#and yall never paid the copyrights

[rainbowgod666]

Nobody:

Like nobody literally ever:

Italy apparently:

Saw this and went to check because it had no source, it's legit

BASED ITALY ✊🇵🇸

UNIONS BEING BAD ASS AGAIN ✊

Source: @LowkeyØnline @PoliticsJOE_UK on Twitter

[stormblessed95]

Jikook were wearing matching earrings in Run today. Guess they bought a pair & split it and each wore one or they own the same pair and wore them coincidentally at the same time. Nothing big, just another cute moment of them matching. Speaking of matching, when Jikook wore those matching gold & black & gold & yellow wedding bands, what happened to that footage? Do they every plan on releasing it? We know they were doing stuff together a group, but we only got snippets & never the actual footage.

I'm convinced yall don't read my posts before sending in asks. 🙃😂

REGARDLESS. What do you mean what happened to the footage? This wasn't a documentary released or much of anything. The Instagram clips and stuff posted WAS it unfortunately. The gold band behind footage came from Dispatch D'FESTA shooting clips. They posted it on their Instagram and some on youtube shorts. The rest was paid content only available AT the exhibition, stages, etc.

They also did the group painting for the D'festa celebrations

Here's an unboxing someone did of all the photobooks too in case you wanted to see them

And a thread of photobook scans

More Behinds clips of them filming their performance videos for D'FESTA

And their actual performances here too. DNA:

And PTD:

And I have this post here of all their posters and all the members comments translated from the comments they left on each other's posters.

D'FESTA was Dispatch putting on a Kpop festival to celebrate their anniversary and BTS was part of the lineup. BTS pre-recorded all of their segments. And what we get video wise is either what Dispatch released as teasers or what ARMYS who paid for tickets and went filmed for us and shared the BTS cuts of stuff there and so video quality was, well it's just okay, its what we get when we steal content for free basically. Lol but Still wonderful!

Hope that helps a little. I think that's everything from BTS during the D'festa filming, at least, it's everything I can find easily.

EDITING TO ADD:

D'Festa released a movie with even more. I don't have a good link to watch the movie DVD in full without you needing to buy it (but I'll add it if I find one) and here is a thread with all the jikook moments from the DVD here

[autisticzukka]

ambassador sokka is really awesome and i love it, yall know i love it, but i just see so much trouble with him accepting bribes. 

if it’s the right thing to do and he was gonna do it anyways why not get paid for it, right? (right??) (toph agrees and says you might as well negotiate while you’re at it)

if it’s the WRONG thing to do and he’s never gonna do it, why not take a bunch of money from a bad person? 

if it’s something that’s of moral neutral value and is going to happen with or without his intervention... why not take a bunch of money anyways

Ambassador Sokka: the devastating issue isn’t that he accepts bribes. who doesn’t? it’s that they don’t actually buy anything. he’s running the “If you enjoy my work, buy me a coffee!” copyright dodge of government work

[sinceyouaskedme]

@tea-em0 tagged me to list my favorite albums, which is kind of a difficult question considering how no one really listens to albums straight through anymore, iTunes killed the LP, etc etc, so uhhhhh here’s the comprehensive list of albums that I listen to sort of regularly, I guess? (All links go to YouTube playlists)

1) Bastille’s Other People’s Heart Ache Pt. II - Oh, I would actually categorize this as a favorite! Every time I remember it exists I think “is this album actually that good? or is it just a total copyright mess of covers, fusions, collabs, samples, and remixes that means it’s never going to be available on the paid streaming service I use, which has lead me to subconsciously think of it as somehow rare and thus desirable?” and then I re-listen to it and it turns out the answer is that it IS actually GREAT. 12/10 do recommend.

