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It’s time to tie one on our Christmas tree


It’s that time of year already. Time for the annual Benz and Edge Tree Extravaganza, complete with rampaging Xena yells, disgraced evergreens and assorted holiday absurdity.

This year’s party features a special treat. Music by Sara Schwabe and her Yankee Jass Band. It’s gonna be way cool. Be there or be square.

Here are the details …

  • Who: The Benz and Edge’s
  • What: Our 15th annual Christmas tree desecration party, in which assorted stooges put homemade, stupendously cool decorations on our unsuspecting evergreen. We have only one rule: You CAN’T buy the decoration. Also, remember that children and vegetarians are invited to the party. Ornaments should be rated "G" or "PG."
  • Where: 11517 Hardin Valley Road. I-40 to Pellissippi Parkway (toward Oak Ridge). Take the Hardin Valley Road exit off Pellissippi Parkway. Go left at the light, onto Hardin Valley. Go about 2.4 miles, past the elementary school and Steele Road on the right. Our house is the third driveway on the right after you pass Steele Road. We’ll have it lit up, but watch closely. It can be tough to spot.
    Map?
    Lost? Call 691-7731 or 604-7731.

  • Important: We will have valet parking to avoid a repeat of The Stuck in the Mud Incident of 2000. You can either pull into the driveway and your car will be parked, or you can park at Sims store (near the elementary school, right before Steele Road) and you will be driven up to the party.
  • When: Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Children and vegetarians are welcome.
  • Why: Why not, wise guy?
  • How: Make your own decoration. We’ll have beer, Spiney’s infamous margaritas, non-alcoholic beverages and vats of steaming green chile. Extra beverages and/or food will be welcome but aren’t required.

    Now Playing: O Tannenbaum from the album A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio

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    Something strange in the air …

    Sam Reese is nothing if not enthusiastic. During our college days, it wasn’t uncommon to see him ricocheting around campus with a fistful of schemes and ideas.

    He’s passionate about everything he does, but one passion has always been all-consuming: music.

    The last time I saw Sam was a few years ago at the alternative music festival over in Nashville, he was talking about a public radio station he wanted to launch in Cambridge Springs, PA (the land that time forgot). After a lot of hard work, it’s on the air, and even the local media have taken notice.

    It sounds like an incredible asset. Wish I could pick it up way down yonder is KnoxVegas.

    Also, they’re looking for sponsors to help keep WXCS on the air. My check is in the mail …

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    Turn it up!

    This is a news item from my hometown paper, the Mobile (Ala.) Register, about a Mardi Gras parade scheduled for next Sunday. As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up:

    “The Mystic Order of Dead Rock Stars will present`A Salute to Ronnie Van Zant’ when they take to the streets at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in Downtown Mobile as part of the Joe Cain parade.
    The society will present its salute to the rock-and-roll icon in a procession that features a massive float with a black background festooned with a skull, skeletons, tombstones and portraits of Mr. Van Zant. J.D. Crowe will serve as grand marshal. A selection of the greatest hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd will be played at an extreme decibel level…”

    Woo-hoo. The best part is I’m Alabama-bound next weekend for Mardi Gras, so I can go to the Skynyrd parade. I think I’ll wear my Neil Young concert T-shirt.