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Posted: 7/30/2024 2:55:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Joshuasaur]
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An Adventurer from the Internet
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[Last Edit: bodybagger]
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Not in Nashville, it's in Knoxville, better read the link. I might ride up there though.
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I think one of the major problems with America today is not enough families sit down to a big plate of squirrels momma just fried up.
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An Adventurer from the Internet
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Originally Posted By Joshuasaur: I'm from Texas where my public school education isn't that great Thank you for the correction, I fixed it View Quote Tennessee probably isn't much better lol. But you'd be amazed how many people are coming to Nashville and think they'll pop over to Knoxville or the smokies for the afternoon. It's like being in Dallas and popping over to San Antonio. |
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I think one of the major problems with America today is not enough families sit down to a big plate of squirrels momma just fried up.
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Originally Posted By bodybagger: Tennessee probably isn't much better lol. But you'd be amazed how many people are coming to Nashville and think they'll pop over to Knoxville or the smokies for the afternoon. It's like being in Dallas and popping over to San Antonio. View Quote I've actually flown from Dallas to Houston before to help someone move |
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I think one of the major problems with America today is not enough families sit down to a big plate of squirrels momma just fried up.
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Figured it was about time I sent it and got a membership to an organization that has actually been fighting against tyranny.
I'll head up from Chattanooga. I need to get out of the house more often anyway for something besides work. |
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If I can get someone to caretake for my wife I plan to go.
Do you have any questions about K-town? This would be a good place to get your advance work done. |
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Registered and ready to go. I live about 30 minutes from there. Looking forward to it.
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Originally Posted By high_order1: If I can get someone to caretake for my wife I plan to go. Do you have any questions about K-town? This would be a good place to get your advance work done. View Quote We are all big food people, what are some food recommendations? Also, where is a good coffee shop near the convention center? |
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There are tons of restaurants in the downtown area. Too many to list, so give us an idea of what you like. Start with Market Square, the Old City, and the restaurants on Gay Street. Balter Beerworks (brewery and good food) and Chesapeake's (seafood) are also within walking distance of the convention center as well.
I'm not a coffee drinker but there are plenty of hipster coffee houses around. The best pizza in the area is Big Ed's in Oak Ridge, but unfortunately that is quite a drive from Knoxville. If you are going to be in Oak Ridge, check out Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association as well. |
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I live in west Knoxville and can not imagine not going to this.
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I hated going to weddings. All the grandmas would poke me and say "You're next". They stopped that when I started doing it to them at funerals.
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Originally Posted By YGBSM: There are tons of restaurants in the downtown area. Too many to list, so give us an idea of what you like. Start with Market Square, the Old City, and the restaurants on Gay Street. Balter Beerworks (brewery and good food) and Chesapeake's (seafood) are also within walking distance of the convention center as well. I'm not a coffee drinker but there are plenty of hipster coffee houses around. The best pizza in the area is Big Ed's in Oak Ridge, but unfortunately that is quite a drive from Knoxville. If you are going to be in Oak Ridge, check out Oak Ridge Sportsman's Association as well. View Quote I've never been to Tennessee so I'm excited for the trip! Big Ed's sounds like a must and I'll be sure to kick my wallet down the sidewalk if I drop it on Gay Street |
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Just understand that downtown knoxville isn't really representative of the Great State. It is more skewed towards Nashville Lite, which is a faded watercolor of pretty much any dem shithole across the country.