2) Taylor Swift’s Red - When I get stuck in a really bad brain space and need to trigger a hard mental reset, I completely disconnect from the internet and then put this actual physical CD in an actual physical CD player and play it with the volume turned all the way up until I eventually reach the point of having a total breakdown, and the fun thing about using this album for this purpose is that it gives pretty even odds that I’ll end up sobbing on the floor to a thematically fitting song like “Sad, Beautiful, Tragic” or to a wildly inappropriate song like “22″, and either way it’s always an Experience. (And of course there’s the possibility of landing on “I Knew You Were Trouble” and let me tell you that floor-crying while half of your brain is playing the screaming goat video is a wholly unique form of dissociation.) 

Honorable Mention to: Florence + the Machine’s Lungs, which used to be the album I put on when I was driving alone and wanted to do a lot of scream-singing in the car, except now that second puberty has kicked my vocal range in the teeth I can’t do that with this album anymore and thinking about it just,,,,makes me really sad actually lmao. I think Fall Out Boy’s Save Rock and Roll might be what I’m going to replace it with, in part because there has never been a point in my life when I had even half of Stump’s range and thus I don’t feel any kind of way about not having it now? But IDK. 

Tagging forward anyone who wants to do this! (yall obviously don’t have to write paragraphs, lol, i’m just Like This) 

[rebelpuff-a]

yall i’m about to go off

i’mma watch knock it off. 

townsville is fifteen miles east of the 101, take the two ten to the harbor freeway exit south ?? what does this mean yall? is it in california?

i was right. i’m always right.

the professor is...............................a nerd

he got dick hardly laid a lot

god stupid boyo i love u proff

oh god dick hardly is a fuckboy 

i knew it but i’m so tired

why didn’t the professor tell the girls there was a visitor coming beforehand

dick like, “still into the science stuff? what a geek.” 

my dude yall had the same major

“i was just in the neighborhood and wanted to see what the old roommate was up to”

oh my god i can’t believe how VIOLENTLY i hate dick hardly

it hasn’t been a whole two minutes yet and i am seething with rage

the man just lets himself in???? and starts looking around like he owns the place ??????????????? i’m gonna kill him

how is dick not surprised by the fact that the professor has kids but is surprised by the fact that they have superpowers

this just in, dick was probably around when @jojoisnomo​ was born. he just never paid enough attention and completely forgot the professor’s child was a boy because he didn’t care.

it has officially been two minutes.

dick hardly is the og mysterio / quentin beck. no i do not accept criticism.

my princess literally blowing away cobwebs while bloss incinerates shit. bubbles literally lifting tons of equipment to clean underneath it. we stan casual uses of superpowers in this home.

of course dick’s got them money hungry eyes.

i’mma kill him

nIcE tO mEeT yOu PrOfEsSoR dIcK

tell you what, he was aptly named

“your girls? you mean, you made those things?!”

things

god i hate him

the professor also does not correct the use of the word “things” and now i am salt

“YOURE SITTING ON A GOLDMINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

i can’t believe even mojo jojo was a better person than dick hardly. we stan.

“WE COULD MAKE A FORTUNE WITH THESE THINGS”

WE FIGHTIN DICK

“DO YOU THINK WE COULD MARKET THEM AS A FOOD”

HE’S OKAY WITH THE CANNIBALISM OF CHILDREN????????????

WE FIGHTIN

oooo proff

“Dick! May. I. Have. A. Word. With. You. Outside. Old. Buddy.”

i’m trembling

finally proff. protect ur girls.

“Listen. I don’t appreciate you referring to my girls in that manner.”

tHAT’S A GOOD DAD WE STAN

“you just keep clear of me and my kids pal.” 

WE STAN A GOOD DAD

dick has been kicked out !!! 

it has been three and a half minutes

i can’t believe he stopped outside their goddamn kindergarten

i’m gonna kill him.

we do not take rides from strangers, girls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he’s a manipulative piece of shit and i’m gonna kill him

bubbles is the one who decides to give him chemical x because she wants to help

professor dick couldn’t get it outside of the professor’s house. this leads me to believe that it is rare and hard to get even for someone in the same field as the professor, which i assume they are since the professor talks about them being in the same classes, and he’s referred to as professor dick. i imagine dick was disgraced from his field if he can’t get chemical x.

it has been five minutes.

i can’t believe dick goes to a place called “abandoned evil factory” to make knock off ppg. i hate this.

a literal drop of chemical x is enough to cause an explosion. the girls have way more than a drop in them.

townsville has a crime rate of 0.003??? not likely. dick made that shit up.

the knock off girls are. strange.

they only say one phrase each.

the girls literally try to cover their asses. i love my girls.

