On the way back from Nashville on Sunday, Shane Rhyne, Tamara Rhyne, and I decided unilaterally that we needed to listen to, and spiritedly sing along with, Def Leppard’s 1983 smash hit “Rock of Ages.” We also bounced around a Spotify playlist (ugh) to their 1992 hits “Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)” and “Have … Continue reading
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DJ Night at Maple Hall Tomorrow and Performing at Hexagon on Friday
Hey, you look like someone who’s looking for great, free stuff to do in Knoxville anytime over the next three nights. Well, how convenient for you that this is all happening, among other cool things I won’t mention at risk of diverting your fragile attention. TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY) I’m gonna be at Scruffy City Hall for … Continue reading
046: Friendlytown Needs an Anthem!
Before he left Friendlytown for greener pastures (Ft. Collins, specifically, because they have hella legal weed there; his words, not ours), local troubadour and performing regular Alex Linton decided he wanted to leave our community with an anthem we could call our own. One we could force all of our athletes to awkwardly stand for before sporting events! One we could teach the next generations to love our town through. So, Alex brought us together for a special meeting where some members of our city council (like, one or two with musical talent) proposed that big patriotic (in the Friendlytown sense, at least) overture. It went as well as you’d think. Continue reading