This place on the strip had a ripping house band that played nothing but old classics: no new country and no rock music. The Silver Threads. Johnnie Barber on drums. He's played with Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, Charlie Louvin, and lots more. Rich Gilbert on guitar and pedal steel. He used to tou...

Some other Nashville stuff:1. Lane Motor Museum. You wouldn't label me a car person and walk away with your face intact but there's a European motor museum here that I found to be really engaging. They have a extensive collection of unusual or rare vehicles in pristine condition, including old Germa...

Also, get over to Gruhn's guitars on lower Broadway and check out some expensive guitars. Nothing in there is affordable, but it's worth it as a museum-type experience.Fyi, Gruhn's Guitars moved into a new, larger shop near 8th Ave and Wedgewood, just a short walk from Grimey's, about a month ago. N...

If you like scholarly analyses of horror, might I recommend the Irish Journal Of Gothic and Horror Studies website:http://irishgothichorrorjournal.homestead.com/Well-written essays on horror media and culture and a pretty fun links page. I just discovered author Robert Aickman. Great writer (mostly ...

Timecrimes Also, its fun to revisit corny eighties sci-fi: Ice Pirates, Enemy Mine, Dreamscape, My Science Project, Running Man, Saturn 3, C.H.U.D., Real Genius....