“since when did you start saying girl power?” buttercup like “uuuuuhhhhh always??????????????”

we stan a little liar

townsville is def not in new york. bubbles says, “we’ve never been to new york!”

blossom is also a liar.

we stan tiny liars

the professor doesn’t even question them going to new york on their own i’m dying

these girls are generally freaked out by carbon copies of themselves but not by the rrbs

we do not stan the knock off girls

is dick also making merchandise????? 

fuck this is creepy

there’s a knock off mojo jojo too

the knock off girls are literally falling apart. they’re losing limbs.

how are the girls still keeping these lies up

proff how have you not noticed

thEY’RE ONLY GOOD FOR THREE TO FIVE HOURS??????? 

THEY LITERALLY HAVE A FIVE HOUR LIFE SPAN????

OH GOD

how is he using the powerpuff girl name. how is that not copyrighted by someone else. this seems like something the mayor would have done already.

dick hardly is literally why the girls protect the recipe for their creation with their goddamn lives

they thought the city of duseldorff was a whole person i can’t with my girls

kick their aSSES MY GIRLS I STAN

he literally wants to destroy three five year old girls because he wants more chemical x

the girls are going overboard with the word dick. they’re enjoying this.

dick just swallowed a shitton of chemical x.

they know damn well chemical x is not suited for human consumption. bubbles asks if he’s okay.

dick goes chemical x monster

“don’t mess with the real powerpuffs!” but my girls are still getting their butts kicked

 here comes the professor my baby

the girls are literally being killed for the chemical x. there cannot be an easier way to get it

they have the same sickly look about them as when they got sick with the advanced virus the ameoba boys accidentally created. leads me to believe that that virus had to do with chemical x too.

the girls literally cannot exist without chemical x in their system. headcanon confirmed. 

the professor is begging to be taken instead i cannot breathe i’m crying

“you’ll stay here and make x forever?”

okay update chemical x is a professor invention

“oh dick... what have you made?”

the professor says he loves his daughter and i’m not crying i’m sobbing like a fucking child

“I SAID TAKE THEM AWAY YOU MUTANTS” 

dick is so screwed

the professor, so very human, grabs all three of his girls and fuckin bOOKS IT

his love “saves” the girls

chemical x is a constantly renewable source within the girls. their bodies make it, which is why they were able to revive themselves after having been nearly drained by professor dick.

ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE POWERPUFFS

[womenofcolor15]

Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Arabia Concert After 'Reflecting' + Scores A Victory In Court But Hit With Paparaazi Lawsuit

After a hiatus, Nicki Minaj is back in the headlines with several new happenings. Find out why she pulled out of her Saudi Arabia concert, her latest legal drama, and deets on her record label inside...

Over the last few months, Nicki Miknaj had been keeping a pretty low profile. But, that all changed when she dropped her new MEGATRON video and her joint track with Trina, "BAPS."

Soon after, she announced a new album is coming down the pipeline, but she didn't offer any further deets other than she still hasn't come up with a title just yet. Wait on it Barbz.

While she's getting back into hustle mode, the 36-year-old rapper recently had to cancel an upcoming show.

The Head Barb reportedly backed out of performing at the Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia.  She said it's her way of showing support for women’s rights, gay rights and freedom of expression.

“After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah World Fest," Minaj said in a statement. "While I want nothing more than to bring my show to fans in Saudi Arabia, after better educating myself on the issues, I believe it is important for me to make clear my support for the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and freedom of expression."

She was set to hit the stage on July 18th.

