nashville – The Grey Goddess

All over Nashville…

July 14, 2023 Kimberli SimonLeave a comment

TNBooks copy

Last week I gave you an insider’s itinerary of things to do if you ever visit Nashville. Until then, here are some of my favorite Music City themed books you can read to feel like you’ve already been.

Paula Blackman’s Night Train to Nashville: The Greatest Untold Story of Music City
Martha Smith Tate’s The Last Ride: Murder, Money & the Sensational Trial that Captivated Nashville
Robert Hicks’ The Widow of the South
Denise Kiernan’s The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win WWII
Dolly Parton’s Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics
Mary Lynn Cabrall’s Nudie the Rodeo Tailor: The Life and Times of the Original Rhinestone Cowboy
David S. Brown’s The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson
Johnny Malloy’s Hiking Waterfalls Tennessee: A Guide to the State’s Best Waterfall Hikes
Paul Day & Walter Carter’s The Ultimate Gibson Book
Taylor Bruce’s Wildsam Field Guides: Nashville

Nashville Burn – Waylon Jennings

I’m the #1 fan of the man from Tennessee…

July 6, 2023 Kimberli Simon1 Comment

Nashville Neon

You may not be able to go home again but you can certainly visit. That’s what I recently did, when I returned to Nashville for the first time since moving out of state. It was a very art-centric 3 days, which had me seeing art, buying art, celebrating art, and spending time with some of my favorite people whom I’ve made art with.

Is visiting Nashvegas on your travel bucket list? Maybe you’ve thought of rocking out at Bonnaroo or the CMA’s? Or maybe you’ve dreamed of a giant weekend bar hop, centered around Lower Broad where cowboy boot wearing about-to-be brides and grooms drunkenly celebrate their last days of being single. Take it from a long-time resident, there’s a lot more to do in Nashville than that. Here’s an alternative itinerary for exploring the city at large, in case you’d like to experience Music City like a local…

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4-17 Ephemera

April 17, 2018 Kimberli SimonLeave a comment

*“Oooooops” – part of the “Who Am I?” Installation*

I’ve been working without a day off for a few weeks now, preparing for “Who Am I,” a community writing and art show featuring the works of 42 participants ranging in age from 6 to 90. Between packing up the old show, matting and framing the new, and preparing the show materials I haven’t had time for much of anything except a few stolen moments wasted on the web, looking for my next adventure. Here are a few items that held my attention long enough for me to want to experience each in person…

CamCon, InkCon, and CannabisCon ALL coming to Miami May 29th
Spaceport America is not the tourist attraction New Mexico hoped for
A fascinating story on how Nashville became one BIG Bachelorette Party
Screw Coachella – these pictures make me want to see Palm Springs by moonlight
Count me in for an October visit to the Big apple to shop at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show

How about you? Do you have the itch to get away somewhere? Where would like you to escape to for a few days…or weeks? I’d love to know…