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ROCK THIS COUNTRY EXHIBIT WOWS FANS COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME FEATURE THROUGH JULY 2018
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œ““iĂ€Vi ĂƒÂœÂœÂ˜ >vĂŒiĂ€ Â“ÂœĂ›ÂˆÂ˜} Â…iĂ€i] >˜` vÂœĂ•Â˜` ĂƒÂœÂ“i }Ă€i>ĂŒ ÂŤ>Ă€ĂŒÂ˜iĂ€Ăƒ >“œ˜} ÂˆĂŒĂƒ members. Riggenbach says that The ÂœVŽˆ˜}LÂˆĂ€` >ĂƒÂ…Ă›ÂˆÂ?Â?i ĂœÂˆÂ?Â? VÂœÂ˜ĂŒÂˆÂ˜Ă•i ĂŒÂ…iÂˆĂ€ ĂŒÂ…i“i Âœv ÂŤÂ?>ĂžÂˆÂ˜} ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ÂˆÂ˜ĂŒiĂ€Â˜>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜>Â? y>Ă›ÂœĂ€Ăƒ] Vœ“Lˆ˜ˆ˜} ĂŒÂ…i“ ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ĂƒÂœĂ•ĂŒÂ…iĂ€Â˜ Vœ“vÂœĂ€ĂŒ vœœ`Ăƒ >˜` ÂŤĂ€ÂœĂ›Âˆ`ˆ˜} ĂŒÂ…iÂˆĂ€ ÂœĂœÂ˜ VĂ€i>ĂŒÂˆĂ›i ĂŒĂœÂˆĂƒĂŒ œ˜ Ƃ“iĂ€ÂˆV>˜ `ˆ˜iĂ€
ĂƒĂŒ>˜`>Ă€`ĂƒÂ° /Â…iĂž ĂœÂˆÂ?Â? Â…>Ă›i > ĂƒiĂŒ “iÂ˜Ă•] LĂ•ĂŒ will rotate dishes seasonally. He notes, “One great thing about Tennessee is that Ăœi Â…>Ă›i >Â?Â? vÂœĂ•Ă€ Ăƒi>ĂƒÂœÂ˜Ăƒ] >˜` ÂœĂ•Ă€ VĂ•ÂˆĂƒÂˆÂ˜i V>˜ Ă€iyiVĂŒ ĂŒÂ…>ĂŒ Ăƒi>ĂƒÂœÂ˜>Â?ÂˆĂŒĂžÂ°Âť Ć‚Â˜` ĂžiĂƒ] ĂŒÂ…iÞ½Ûi iĂ?ÂŤiĂ€ÂˆÂ“iÂ˜ĂŒi` ĂœÂˆĂŒÂ… ĂŒÂ…iÂˆĂ€ ÂœĂœÂ˜ Ă›iĂ€ĂƒÂˆÂœÂ˜ Âœv >ĂƒÂ…Ă›ÂˆÂ?Â?iÂ˝Ăƒ ˆVœ˜ˆV Â…ÂœĂŒ V…ˆVÂŽi˜ `ÂˆĂƒÂ…] ĂœÂ…ÂˆVÂ… ĂŒÂ…iÞ½Â?Â? Â?ˆŽiÂ?Ăž vi>ĂŒĂ•Ă€i ĂœiiÂŽÂ?Ăž >Ăƒ œ˜i Âœv ĂŒÂ…iÂˆĂ€ Â?Ă•i *Â?>ĂŒi -ÂŤiVˆ>Â?ĂƒÂ° Riggenbach resisted the urge to describe ĂŒÂ…i `ÂˆĂƒÂ… ˆ˜ `iĂŒ>ˆÂ?° Âş ĂŒ ĂœÂˆÂ?Â? Li > ĂƒĂ•Ă€ÂŤĂ€ÂˆĂƒi]Âť Â…i Ăƒ>ˆ`° /Âœ ĂœÂ…ÂˆVÂ… ÂœĂ€ÂœÂ˜> Ă€iÂŤÂ?ˆi`] Âş Ă•ĂŒ ĂŒĂ€Ă•ĂƒĂŒ “i] ÂˆĂŒÂ˝Ăƒ >“>Ă˘ÂˆÂ˜}tÂť /Â…i ˜iĂ?ĂŒ `>Ăž >ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…iÂˆĂ€ ÂŤĂ€iÂ‡ÂœÂŤi˜ˆ˜} iĂ›iÂ˜ĂŒ] /Â…i ÂœVŽˆ˜}LÂˆĂ€` >ĂƒÂ…Ă›ÂˆÂ?Â?i Â…>Ăƒ been transformed from the day before. It Â?ÂœÂœÂŽĂƒ Li>Ă•ĂŒÂˆvĂ•Â?° -iÀÛiĂ€Ăƒ yÂœ>ĂŒ ĂŒÂ…Ă€ÂœĂ•}Â… ĂŒÂ…i VĂ€ÂœĂœ` ÂœvviĂ€ÂˆÂ˜} Ăƒ>“Â?iĂƒ Âœv ĂƒiĂ›iĂ€>Â? `ÂˆĂƒÂ…iĂƒÂ° The bartenders are chatting with their guests as they make their signature craft VÂœVÂŽĂŒ>ˆÂ?