Following her statement, she put up an Instagram post asking all of her fans in Saudi Arabia to "voice their opinions" so she can respond directly to her fans.

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In SA, it's a traditionally super conservative culture where people (mainly single men and women) are segregated by gender in some public places like restaurants, public schools and universities, etc. Also, same-sex relationships are criminalized.

Last week, the Human Rights Foundation called for the "MEGATRON" rapper (and other performers) to pull out of the show. After Nicki's cancellation announcement, the non-profit praised her decision on Twitter:

  THANK YOU @NICKIMINAJ for cancelling your #SaudiArabia concert and for supporting LGBTQ & women's rights. Millions of people around the world are inspired by your devotion to human rights and human dignity. We at @HRF salute you & are grateful for your leadership #freeloujain

— HRF (@HRF) July 9, 2019

In legal news...

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  The QUEEN raptress just scored a victory in court without ever having to step foot in court for it. A promoter sued her for $53,000 in 2017 with claims that she breached a deal they had for NBA All-Star Weekend in 2011. The judge ended up dismissing the lawsuit since Nicki was never served. The Blast https://theblast.com/c/nicki-minaj-promoter-nba-all-star-lawsuit-dismissed ">reports:

According to court documents obtained by The Blast, a New York judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by promoter Cahuenga, Inc. The judge said the case was being thrown out because Cahuenga didn’t serve Minaj, despite years to lock that down.

The suit explained Minaj signed a deal with them in 2011, where she agreed to make an appearance and host an event at Siren Studios in Hollywood. Cahuenga paid the singer a total of $53,000 prior to the event and Minaj was to arrive at midnight and stay until 1:00 AM. The company claims Minaj arrived 90 minutes late, at 1:30 AM, and left in less than 30 minutes.

Cahuenga said they got screwed on the deal and claimed to have lost profits. They sued Minaj for in excess of $53k.

While she scored a victory in that case, another lawsuit was filed against her recently.

Paparazzi are coming after the Pinkprint rapper for posting images of herself on her Instagram that she did not receive permission to post. Photogs at Splash News and Picture Agency pulled the trigger on a lawsuit against the NYC raptress, accusing her of "using multiple copyrighted images they took and using them without permission or authorization." Yikes.  They claim they've hit her up several times about posting their images, but she continued.

Making money from lawsuits is often a revenue model for some photogs, so they're gunning after folks posting unauthorized pictures on social media.

The Blast reports:

Splash News and Picture Agency claims that they took multiple photos of the musician including one of her wearing a multicolored Oscar De La Renta gown outside of the Harper’s Bazaar Party in New York City in November 2017, two other photos of the rapper in a plaid Burberry outfit in New York taken in August 2018, another of her outside a New York Fashion Week party in New York in September 2018 and a couple more of her in a cheetah print outfit in the same month.

Splash fired off legal notices to Minaj of her infringement through letters in December 2017 and March 2018. They even sent over a draft of the lawsuit they planned on filing against her.

They accuse Minaj of refusing to comply and continued to post their images. Splash claims to have lost out on a ton of profits by her posting their photos, which they say causes the value to go down.

The suit continues, “In addition, defendant’s unauthorized use is expressly commercial in nature. Minaj uses her Instagram feed for the purpose of promotion—specifically, to promote her business interests, products, and ventures; to promote and sell the products and services of others; to maintain and increase her visibility and desirability as an endorser, actress, model, and entertainment personality; and to promote her persona and celebrity status. In short, every one of Minaj’s Instagram posts is fundamentally promoting something to her 91 million followers.”

These photogs aren't playing out in these Internet streets.

In other news...

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  After launching her #MegatronChallenge recently, the NYC rapper is looking to sign the winners to her new record label. For the challenge, participants have to spit their best freestyle over the reggae-infused instrumental.

The first place winner will receive $10,000, the runner up will receive $5,000, and the third place winner will get $1,000. Not only does the winner get 10 stacks, they'll also be signed to Nicki’s label. Chick is also looking for A&R's to join her label as well:

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  “I’M BREEDING PURE PITBULLS ON MY LABEL SO HAVE YALL FKN FUN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Labels don’t hit them up, u wasn’t thinkin bout them,” she wrote on IG Stories.

