38 Comments | February 5th, 2010

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9 Comments | January 29th, 2010

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5 Comments | January 22nd, 2010
You knew it was coming and now it’s here. Renaldo Woolridge, aka Swiperboy and UT basketball player, is famous for his hoops and his music videos. He just laid a new track, Never Leave You Like Kiffin, that we hope Southern California radio stations are playing non-stop. Good work Swiperboy.

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15 Comments | January 15th, 2010

For people who don’t bleed orange, the fierce, irrational loyalty of Tennessee football fans is perplexing. You might think we’re unbalanced and over-the-top in our allegiance to the Vols. You might think we’re blithely unaware of bigger issues and that we ought to get our priorities in order. What we need is a reality check, right?

“Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason.” –Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbuster
Let me preface this little article, with a short story. Last week right here on the illustrious Knoxify comments section, I wrote a quick blurb about a new market in Maryville and their beer selection. Moments later a message popped into my inbox from Knoxify’s own CP. He has been trying to help me to find a general direction, for topics to write about. Here’s a an excerpt from his email, “Hey buddy, I saw your comment and thought, I need to see if Chad wants to write about beer in Downtown, Maryville… what about a series on bars, stores, etc. and their beer selections?”. Now I refer you to the famous quote at the beginning of this article. Why yes, yes I would like to have an excuse to drink beer at a variety of establishment, and talk about what all happened the next day. Usually I would call that Monday morning, but now I can say, it’s for an article! Now I understand we don’t exactly have deadlines as far as articles go around here, but don’t think for one second I won’t eventually say to my wife, “but darling, I just have to go to that bar with my friends tonight. I have a deadline, and the loyal Knoxify readers are depending on me!” So with that I say, yes, yes CP, I would like to write about beer selection in Maryville. Now on with the show…
On Saturday night, 12/12/09, the wife and I ventured into downtown Maryville, TN. One of the great things about Knoxville is that not only is Knoxville itself such a great place, but its smack dab in the middle of other great places to be. It’s the epicenter so to speak. You can reach downtown Maryville in 20 – 30 minutes from downtown Knoxville. It’s a small little city but with plenty of character, and it’s slowly starting to take a note from our own downtown and revitalizing with new stores, restaurants, and apartments popping up at a regular pace. It’s also home, to the huge “Foothills Fall Festival” every October, that brings visitors from all over the country, with big names in country music and classic rock filling out the concert lineup each year.
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