Nashville Bits and Pieces

[markhollin]

If ALL of us could please try to remove political and religious elements from our commentary it would go a long way to keeping on us on point in discussing new renderings, proposals, construction, trends, etc.   If people want to get into more philosophical ramblings, they are free to do so in the "Coffeehouse" thread....but let's stick to DEVELOPMENT in all the threads in THIS forum.  Thanks.   : )

[MLBrumby]

It passed.  Sunday sales could happen by the end of the month. 

https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/legislation/article/21000435/sunday-sales-passes

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/11/senate-sends-bill-allow-wine-sales-grocery-stores-sundays-most-holidays-gov-bill-haslam/506480002/

[BnaBreaker]

EDIT:  Nevermind.  Decided it wasn't worth it.

Edited April 11, 2018 by BnaBreaker

[Hey_Hey]

Of course, the interesting thing is that these laws aren't actually driven by the morality of certain people at all now.  Sure, there are a few people that will make it a moral issue, but the real issue is economic.  Liquor stores don't want to give up their business to grocers which is why liquor stores will be able to sell wine on Sundays prior to grocery stores.  Liquor stores were the biggest funders of keeping wine sales out of grocery stores a couple years ago.  Also interesting was that Bible verses were used by state senators today as support for passing the bill.

[grilled_cheese]

3 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

It passed.  Sunday sales could happen by the end of the month. 

https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/legislation/article/21000435/sunday-sales-passes

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/11/senate-sends-bill-allow-wine-sales-grocery-stores-sundays-most-holidays-gov-bill-haslam/506480002/

Freedom!

[samsonh]

4 hours ago, grilled_cheese said:

Freedom!

Finally small government wins! Now if only we can cut those deficits the liberals keep running in DC!!

[Buildtall]

I understand where grilled_cheese is coming from. Everyone can attack me if they like but there will always be people that see things differently and I’m one of them sometimes. 

[MidTenn1]

Whoa!!!

[Flatrock]

LET'S GO PRED-A-TORS!!!!

Pregaming pic from Famous rooftop. Great win - and fans were rockin the house tonight.

[PaulChinetti]

Whoa, what is that thing, any explanation for us that didn't make it?? 

I love seeing all the rooftops full, everyone just out there having a blast enjoying the weather.

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ It was a four wall curtain the dropped down from rigging above the rink, and then 12 high powered projectors ran the pre-game video.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204664102/permalink/10155486261514103/

[nashvylle]

18 hours ago, PaulChinetti said:

Whoa, what is that thing, any explanation for us that didn't make it?? 

I love seeing all the rooftops full, everyone just out there having a blast enjoying the weather.

It’s our version of wrigley town 

[timmay143]

Possibly a smidge off topic...but one of my favorite moments in time...from playoffs last year.

Love how Marcus is supportive but remains his respectful and reserved self. 

Then there's Taylor Lewan..lower left..as nothing I wouldn't expect less as being Taylor Lewan!!!  Of course he didn't go full Quinton Spain with no shirt in here rule!!  

Edited April 14, 2018 by timmay143

[timmay143]

Oh then there is just this...

 

[e-dub]

that celebration gif is INCREDIBLE.

Edited April 14, 2018 by e-dub

[PruneTracy]

21 minutes ago, timmay143 said:

Love how Marcus is supportive but remains his respectful and reserved self. 

He was probably thinking, I can't believe these guys are all that stand between me and the IR list.

[markhollin]

One of the newest hotel developers in Nashville might turn his attention next to apartments or condos.

Gary Guitierrez, chief operating officer of New Orleans-based HRI Properties, provided that outlook in an interview before the formal grand opening of the Holston House, a 191-room boutique hotel downtown. HRI is one of countless out-of-state developers that have flocked to Nashville to build their debut projects here during the "It City" boom. 

NBJ: What's next for HRI?

Gutierrez: Obviously, Nashville is front-and-center for us. We are doing a lot of analytics on the residential side. We're looking at Nashville for opportunities to do mixed-use, maybe a combination of hospitality and residential. This hotel, we hope, is one of many [projects]. We certainly believe there's more runway, or else we wouldn't have built this.

What is HRI's experience with that kind of development?