ĂƒÂ° Ă›iÀÞ ĂƒÂˆÂ˜}Â?i œ˜i Âœv ĂŒÂ…i ĂƒiÀÛiĂ€Ăƒ and bartenders (and of course Corona, ,ˆ}}i˜L>VÂ…] >˜` Â…>Ă•Â…>˜Ž >Ă€i >Â?Â? ĂƒÂ“ÂˆÂ?iĂƒ] iĂ?Ă•`ˆ˜} >ĂƒÂ…Ă›ÂˆÂ?Â?i VÂ…>À“° /Â…iĂž >Ă€i i>}iĂ€ to welcome guests, describe the dishes in Ăƒi`Ă•VĂŒÂˆĂ›i `iĂŒ>ˆÂ?] >˜` ÂˆÂ˜Ă›ÂˆĂŒi Ă•Ăƒ ĂŒÂœ Ăƒ>“Â?i more. They make it look so effortless. /Â…iĂž ÂœvviĂ€ ĂŒ>ĂƒĂŒiĂƒ Âœv ĂƒiĂ›iĂ€>Â? `ÂˆĂƒÂ…iĂƒ they will feature on the menu. Each has their signature twist on a recognizable v>Ă›ÂœĂ€ÂˆĂŒi° Ć‚Â˜` i>VÂ… Â…>Ăƒ ÂˆĂŒĂƒ ÂœĂœÂ˜ VÂ?iĂ›iĂ€
˜>“i ĂŒÂ…>ĂŒ Ă€iĂ›i>Â?Ăƒ ĂŒÂ…i }œœ` Â…Ă•Â“ÂœĂ€ and charm of its creators. And each is ĂƒiÂ˜Ăƒ>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜>Â?t Ć‚Â“ÂœÂ˜} ĂŒÂ…i vi>ĂŒĂ•Ă€i `ÂˆĂƒÂ…iĂƒ were: 7Â…>ĂŒÂ˝Ăƒ Ă€>ÂŽi˜ q ÂœVĂŒÂœÂŤĂ•Ăƒ] VÂ…ÂœĂ€ÂˆĂ˘Âœ] >˜` LÂ?>VÂŽ ĂƒiĂƒ>“i ĂƒÂŤĂ€i>` œ˜ ĂŒÂœ>ĂƒĂŒ ,ˆVi ,ˆVi >LĂž q ÂŤÂˆÂ“iÂ˜ĂŒÂœ VÂ…iiĂƒi arancini
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SEPTEMBER 2017
NASHVILLE LOSES A LGBT LEADER AND FRIEND
EXCERPTS FROM A EULOGY FOR RODNEY LYLE BRAGG STEVEN DAVISON
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He used his own mental illness to educate others. "ÛiÀ Ì i «>ÃÌ viÜ Þi>Àà , ` Ü>Ã Õ `iÀ > Ì v ÃÌÀiÃà `Õi Ì Õ Ì « i vi V > }ià and changes in his health. In addition to `i«ÀiÃà ] i Ü>à > à iÝ«iÀ i V } early dementia. He was often forgetful and sometimes confused. >ÃÌ Þi>À i Li}> > > ÌiÀ >Ì Ûi treatment to medication, and it seemed Ì Li i « }° i Ã> ` i Ü>à vii } LiÌÌiÀ] >` Ài i iÀ}Þo i seemed to be doing better than he had in years. Two days before he died, he made dinner for his Saturday night V>À` }À Õ«pà iÌ } Ì ÕÌ v Ì i À` >ÀÞ° i V i` v À à friends often. The day of his death he had brunch with his friends Becky and Jr. Later that day he had dinner with me and Johnny. At dinner, he V wÀ i` « > Ã Ì } Ì > V ViÀÌ Ü Ì Õà >ÌiÀ Ì i Üii ° / i iÝÌ À }] i « > i` Ì >Ûi LÀi> v>ÃÌ Ü Ì Ã vÀ i ` , V ° / iÀi ÜiÀi ÛiÀÌ Ü>À } à } ð 7i >Ài > ` à >Þi` Ì >Ì > > Ûi` LÞ Ã > Þ Ü Õ ` Ì Ài>V ÕÌ° / >Ì > > Ü iÜ Ì i >Û> >L i Àià ÕÀVià > ` Ü V Õ ` >VViÃÃ Ì i ] Ü Õ ` Ì ÕÃi Ì i ° Ì Ã À V Ì >Ì Ì i ÛiÀÞ >ÃÌ Ì } , ` ` ` à vi Ü>Ã Ì i iÝ>VÌ Ì } i ëi Ì Ã ÕV v à vi i « } Ì iÀà >Û `° Before coming here today I did some research on statistics related Ì ÃÕ V `i Ì i 1- > ` ëiV wV> Þ /i iÃÃii° ƂVV À` } Ì Ì i Ƃ iÀ V> Õ `>Ì v À -Õ V `i *ÀiÛi Ì ÃÕ V `i Ã Ì i £äÌ i>` } V>ÕÃi v `i>Ì Ì i 1-° "ÛiÀ {{]äää Ƃ iÀ V> à ` i vÀ ÃÕ V `i iÛiÀÞ year. i >Ài > ÃÌ { Ì ià Ài i Þ Ì ` i LÞ ÃÕ V `i Ì > Ü i ° 7 Ìi > ià LiÌÜii Ì i >}i v {x > ` È{ >Ûi Ì i } iÃÌ À>Ìi v V « iÌi` ÃÕ V `i Ì i 1- > ` ÃÌ v Ì i ` i Õà } wÀi>À ð /i iÃÃi> à >Ûi > } iÀ ÃÕ V `i À>Ìi Ì > Ì i >Ì > >ÛiÀ>}i° / i «iÀà ` ià LÞ ÃÕ V `i iÛiÀÞ n ÕÀð Ƃ Õ> Þ] Ài Ì > ÌÜ Vi >à > Þ «i « i ` i vÀ ÃÕ V `i /i iÃÃii Ì > LÞ V `i° Rod left a note, but it does not answer all our questions about why i Ì Ã vi° - i µÕiÃÌ Ã Ü iÛiÀ Li > ÃÜiÀi`o "ÕÀ Ì Õ} Ìà of Rod in the future will always be framed by the last few seconds, the last thing he did, the last choice he made. Rod would not want us to remember him in this way. He would want to be remembered for all i }>Ûi ÕÃ Ì i ÈÓ Þi>Àà «À ÀÆ Ã Ûi] à vÀ i `à «] à >Õ} ÌiÀ] à V ÕÀ>}i] à >`Û V>VÞ] à ÃÌÀÞ] à Li>ÕÌ vÕ V `Ài ] à y ÜiÀÃ] à creme brûlée, his art, his style, all the things that made him the unique > Üi }ÀiÜ Ì Ûi° Ü Ãà v ÀiÛiÀ° NOTE: To read the full eulogy, visit our website. After this issue was w > âi` LÕÌ Liv Ài «À Ì }] >Ã Û i Ü>à À V i` LÞ Ì i `i>Ì Ã v two other LGBT community leaders, Frank Trew and Yvette Sebelist. We regret that we weren’t able to prepare memorials for these dear friends in time for print, but welcome their friends to share thoughts with our readers by sending letters to jgrady@outandaboutnashville. com.
