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Post by Ward on Oct 20, 2020 13:20:04 GMT -6
Johnkenn could probably arrange a tour of Blackbird for you! Ha! That would be super cool. Though I'd feel like a pissant walking into a place like that. Pissants walk in and out of all those great spaces every day. |
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Post by Quint on Oct 20, 2020 13:29:48 GMT -6
Ha! That would be super cool. Though I'd feel like a pissant walking into a place like that. Pissants walk in and out of all those great spaces every day. Yeah, but at least they're paying money for studio time.  |
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 20, 2020 15:08:38 GMT -6
Pissants walk in and out of all those great spaces every day. Yeah, but at least they're paying money for studio time. Oh no - it’s a venue in the gulch. You might be thinking of Station West which is a studio. |
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Post by Quint on Oct 20, 2020 15:22:52 GMT -6
Yeah, but at least they're paying money for studio time. Oh no - it’s a venue in the gulch. You might be thinking of Station West which is a studio. Ward was talking about Blackbird. I think that's where the confusion is coming in. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 20, 2020 19:31:49 GMT -6
I've got a bud that's the exec chef at Bourbon Steak. I've chowed his food many times and I imagine it's worth the price down there (if food is your thing).
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Post by Quint on Oct 20, 2020 20:15:52 GMT -6
I've got a bud that's the exec chef at Bourbon Steak. I've chowed his food many times and I imagine it's worth the price down there (if food is your thing). Food is definitely one of my things. We're going to try the hot chicken for sure. We've got reservations at Husk for Thursday night. We might check out Bourbon steak another night though. Thanks for the tip. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 26, 2020 14:16:09 GMT -6
Oooo...husk is great.
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Post by Quint on Oct 28, 2020 9:33:53 GMT -6
So thanks everyone for the recommendations.
We stayed at The Russell on the east side, which was a nice home base to go explore things, and not terribly expensive.
Dinner at Husk was really, really good. I need some more shrimp and grits in my life... We had hot chicken at Party Fowl and Hattie B's and they were both good.
Monell's in Germantown was probably still my favorite dining experience out of all of the different places we went. I loved everything about that place.
The Country Music Hall of Fame was really well done. My girlfriend is now apparently inspired to embroider me a Nudie suit. As for the Ryman, I actually got a little teary eyed upon walking through the doors and seeing the stage for the first time. So much great music done there... And I really enjoyed the RCA Studio B tour. It's pretty cool to see the X on the floor where Elvis actually stood.
Anyway, it was a great trip. I'll be back again eventually.
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Post by voliviavv on Oct 28, 2020 11:56:28 GMT -6
RCA studio B
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Post by teejay on Jan 16, 2023 18:35:26 GMT -6
Reviving this thread as I'm planning a trip down in mid March (in late Friday out the following Wednesday). I've read through the thread and not looking for any repeat info, but have a few related questions. - We're looking for lodging. Is it better downtown, or out a ways? Looking for nice, but we don't need the most expensive. Along those lines, are there places we should avoid from a safety perspective? If there are recommendations on specific hotels to consider, I'm all ears.
- Planning right now on getting a rental car. Like $600 as of today. Is it easy to drive into downtown and to places like the Ryman, Grand 'Ole Opry, museums, etc., or is parking and navigating/traffic a nightmare?
- I see many great places to eat on this thread. Sounds like we should avoid Broadway at night, but we'd still like to take in some good music. We're not drinkers, so want to avoid rowdy bars. More interested in perhaps some quaint places that are maybe off the beaten path so-to-speak, but still good atmosphere and music.
- Anything we should avoid? Be aware of?
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