Wed
Sep 20 2006
12:58 pm
By: Rich Hailey
It's Time!
It's time for a BlogFest for East Tennessee. Let's get together and see who's behind the pixels. Come out and meet your fellow bloggers. Commentors welcome. Bring husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, significant others, whoever you want! Let me know if you're coming, and how many you're bringing so I can let Barley's know ahead of time. Either leave a comment or email me (Rhailey931@yahoo.com)
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Discussing:
- Check and Recheck your ballot when voting (5 replies)
- Bernie Sanders vs AI (1 reply)
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- Execution failed!!! (3 replies)
- GOP Senator "deserves the obloquy" (2 replies)
- AI company going public says "existential risks to humanity" (2 replies)
- Michaela Barnett for Congress TN-02 (2 replies)
- Timing is everything (2 replies)
- Presidential protest? Deja vu? (3 replies)
- Republican midterm strategy 2026 (2 replies)
- Kerbela Development: Understanding the Appeal and What Happens Next (1 reply)
- 865 Neyland Entertainment District announcement (3 replies)
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Howdy Ya'll
I'm a former teacher turned PhD. candidate [ & die-hard Tennessean ] at UT. I've just launched a blog as both a medium for my research in social theory and a teaching tool that will feature posts from local academic types and activists on current issues through an education lens.
I just came over here to KnoxViews to see what was going on in the local blog scence when I came across this post about a 'bloggerfest'. I'm excited to see such an active community is alive and well here in the Valley! If I can get out of my plans, I'll drop by Barley's tonight. Where can I find you guys?
Note: It's tomorrow night,
Note: It's tomorrow night, Saturday. You can probably ask a bartender and they can direct you.
DUH!
Thanks for the heads up! I'll be there anyway as I'll be running sound for the band... :)
I was right! I knew you saw
I was right!
I knew you saw all. And I want a nice, cold IPA for Christmas.
Katie and I are planning on attending, assuming babysitting remains a go.
Like Santa....
I see all!*grin*
I'm everywhere!
So far it looks like about 15-20 people are coming, so it looks like the Old City is in for blogging blowout! (I adore alliteration!)
I'm looking forward to meeting everybody, and hoping to reconnect with some old familiar faces.
Darn wishy-washy liberals
Rich, it depends on whether I accompany my wife to her social function or not. Count me as a maybe...
I think I will go too, esp
I think I will go too, esp if a juggling baby or a baby being juggled or either Cathy or Doug will be there :)
And I emailed as well: )
Juliepatchoulie
Y'all need to RSVP to Rich,
Y'all need to RSVP to Rich, who is organizing the event, at the e-mail he posted above.
His original message said
His original message said "leave a comment."
I assume he'd check back where he said that.
Hank Days
I am already planning to be in the Old City that weekend for Hank Days. Maybe the Mrs. and I will stop by.
(Can't get the link thingy to work. Hank Days is at hankdays.org)
Sign me up! Sounds like
Sign me up!
Sounds like fun.
Betty Bean
I'm hoping to go, but it's
I'm hoping to go, but it's looking unlikely. Maybe I'll be able to stop by later on in the evening, but it's going to be a busy weekend.
Stacey: 6pm-midnightCathy
Stacey: 6pm-midnight
Cathy and I are attempting to make arrangements for at least one of us to be there.
blogfest
What time is it? I may come. Stacey
Kids drink free? :)
Kids drink free? :)