Few of us go there on a regular basis, much less reside there. There are a couple of convention centers. I am thinking the KCC is the one dead dick downtown, at the head of the UT strip. There is also a center in a monster building where the Worlds' Fair once stood. Most gun stuff is further north in yet another center in a run down former big box anchor store. There will be a lot of things in walking distance of the two, but they really have little to do with Us. We are super decentralized, and the actual cool stuff is car drive distance, so if you really want to see some Tennessee (double N E double S double E lol) you need to factor in a rental. Don't rely on carshare services, we have a lot of issues with those. You gotta do the Smokeys, and at least drive through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. (If you like the alcohols, there is a distillery route I love to sherpa people through). You need to do the K25 site tour and look at how the museum is being built out. (drive by Y12, too and see if you get a metallic taste LOL) I wish you had time to get someone to take you on the Dragon, that is VERY memorable. Then you can drink some more at our most infamous state prison that is now essentially a bed and breakfast. I said what I said. Then go see the new world class racing facility up in Crossville and get your belly full at that Buccees (after the one in Sevierville wears off). Then poke through Athens, pay respects to the battle of Athens, then buy a shitload of milk products at the nearby Sweetwater Valley Farm and send it back to friends for Christmas and other holiday gifts. We have an absolute shit ton of water sports here, jet boats doing donuts until TWRA shows up are fun, then you can dress up and ride a legit paddleboat and eat fancy food for dinner. There are a few places to rent machine guns. There is a place where you can shoot heavy stuff, but I never got the invite (after offering to do the dudbusting). There's a little niche place in Lenoir City where you can toss axes, but that really is something best experienced as part of a crew. If you are into scuba, there is Loch Low-Minn. We have a GREAT Appalachian Museum, but you'd also get to enjoy the heat and humidity, too (It is rough as hell right now). I can think of a bunch more things, but have no idea what you like. All the B roll you will get in walking distance will be exactly like any other dem city slowly decaying while they pretend it isn't, replete with a MLK blvd though. Except for underground knoxville. IF you can find how to get into it, it is pretty neat to UX. There is a bar built into a bank vault, and you have to know the passphrase to get in there. Some clubs. Go up in the sunsphere. Run the strip on a friday night if you are still there. |
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Originally Posted By high_order1: Just understand that downtown knoxville isn't really representative of the Great State. It is more skewed towards Nashville Lite, which is a faded watercolor of pretty much any dem shithole across the country. Few of us go there on a regular basis, much less reside there. There are a couple of convention centers. I am thinking the KCC is the one dead dick downtown, at the head of the UT strip. There is also a center in a monster building where the Worlds' Fair once stood. Most gun stuff is further north in yet another center in a run down former big box anchor store. There will be a lot of things in walking distance of the two, but they really have little to do with Us. We are super decentralized, and the actual cool stuff is car drive distance, so if you really want to see some Tennessee (double N E double S double E lol) you need to factor in a rental. Don't rely on carshare services, we have a lot of issues with those. You gotta do the Smokeys, and at least drive through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. (If you like the alcohols, there is a distillery route I love to sherpa people through). You need to do the K25 site tour and look at how the museum is being built out. (drive by Y12, too and see if you get a metallic taste LOL) I wish you had time to get someone to take you on the Dragon, that is VERY memorable. Then you can drink some more at our most infamous state prison that is now essentially a bed and breakfast. I said what I said. Then go see the new world class racing facility up in Crossville and get your belly full at that Buccees (after the one in Sevierville wears off). Then poke through Athens, pay respects to the battle of Athens, then buy a shitload of milk products at the nearby Sweetwater Valley Farm and send it back to friends for Christmas and other holiday gifts. We have an absolute shit ton of water sports here, jet boats doing donuts until TWRA shows up are fun, then you can dress up and ride a legit paddleboat and eat fancy food for dinner. There are a few places to rent machine guns. There is a place where you can shoot heavy stuff, but I never got the invite (after offering to do the dudbusting). There's a little niche place in Lenoir City where you can toss axes, but that really is something best experienced as part of a crew. If you are into scuba, there is Loch Low-Minn. We have a GREAT Appalachian Museum, but you'd also get to enjoy the heat and humidity, too (It is rough as hell right now). I can think of a bunch more things, but have no idea what you like. All the B roll you will get in walking distance will be exactly like any other dem city slowly decaying while they pretend it isn't, replete with a MLK blvd though. Except for underground knoxville. IF you can find how to get into it, it is pretty neat to UX. There is a bar built into a bank vault, and you have to know the passphrase to get in there. Some clubs. Go up in the sunsphere. Run the strip on a friday night if you are still there. View Quote We have the same issues here in Texas where the higher the population density gets, so does the retardation. I do still appreciate the heads up! We (our group is about 5 of us) will be driving from North Texas to Knoxville so we will have the car thing covered at least. I was hoping to see some of the Smokies so we might even detour just get our cryptid watching on and at least get to see some real woods/mountains (we don't have them here). Dragon sounds like an absolute trip but I am always down for an "experience" Sounds like there is at least a lot for us to do while we are there! I am point to keep this thread post pinned in my phone for reference depending on how much down time we actually end up with! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this out for us! |
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If you're driving up, stop in Monroe County (I75) and eat at the bigfoot pizza place then. It's a little ways off the interstate but
Oh - the lost sea is there (you go inside a mountain to see a lake) |
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Originally Posted By high_order1: If you're driving up, stop in Monroe County (I75) and eat at the bigfoot pizza place then. It's a little ways off the interstate but Oh - the lost sea is there (you go inside a mountain to see a lake) View Quote |
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Any plans for dinner after the show on Saturday?
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