May the Barb with the best bars win.

  Photo: JStone / Shutterstock.com

[Read More ...] source http://theybf.com/2019/07/09/nicki-minaj-cancels-saudi-arabia-concert-scores-a-victory-in-court-hit-with-paparaazi-law

[outerspace-castaway]

just found out that there are people who hate taylor swift so much that they make videos on youtube explaining why they hate her.

so far I've only watched 3 and wow these girls know nothing about taylor but they hate her so much. I did rant in their video comment sections:

video 1:'why I hate taylor swift' channel: daniella

my rant:

 you literally say what you know about taylor is what the media portrays yet that set you off enough to make a video about her being a horrible, fake person. really? fucking really/ there are a lot of parody videos of taylor /fan made videos etc, and they have not been taken down. 1 famous youtubers video gets taken down and yall lose your shit. btw taylor's mgmt team is more than just her. taylor didnt have a guitar teacher. when she was about 11 a computer guy came over to fix her families computer before he left he taught her a few begginers chords then years laters trys to profit off of her name. taylor has a right to me pissed by that. taylor isnt the first or last celebrity to get thing copyrighted. kanye and beyonce for exaple have hunders of things copyrighted. also taylor isnt getting things copyrighted just bc, she's doing it so big companys cant used her image without her knowing. and ps she doesnt have any lyrics that say "party like its 1989" im guess youre getting that confused with prince's 1999, where he says 'lets party like its 1999' its called being HUMBLE do you not know the meaning of the word humble, i guess you dont, futhermore even tho taylor is surprised when she wins, she does not cry every time. and even if she did why does someone crying bother you? she literally wrote a message about why she took her music off spotify saying that "she doesnt need anymore money", she said she "has enough money to pay her dancers from her tour alone' she pointed out how smaller artist, like indepent artist dont get paid properly by spotify bc spotify takes most of the money for themselves, she also said music is art and art should be free.....adele too her music off spotify too, i'll be waiting for your video attacking adele... btw what your obsession with sticks being in asses? this video was pretty much just full of lies instead of going by the medias portrayal of a person how about try and look for the truth. who am i kinding you as well as everyone in the comments dont care about the truth do you? just sad and pathetic really.

 video 2: 'why I hate taylor swift' channel: july2ish

my rant:

 kim exposed taylor: taylor was not told "i made that bitch famous" she should clarified that was the lyric but she didnt lie --- omg you hate her bc she dated harry are you in 4th grade, he asked her out. "im about feminism" but you hate her for dating hs taylor doesnt like papa following her -- you hate her bc of her wealth --- dont people pay for spotify too???? -- she didnt sue fans they were sent ciest & disist letter until their copyright issues were straighted out --- the guy wasnt a guitar teacher he was a computer guy who came to the familys home and taught her a few chords before he left, and he wasnt sued -- she copyrighted a stylized version of the year 1989 that was made for her tour not the year or number 1989 here is who taylor swift sued: THAT GUY WHO SEXUAL ASSUALTED HER BY PUTTING HIS HAND UP HER SIRT AND ON HER ASS.

video 3: '6 reasons i hate taylor swift' channel: queen maryah watkins productions (comments were disabled so I left this on her channel)

1. her pr team didnt clarify which lyric she was offended by, she thought kanye was going to use "i made her famous" that is what taylor said in the video kim posted. kanye didnt tell her "i made that bitch famous" "perfessional victim" thats some bullshit. she writes aboutr her feeling, a majority of her songs are NOT about breakups but love songs. ps she isnt the only artist to write about break ups 2. taylor's dad invest in big machine records after she signed to the label. shes very talnted, she does work hard and she walked away from a record label who wanted to sign her because they would alway taylor to write her own music so she walk away then was discovered and signed by scott borschetta then her dad invested in big machine records

