Linus Hall is a hero of mine. You may not know the name, but Middle Tennessee residents have at least seen the fruits of his labor. Many of them drink it. Linus is the proprietor of the Nashville original Yazoo Brew. Linus was a young quality engineer for a major tire manufacturer headquartered in Middle …
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Brazilbilly, Rescuing Country Music on Broadway
Borrowing words sung by Alan Jackson and George Strait, “they’ve committed murder, down on Music Row.” And while Nashville’s Music Row has favored “pop” country for years, many newer artists like Brad Paisley have a healthy respect for traditional country music. Not on Broadway where no “honkytonk” consistently delivers traditional country anymore. The old haunts …
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Leonard Cohen, singer, poet, philosopher, songwriter
Welcome to the inaugural post of Favorites Friday. Each Friday, I’ll share some of my favorite music, writing, movies… anything that’s a favorite of mine. I was first introduced to Leonard Cohen through the soundtrack of the early 90’s movie Pump Up the Volume starring Christian Slater. Leonard’s raspy voice belting out Everybody Knows spoke …
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Making Mead, Week 9 Bottling
Thanks for walking this path with me. It’s bottling time for the mead. Last weekend, July 3, with the help of my homebrewing cohort Jim Compson, we primed and bottled 3 gallons of the honey concoction into 22 once beer bottles. We used 3/4 cup of honey to prime it. Hopefully there will be enough …