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A LOOK BACK WITH FOUNDER DERRICK LACHNEY JAMES GRADY
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\ º i>À` v Ì Ã iÜ }>ÞÉ}>Þ vÀ i ` Þ V L> i>}Õi V> i` -Ì iÜ> V L> ° i` >à > V>«Ì> > ` ÃÌ>ÀÌi` Þ Ü Ìi> ] Ì i Ì iÃà V iÀÃ]» i Ì ` "EƂ > viÜ Þi>Àà >} ° / i ÀiÃÕ Ì Ü>à à iÜ >Ì Õ iÝ«iVÌi`° Thanks to kickball, he added, “My circle of friends }ÀiÜ }Ài>Ì Þ > ` w > Þ vi Ì i Ü>à «>ÀÌ v Ì Ã ÛiÀÞ >À}i V Õ ÌÞ ÕÀ >Ì ½Ã V>« Ì> °» - Ü i > LÕà iÃà «« ÀÌÕ ÌÞ vviÀi` Ì i V > Vi Ì ÀiÌÕÀ Ì Ã iÌ Ü v >Ã Û i] i «i` Ì Ài« V>Ìi Ì >Ì iÝ«iÀ i Vi° º >V Ì i ÃÕ iÀ v Óä£Ó] Ì iÃà V L> Ü>à ÕÃÌ > `i> >` v À Ì Ã V ÌÞ Ì >Ì }ÀiÜ Õ« ]» Àiy iVÌi`° “In the beginning, all I was thinking about was getting it off Ì i }À Õ `° Ài> Þ Ü>à ½Ì Ì } >L ÕÌ > ÞÌ } } ÌiÀ ]» i Ài« i`° º Þ vÀ i `à > ` Ü> Ìi` Ì « >Þ V L> > i Û À i Ì Ü iÀi Üi vi Ì V v ÀÌ>L i Li } ÕÀÃi ÛiÃ] > ` Ü>à ÕÃÌ « } Ì iÀi ÜiÀi Ì iÀà ÕÌ Ì iÀi Ì >Ì Ü> Ìi` Ì i O U T A N D A B O U T N A S H V I L L E .CO M SEPTEMBER 2017 16
Ã> i Ì }pi Õ} Ì > i > i>}Õi° /ÕÀ à ÕÌ Ì iÀi ÜiÀi°» º Ì Ü>à ½Ì } >vÌiÀ Ì >Ì] Ì Õ} ] Ì >Ì Ì Vi` Ìà « Ìi Ì > > ` Ìà « ÜiÀ Ì LÀ } «i « i Ì }iÌ iÀ]» i >``i`° º Þ thinking quickly changed to making it bigger, better, and to Ài>V } Ài «i « it À i Ì iÃÃ Ã Þ V `° ̽à > Ì v Ü À ] ̽à ii`Þ] Ì }iÌà ÌÀ ÕL i à iÌ iÃ] > ` ̽à > } i } }ÀiÞ° ÕÌ ½Ûi iÛiÀ Lii à «À Õ` v à iÌ } À iÝV Ìi` to talk about something as much as I am about HotMess and iÛiÀÞ i v Ìà i LiÀð» Ûi Þi>Àà >ÌiÀ] Ì i i>}Õi >à }À Ü > ` iÝ«> `i` Ì V Õ`i Ì iÀ ë ÀÌÃp V Õ` } ` `}iL> > ` Û iÞL> ° º ̽à Lii w Ûi Þi>Àà > ` Ì Þ >Ài Üi ÃÌ } }] Üi ÃÌ V Ì Õi Ì }À Ü 6 ,9 - Ƃ-" ]» i >``i`° º Ì iÃà >à à > Þ i LiÀÃ Ì >Ì ii« V } L>V iÛiÀÞ Ãi>à ] > ` Ì >Ì½Ã Ì i L }}iÃÌ V « i Ì Ì i > ` Ì i i>}Õi° ÕÌ Ì « v Ì >Ì] current members are out there telling their friends, coworkers, > ` iÜ >Ã Û > à >L ÕÌ Ì iÃÃ] > ` Ì >Ì½Ã Ü Üi V Ì Õi Ì }À Ü° Ì½Ã Ü À` v ÕÌ t Ƃ ` >à > > ÀÃÌÞ ÃÌ Ü >à LÕ Ì > V>ÀiiÀ Ì >Ì Ã> i V Vi«Ì] Ì iÀi½Ã LiÌÌiÀ >`ÛiÀÌ Ãi i Ì°» >V iÞ] vÀ à iÝ«iÀ i Vi ° °] V> i Ü Ì Ã i à V > iÝ«iVÌ>Ì Ã >À Õ ` «>ÀÌ V «>Ì Ì i i>}Õi i Ü>à VÀi>Ì }] LÕÌ Ì >Ì Ì >à iÝVii`i` Ü >Ì i Ì Õ} Ì « Ãà L i°