3. she doesnt have to dance, really why the hell does that matter? no her voice isnt like whitney or beyonce, its softer, she cant do big notes like they do that doesnt mean she can sing. shes a great guitar player why doent you actually watch her play and she plays multiple intruments well as fpr her lyrics she writers masterpieces, listen to something other than shake it off or wanegbt.

 and are you really saying you hate her because of her look and her fashion choices do you not hear how petty that is 4. calling out nicki is the ONLY time shes ever did anything like that. and are you seriously mad bc she gets excited for friends accomplishments? ed sheeran is her best friend. she didnt say she was looking forward to controversy, she said she was looking forward to telling people she knew about the song, not about wanting controversy from it. 5. "has not integrity for music.." she wants people to understand that music is art and should be treated as such, as for writing TIWYCF under a fake name, she and calvin agreed to do that together 'catfished, disillusioned, perplexed', are you fucking with me? swifties were excited when we found out taylor wrote it. you think she lies on her album credits bc of one fucking song? my god could you get anymore stupid? 6. im tired of this "greedy" bullshit. its a lie she didnt say she wants more money for youtube y\this is some bull you pulled out of you ass. she literally said in her apple music letter that she did not need anymore money. go fucking read the damn thing its on her tumblr page. i cannot tell you how pathetic and stupid you sound in this video, this video is filled with lies get a fucking life

video 4: 'rant why i hate taylor swift explicit' channel: lacye leuko

her pr team didnt clarify which lyric she was offended by, she thought kanye was going to use "i made her famous" that is what taylor said in the video kim posted. kanye didnt tell her "i made that bitch famous" therefore she did not have full compltee knowledge. kanye deserves shade but her point was to uplift young girls, something she been doing for years, she used kanye lie to her benefit

kanye is an ass who does & says bad things to many people dont act like he doesnt deserve to be shaded.

her rep leak the info, he should have informed first but why does that bother you?

taylor never confirmed bad blood is about katy, katy did that herself. taylor doesnt have a prolem with tina and amy she was just pissed about the joke.

she's not a snake the video proves kanye didnt say 'i made that bitch famous' the lyric she was told ' i made her famous'

nothing was wrong with selena defending her friend.

i cant believe how you and other taylor haters really dont want to see the truth about taylor.

a few etsy fans were sent Cease and desist orders because of copyright issues, there are still thousands a taylor swift fan artwork on etsy. if those copyright issues were fixed those fans art were probly put back on etsy.

the only female she is fueding with is katy and by that i mean, katy keeps findong ways to talk about her but she keeps her mouth shut about katy.

taylor swift: does charity work. ispires many young girls, is a great role model. you know nothing about how she influences her fans for the better. how she gives speeches and messages of positivity to her fans. you know nothing about the reall taylor swift, just tabloids and bullshit

// 'So, About Taylor Swift Getting Put On Blast... Watch white Feminism Work'

channel Sensei Aishitemasu // its a 33 minute video. this person wasted 33 mintues of their time to talk aout why they hate taylor (im definitely NOT going to watch that)

i still said something anyway: im not watching this video bc im sure its bullshit just like the others, but why did you waste 33 minutes of your time to bitch about a pop singer and her "white feminism" you hate taylor swift GET THE FUCK OVER IT AND GROW THE FUCK UP. and black people idk how this little white girl hurt you so damn much, I can say that be im black too and get bullied on twitter by other black ppl who are offended I like this white singer. she doesn't do the things you like, shhes not an activist, she writes breakup song songs, she cant sing like whitney, who tf cares? IGNORE HER!. change the channel, turn off the radio when shes on, don't pick up magazines with her face on them, stay off her twitter and instagram. just fucking leave her alone, its not that hard to do.

i just cant wrap my head around these people having so much hate for taylor. shes a good fuking person. no shes not perfect, yes she makes mistakes but for the ove of god there are worst people than her in the entertainment industry but shes treated like the devil

how does taylor have these people so easily pressed and bothered?