We like to say we're a little battle-tested. We've done 80 projects: about 5,000 hotel rooms, about 5,000 residential units, and 1.4 million square feet of retail and commercial space. We have several projects where we've done apartments on the upper floors and a hotel on the lower floors. We've done mixed-use in Richmond, Dallas, New Orleans. We also have projects under construction in Indianapolis and Portland.

Is Nashville overbuilt when it comes to hotels?

You could argue that downtown could absorb a lot more hotels in the [central business district]. Even when you think about the supply coming in, you could still argue Nashville is undersupplied. Less than 30 percent of the inventory is in the [central business district]. In New Orleans, where we're from, it's 60 percent. In many other cities, that figure is 50 percent.
 

More behind the NBJ paywall here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/04/18/this-nashville-hotel-developer-might-do-apartments.html

[nashvillwill]

Has anyone walked across the Shelby St pedestrian bridge lately? What’s with the creepy-ass sound effects they have playing on there? I’ve been walking across that bridge for years now, and never noticed speakers until this week. And the “music” is almost like you are in a slasher film. And I’m not sure it’s related to the playoffs. 

[BnaBreaker]

41 minutes ago, nashvillwill said:

Has anyone walked across the Shelby St pedestrian bridge lately? What’s with the creepy-ass sound effects they have playing on there? I’ve been walking across that bridge for years now, and never noticed speakers until this week. And the “music” is almost like you are in a slasher film. And I’m not sure it’s related to the playoffs. 

Is this what you're talking about?

 

[nashvillwill]

7 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

Is this what you're talking about?

 

Yes, that’s the sound. But it’s absolutely false that it’s a natural phanomenon. Or, they took a natural sound and amplified it 1000 times. You don’t naturally hear “some sound” on that bridge as the video suggests. And the speakers that produce it are new. I’ve been walking this bridge for decades, and never heard this sound before.

If someone decided to take vibrations in the structure and amplify them 1000 times until they are audible, then that’s fine as “art”. But I think there should be some installation explaining what it is.

 

If someone is trying to pass this off as some, “only musical bridge in the world”, then I would just laugh at them. 

Edited April 21, 2018 by nashvillwill

[Nash_12South]

There is a sign explaining the sounds. I noticed it yesterday, but didn’t read it. 

[BnaBreaker]

2 hours ago, nashvillwill said:

Yes, that’s the sound. But it’s absolutely false that it’s a natural phanomenon. Or, they took a natural sound and amplified it 1000 times. You don’t naturally hear “some sound” on that bridge as the video suggests. And the speakers that produce it are new. I’ve been walking this bridge for decades, and never heard this sound before.

If someone decided to take vibrations in the structure and amplify them 1000 times until they are audible, then that’s fine as “art”. But I think there should be some installation explaining what it is.

 

If someone is trying to pass this off as some, “only musical bridge in the world”, then I would just laugh at them. 

Yeah, it seems odd that there wouldn't be an explanation anywhere.  Maybe it's somehow amplifying the otherwise inaudible noises of the water hitting the base of the bridge somehow?  I don't know.  It's cool, but it does seem odd as a permanent feature of a prominent Nashville landmark.  It would make more sense as it's own attraction tucked away somewhere that you had to make a point to go see.  I actually encountered something very similar over the summer when I was on holiday in Zadar, Croatia.  Along the sea wall there they have a permanent art installation called the "Sea Organ" in which notches are somehow carved into the underside of a series of steps, which make different notes as the waves of the Adriatic crash into them.  It's hauntingly beautiful, but sort of tucked away from everything else.  Here it is below:

 

[Neigeville2]

10 hours ago, nashvillwill said:

Has anyone walked across the Shelby St pedestrian bridge lately? What’s with the creepy-ass sound effects they have playing on there? I’ve been walking across that bridge for years now, and never noticed speakers until this week. And the “music” is almost like you are in a slasher film. And I’m not sure it’s related to the playoffs. 

Cool, I'll have to go down there today and check it out!

[MagicPotato]

Speaking of music, how is Nashville with  other music genres? Is it mainly rock and mostly country? 

[BnaBreaker]

51 minutes ago, MagicPotato said:

Speaking of music, how is Nashville with  other music genres? Is it mainly rock and mostly country? 

In terms of what... music that is produced in Nashville?  The live music scene?  Something else?