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>Þ]» >V iÞ Ã> `° º Ì i «>ÃÌ w Ûi Þi>ÀÃ] Üi >Ûi À> Ãi` ÛiÀ fxä]äää v À , > ` V> V >À Ì ià ÃÕV >à >Ã Û i >ÀiÃ] "ÕÌ i ÌÀ> ] -iV ` >ÀÛiÃÌ] > ` >Õ V *>`°» º «i Ì >Ì Ì i «>ÃÌ w Ûi Þi>Àà >Ài > Àiy iVÌ v Ü >Ì½Ã Ì V i Ì i iÝÌ w Ûi]» >V iÞ V V Õ`i`] Àiy iVÌ } Ì i iÝ«iÀ i Vi° º 7 iÌ iÀ ½ ÃÌ ÀÕ } Ì i Ã Ü À Ì] V> ½Ì imagine this awesome city and our growing community without Ì° Ì iÃà à > «>ÀÌ v >Ã Û i] > ` ½ } >` >` > «>ÀÌ Ì >Ì°»
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À Ì i «>ÃÌ V Õ« i v Þi>ÀÃ] Ƃ `Þ i > ` Ƃ `iÀà «iÀpÌÜ v Ì i L }}iÃÌ / > ià i` >p >Ûi Lii ÌÀ>Ûi } Ì i V Õ ÌÀÞ in a show called ACÓ, which bills itself as “An Ì >Ìi Ûi } Ü Ì Ƃ `iÀà «iÀ E Ƃ `Þ i \
ii« /> > ` - > Ü /> ið» / i L>à V «Ài Ãi Ã Ì >Ì Ì iÃi ÌÜ ÃÌ>ÀÃ] Ü >Ûi Ü i>V Ì iÀ v À `iV>`ià > ` >Ûi Û>V>Ì i` Ì }iÌ iÀ] Ì> i` >L ÕÌ Ì i À `ii«iÃÌ ÃiVÀiÌÃ] > ` ÌiÀÛ iÜi` i>V Ì iÀ] Ì> i Ì i ÃÌ>}i > ` à >Ài Ì i À stories. / iÃi ÌÜ >Ài V Ãi] Ã Þ Õ Ü Ì½Ã } } Ì }iÌ } `° / iÞ Ì > Þ iÌ Ü i Ì iÞ ÜiÀi ÃiÌ Õ« > L ` `>Ìi Þi>Àà >} ] LÕÌ] >à «iÀ « Ìi` ÕÌ Ü i ÌiÀÛ iÜi` LÞ i Þ , «>] Ì iÛiÀ >««i i` LiV>ÕÃi `ÕÀ } Ì i À « i V ÛiÀÃ>Ì i à Üi` Ì ÕV ÌiÀiÃÌ Ì i Ài> ÕÃiÜ Ûià v 6> `iÀL Ì°
ºƂ `Þ > ` ÜiÀi wÀÃÌ ÃiÌ Õ« > L ` `>Ìi] Ü V iÛiÀ >««i i` LiV>ÕÃi Üi >` > « i V> > ` >vÌiÀ ÌÜ ÕÌià Ã> `] ¼ ½ Ì `>Ì } Ì Ã }ÕÞ]½» «iÀ Ì ` , «>° º i LÀ i Þ V>À` > ÀÕ i o i i Ì i` Þ Ü Ì Ì i wÀÃÌ v ÕÀ Ãi Ìi Vià v iiÌ } i°» / >Ì Ü>à v V ÕÀÃi ÕÃÌ i Li } i ] > ` Ü i Ì iÞ ÜiÀi ½Ì VÕÌ ÕÌ À > Ì V> Þ] Ì i ÌÜ LiV> i } ` vÀ i `ð Ƃ ` Ì i Ã Ü Ài >à iÃ Ì >Ì vÀ i `à «] while each of them also goads the other into telling his own stories, infamous and embarrassing at times. >à V> Þ] ̽à i Þ ÕÀ } Ì ÕÌ >Ì Ì i L>À Ü Ì «iÀ > ` i pÃ Þ Õ Ü « i ÌÞ Ã } } Ì }iÌ Ã« i`] > ` Ì ÕÃÌ `À ð " À `>Þ] "VÌ LiÀ È] Óä£Ç] Ì i À Ã Ü Ã w > Þ V } Ì >Ã Û i] > ` >`Û> Vi v Ì i À Û Ã Ì] >` Ì i «« ÀÌÕ ÌÞ Ì Ã«i> Ü Ì i >L ÕÌ Ì i Ã Ü > ` Ü Ì >à `iÛi «i`°
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JAMES: Ü ` ` Þ Õ V i Õ« Ü Ì Ì i `i> v À Ì Ã Ã Ü¶ ANDY: Ƃ `iÀà Ü>à ÌiÀÛ iÜ } i >L ÕÌ > L Ì >Ì >` V } ÕÌ] > ` Üi ÕÃÌ >Ûi }Ài>Ì À>«« ÀÌ > ` }Ài>Ì V i ÃÌÀÞ° à >}i Ì Ài«ÀiÃi Ìà "½,i Þ] Ü > à >à > Ì ÕÀ Ì >̽à ` v > V ÛiÀÃ>Ì ÃiÀ iÃ Ì >Ì i ` iÃ Ü Ì Dennis Miller. He said, “Wow. You two should think about ÌÌ } Ì i À >` > ` V } Õ« Ü Ì Ã iÌ }] > ` Ì Ü ` v Li i "½,i Þ > ` i à iÀ°» / >Ì½Ã Ü Ì came about. JAMES: 9 Õ }ÕÞà >Ûi Ü i>V Ì iÀ v À > } Ì i] Ì Õ} ¶ ANDY: 9i> ° 7i½Ûi Ü i>V Ì iÀ° 7i ÜiÀi ÃiÌ Õ« > L ` `>Ìi ÛiÀ Óä Þi>Àà >} ° ÕÌ Ì iÛiÀ >««i i`o JAMES: / i à Ü] Õ `iÀÃÌ> `] à à ÀÌ v i > V ÛiÀÃ>Ì between you guys, and with the audience there to hear about some of the old stories. Is there a set dialog at this « Ì] À Ã Ì ÃÌ V > } }¶ ANDY: ̽à L Ì ° / iÀi >Ài ÃÌ À iÃ Ì >Ì Üi Ìi iÛiÀÞ V ÌÞ] LiV>ÕÃi Ì iÞ Ãii Ì } ÛiÀ Ài> Þ Üi ° / i > Þ iÜ ÃÌÕvv Ì >̽à >««i i`] i > ` ÕÃÌ } Ì L>V vÀ /> Ì ] Ã Þ Õ iÛiÀ Ü Ü iÀi Üi Ü >Ûi ÕÃÌ Lii ] À Ü i½Ã ÌiÀÛ iÜi`] À Ü >Ì ½Ûi } ÌÌi ÞÃi v Ì ° 7i `iw Ìi Þ ÌÀÞ Ì ii« Ì Ì i Þ] LÕÌ > Ã Ì iÀi à ÃÌÕvv Ì >Ì Üi ` v go back to. JAMES: 7 i Þ Õ ÜiÀi « > } Ì i à Ü] Ü ` ` Þ Õ Ì Ì i ÃÌ À iÃ Ì >Ì Þ Õ Ü> Ìi` Ì Ìi ] À Ì i iÛi ÌÃ Ì >Ì Þ Õ Ü> Ìi` Ì Ì> >L Õ̶ Ü Ü>Ã Ì >Ì « > } «À ViÃà i¶ ANDY: 7i ] Üi >` > Ài>`Þ ` i °°° i½Ã ÌiÀÛ iÜi` i Liv Ài° 7i½Ûi Lii /6 Liv Ài > Ì] Üi½Ûi Lii Ü Ì vÀ i `Ã] Üi ` v Ü i>V Ì iÀ° 7i ÕÃÌ Ã>Ì ` Ü ÛiÀ > ÃiÀ ià v V ÛiÀÃ>Ì Ã > ` ÌÀ i` Ì > iÀ Ì ÕÌ] L>Ãi` Ü >Ì Üi Ì Õ} Ì «i « i Ü Õ ` Ü> Ì Ì i>À >L ÕÌ° 7i½Ûi Lii ` } Ì v À ÛiÀ ÌÜ Þi>ÀÃ] Ã Ü Üi½Ûi Ài> Þ honed the stories, and we got rid of stuff that was dead weight. The show feels a lot like going out to a bar drinking Ü Ì Õð 7i Ìi ÃÌ À iÃ] > ` Ì «i « i Ü Li ÃÕÀ«À Ãi` by how funny he is. JAMES: What were some of the stories that you guys Ì Õ} Ì } Ì Li > L }}iÀ Ì] > ` Ì i ` v y ««i` Ü Ì Ì i >Õ` i Vi¶ ANDY: / >̽à > } ` µÕiÃÌ ° " ] } `o / iÀi Ü>à > ÃÌ ÀÞ >L ÕÌ i] Ì Ã }ÕÞ Ü Ûi` >L Ûi i Ü Ü>à `Þ }] > ` i ÌÀÞ } Ì }iÌ Ã >«>ÀÌ i Ì vÀ ] Ü V Ì Þ Õ } Ì >Ûi Ì Li > iÜ 9 À iÀ Ì vÕ Þ Õ `iÀÃÌ> ` Ì° / iÛiÀÞ i i Ãi i` i > Õ >Ì V iÀ] L>à V> Þ] Ì Ã story. We like to embarrass each other. As much as we can do that, we do. JAMES: 7 >Ì ` Þ Õ Ì ÃÌ i }>}ià «i « i >L ÕÌ Ì i à ܶ 7 >Ì ` v Ì }à ` Þ Õ Ì }iÌ «i « i½Ã >ÌÌi Ì ¶ ANDY: Ì «i « i Ü> Ì Ì i>À Õà ` à ] > ` Ì iÞ Ü> Ì Ì >Õ} ° / >̽à iÝ>VÌ Þ Ü >Ì Ì Ã Ã° *i « i Ü> Ì Ì >Õ} ]
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“I think people want to hear us dish, and they want to laugh. That’s exactly what this is. People want to laugh, and have fun, and be included in the conversation.”