[alivelyfancy]

I took my second solo travel trip in October to Nashville. I know it’s a bit later to write about it now, but better late than never! Like my last trip, I was able to get my travel expenses paid for since I arrived a few days ahead of a business meeting.

While asking Facebook friends recommendations on things to do, I discovered a friend from home, K,  would also be in Nashville at the same time. Of course we arranged to meet up. Below are the highlights from my trip. I hope you enjoy my pictures and commentary.

Saturday

Biscuit Love and 12 South

After landing from my early morning flight, I immediately took my first Uber to Biscuit Love.  Fortunately, it was early so the line was pretty short (15-20 minute-wait) and as a party of one, I was able to get in even sooner for a seat at the bar. I have heard the line can stretch around the block so I was pretty lucky!

Definitely in love: Fluffy biscuit, eggs, grits, bacon & jam.

After, I dropped off my luggage at my Airbnb and then wandered over to 12 South neighborhood. I visited Draper James, Reese Witherspoon’s store, which has some very cute, but terribly overpriced clothing, and also took a picture next to the famous “I believe in Nashville” mural.

I believe in Nashville!

Draper James: So cute, but so expensive, ya’ll

Guitars at Corner Music

Country Music Museum

I then went to the waterfront to meet my friend K for the hop on hop off bus tour of Nashville. We rode around on the bus for a few stops and then got off at the Country Music Museum. I don’t particularly like country music, but I enjoyed the museum. It was pretty interesting and interactive. There was an exhibit on Shania Twain which gave a detailed account of her life (stepfather was abusive, first husband cheated on her, Come on Over Tour was one of the highest grossing tours, she used videos to market her music instead of concerts, from the same hometown as my friend K) and an up-close look at her sparkly outfits.

The museum was also full of instruments, outfits, and memorabilia from other country artists as well as information on Nashville’s background as music city. I recognized some of the names (Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash, Elvis), but learned about some new musicians (Lynn Anderson, Maybelle Carter) as well.

Shania Twain exhibit

So many records! They were everywhere.

Taylor Swift’s dress from Love Story ❤ ❤

Yes, I did take a picture of this fake Taylor Swift bus that was part of an exhibit. Don’t judget me.

Dress she wore to the ACM Awards.

Nashville really embraces its nickname as Music City. There is live music everywhere and it is amazing! I ate a hot chicken sandwich at the Stillery and was serenaded by live music. What a treat! We also explored Marathon Village which had some interesting shops and a museum of vintage cars (free!).

I couldn’t make it to Hattie B’s, but I enjoyed this hot chicken sandwhich at the Stillery. chicken at the Stillery.

Marathon cars in the museum at Marathon Village

Sunday

Bicentennial Park & Farmer’s Market

After working a few hours in the morning, I went back out to explore. I took the hop on hop off bus to Bicentennial Park, but unfortunately it was raining so I only took a quick look around. I took refuge in the Farmers’ Market, which was thankfully covered and ate some BBQ for lunch. I was considering eating Jeni’s ice cream, but sadly I was too full!

Nashville Farmer’s Market. Lots of tasty food, not enough time to eat it all.

The Ryman

After, I made my way over to the Ryman, which was my favorite tour. Originally built as a revival hall, the building was used for public events and concerts, and was the home of the Grand Ole Opry show for a long time. The building was saved from being demolished and is used for concerts today. It has one of the best acoustics. Built in 1892, the Ryman has a colorful history.

Thomas Ryman was a wealthy business who attended the revival of traveling preacher Sam Jones in an effort to prove him wrong. Well, Jesus intervened and instead Ryman became a Christian! He was so convicted, he decided to build a dedicated meeting space, the Union Gospel Tabernacle, which was renamed the Ryman after his death. That’s awesome!

Inside the Ryman Auditorium

The manager of the Ryman for 50 years was a BOSS LADY who GOT STUFF DONE. Originally a stenographer, Lula Naff was a widow and a mother who took over managing the Ryman when her employer went out of business. She did everything. Booking talent? Promoting events? Challenging censorship? Championing diversity? Check, check, check, check!

