's the day. Last chance to grab that bag!