> ` >Ûi vÕ ] > ` Li V Õ`i` Ì i V ÛiÀÃ>Ì ° 7i iÌ «i « i >à Õà µÕiÃÌ Ã v À Ì i >ÃÌ Óä ÕÌià À à v Ì i show. JAMES: Þ Õ `iÀÃÌ> ` }] >Ì i>ÃÌ] Ã Ì >Ì i½Ã µÕ Ìi > L Ì Ài ÌÀ ÛiÀÌi` Ì > Þ Õ >Ài° Ì i V ÕÀÃi v Ì i `iÛi « i Ì v Ì i à Ü] >Ài Ì iÀi ÃÌ À iÃ Ì >Ì Þ Õ >Ài ÃÕÀ«À Ãi` Ì >Ì i½Ã «i i` Õ« >L ÕÌ Ü Ì Ì i >Õ` i Vi¶ ANDY: " ] Þ } `] Þi> ° i½Ã ÛiÀÞ «i ] > ` i½Ã ÛiÀÞ Ãi] > ` i à Ài> Þ vÕ Þ° i½Ã Ài> Þ «i °°°iÝVÕÃi i°°°>L ÕÌ > Ì v Ì i ÌÀ>}i`Þ Ì >̽à >««i i` à vi] Ì >Ì ` ½Ì Ì Ì >Ì i½Ã Ì> i` >L ÕÌ Ì >Ì ÕV ] Ì >̽à ÛiÀÞ «iÀà > ° i½Ã ÛiÀÞ ÀiÛi> }] > ` Ì i i½ > ÃÜiÀ > ÞÌ } «i « i >à him, too, which is great. Ì i½Ã Lii «i >L ÕÌ Ã Ûi vi° i½Ã Lii Ài> Þ «i >L ÕÌ Li } }>Þ° i½Ã Ài> Þ «i >L ÕÌ Ì i Ãà v à `>` > ` à LÀ Ì iÀ° *i « i i½Ã Lii >ÌÌÀ>VÌi` Ì Ü i ÌiÀÛ iÜ } Ì i ° Ì } à vv ÌÃ Ü Ì L Ì v Õð JAMES: 7 Ü° Ì vÀ Þ ÕÀ à `i] Ì >Ì Ì Ì> Þ ` ià ½Ì ÃÕÀ«À Ãi «i « i µÕ Ìi >à ÕV ° ANDY: 9i> ] iÝ>VÌ Þ° , } Ì° *i « i iÝ«iVÌ Ì v i] LÕÌ v ] Ì Ì iÞ½Ài ÃÕÀ«À Ãi`° JAMES: ƂÀi Ì iÀi Ì }Ã Ì >Ì iÛi Þ Õ ÜiÀi ` v ÃÕÀ«À Ãi` Ì >Ì Þ Õ i `i` Õ« Ì> } >L ÕÌ ÃÌ>}i¶ ANDY: 9i> ° / iÀi½Ã Ì Ã ÃÌ ÀÞ] > i>À `i>Ì iÝ«iÀ i Vi Ì >Ì Ƃ `iÀà >` Ì >Ì >««i i` Ü i i > ` ÜiÀi Û>V>Ì Ì >Ì Üi ` v >` Û Üi` iÛiÀ Ì ` ÃVÕÃÃ] LÕÌ
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Üi Ì> >L ÕÌ Ì Ì i à ܰ ̽à i v Ì i Ài à V } moments of the night. JAMES: / >Ì Ã ÌÀ }Õ }° ƂÀi Ì iÀi «>ÀÌà v Þ ÕÀ vi Ì >Ì Þ Õ½Ài ` v «À Û>Ìi >L Õ̶ ANDY: 9i> ° ` ½Ì Ì> Ì >Ì ÕV >L ÕÌ Þ `>Ì } vi À Þ ÃiÝ vi° / >Ì] ` v i>Ûi °°° JAMES: / Ì i >} >Ì ¶ ANDY: Exactly. JAMES: Right. Now, as far as the show goes, what would you Ü> Ì > >Õ` i Vi >Ã Û i Ì Ü >L ÕÌ Ì¶ ANDY: ½` ÕÃÌ Ü> Ì Ì