Lula Naff – Boss lady getting stuff done!

After the Ryman, I briefly toured the Tennessee State Museum. It’s a free museum, that has a little bit of everything so I wanted to check it out.

The Parthenon and Centennial Park

My next stop was the Parthenon and  which is a bizarre structure in Centennial Park. It is a full-scale replica of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece just in Nashville, Tennessee, that was built for the state’s centennial exposition in 1897 because that is a completely normal thing to do. There is a HUGE Athena statue covered in gold that was only completed in the 1990s. The enormous brass doors are perfectly balanced and our tour guide said you could move them with your pinky. In the basement, there’s also an exhibit of American painters which is quite nice.  The park itself is very spacious and green. I would have loved to run in it, but it was raining and my running shoes were back at the hotel.

The outside of the Parthenon in Centennial Park

The perfectly balanced bronze doors. This couple refused to move out of the way and hovered by the doors. I finally gave up and just snapped the picture.

Athena is truly larger than life.

Close up of Athena’s shield showing Medusa’s head.

Good job, Tennessee! This sign in Centennial Park celebrates women’s suffrage. You’ll see in the background some women are getting ready to take a photo with the statue of the suffragettes. Go ladies!

After a jam-packed day, I went back to the hotel to get ready for a night on the town! I rode on one of those pedal taverns and went to a honky tonk….just kidding…who do you think I am? I went back to the hotel and ran 11 miles on the treadmill to train for my half marathon!

Monday

I worked on Monday, so there wasn’t too much excitement. I did work in Tin Cup Coffee where I ordered a special sandwich for extra motivation. Once the workday was over, I finally made it over to Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream, which had an overwhelming amount of gourmet flavors.  Normally a chocolate person, because of the hot day, I instead settled for goat cheese and raspberry. Later, I crossed over the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge to view the Cumberland River and the city. Then, it was time to fly back home!

Yum, yum! Definitely worth it!

Gorgeous view of the Cumberland river and Nashville from the top of the pedestrian bridge.

Travel Lessons

In hindsight, there are always things you learn with each trip! While I wouldn’t have rented a car, because parking was a pain, but Nashville is not exactly walkable so I should have taken this into consideration more. While I did create a Google Map with all the locations I wanted to visit marked on it, I could have done a better job thinking through my transportation. I took Uber for the first time (I know…I am a grandma), but it’s not cheap. I definitely appreciated the public-transportation in NYC. There was one night I wanted to go get ice cream from my Airbnb, which was near Vanderbilt, but I was too sketched out standing at the bus stop after dark because the streets were deserted at 7 PM and didn’t want to pay $20 for an Uber there and back. In contrast at 10 PM I felt completely comfortable walking in Manhattan. This whole problem could have been solved by getting dinner before arriving back at the Airbnb…but my phone was low on battery, which brings me to point # 2.

I always forget to bring a portable charger, but this is a must – especially if you are using your phone for photos, directions, and Uber. I ran out of battery and went to a hotel to ask if I could charge my phone. Fortunately, they were very nice and allowed it, otherwise I would have been stuck.

I also wish I could have worn a backpack the remainder of Monday to haul around my laptop, after work. I did leave the rest of my luggage at the hotel bag check, but I don’t feel comfortable doing that with a laptop. But honestly, if you’re already young, carrying a backpack (even a nice one) to a business meeting just makes you look like you are a student.. Even though others had back packs and were dressed more casually, I am not really able to do that. Maybe in another 10 years it won’t matter, but for now I have to carry a black leather laptop bag that is 100% business.

Questions

Have you been to Nashville? What was your favorite part?

Do you solo travel?

How do you solve the business backpack problem?

How can I ever thank you for reading this entire LONG post?

Welcome to Music City, Y’all – My Nashville Solo Trip I took my second solo travel trip in October to Nashville. I know it’s a bit later to write about it now, but better late than never!