iÌ Ì i Ü Ì½Ã > }Ài>Ì Ì i° ̽à i going out for drinks with two old friends, and cocktails are ÃiÀÛi`° ̽à > }Ài>Ì `>Ìi } Ì] ̽à > }Ài>Ì } À ý } Ì ÕÌ] ̽à > }Ài>Ì } Ì Ì Li Ü Ì > Ì v vÀ i `ð ̽à > «>ÀÌÞ° JAMES: Ü } ` Þ Õ > Ì V «>Ìi Ì Ã Ì ÕÀ V Ì Õ }¶ ANDY: ` ½Ì Ü° 7i Ü> Ì Ì ii« } } °°° 7i½Ài >VÌÕ> Þ going back to some cities that sold out really quickly. As long >à Üi V> } Ì V Ì iÃ Ì >Ì Üi >Ûi ½Ì Lii Ì ] Üi½ ii« ` } Ì° 7i V> ½Ì Ü> Ì Ì V i Ì >Ã Û i° For more information, or to get tickets to the show at the Ryman Auditorium, visit ac2live.com.
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26TH ANNUAL EVENT CENTERED ON PUBLIC SQUARE PARK >Ã Û i Ƃ, - >à > Õ Vi` Ìà ÓÈÌ Ƃ Õ> >Ã Û i Ƃ - 7> > ` x ,Õ p/i iÃÃii½Ã `iÃÌ V Ì Õ ÕÃ Þ ÀÕ } 6ÉƂ - vÕ `À> ÃiÀ > ` i v Ì i V Ì޽à } iÃÌ «À w i iÛi Ìð / à Þi>À½Ã } > Ã Ì À> Ãi fÓää]äää Ì i « i ` Ì i 6ÉƂ - i« `i V `` i /i iÃÃii° / i iÛi Ì Ü Ì> i « >Vi ->ÌÕÀ`>Þ] -i«Ìi LiÀ ÓÎ >Ì *ÕL V -µÕ>Ài *>À ° / i iÛi Ì Ã > v> Þ À i Ìi` Ìi> Ü> > ` Ì i` x ÀÕ Ì >Ì }>Ì iÀà «>ÀÌ V «> Ìà vÀ > «>ÀÌà v Ì i V Õ ÌÞ° Õà iÃÃiÃ] V Û V V ÕLÃ] V ÕÀV iÃ] vÀ i `à > ` v> ià Ü> À ÀÕ Ü i Vi iLÀ>Ì } Ì i Û Ì> À i Ì >Ì >Ã Û i Ƃ, - « >Þà i ` } Ì i 6ÉƂ - i« `i V `` i /i iÃÃii° º/ i >Ã Û i Ƃ - 7> > ` x ,Õ À> Ãià iÞ Ì i « >Ã Û i Ƃ, - Ü À Ì Ü>À` ÕÀ Ãà v i ` } Ì i 6ÉƂ - i« `i V `` i /i iÃÃii]» Ã> ` Õ} Ƃ iÝ> `iÀ] iv iÛi « i Ì "vwViÀ° º Ì Ã > à > }Ài>Ì «« ÀÌÕ ÌÞ v À Õà à >Ài Ì i iÃÃ>}i Ì >Ì 6ÉƂ - à ÃÌ > ÃÃÕi ÕÀ V> V Õ ÌÞ°» This year, CARES is also offering early check-in for both ÀÕ iÀà > ` Ü> iÀð ,Õ iÀà V> « V Õ« À>Vi «>V iÌà > ` Ì Ã ÀÌÃ] > ` Ü> iÀà V> « V Õ« ÜÀ ÃÌL> `à > ` Ì Ã ÀÌÃ] >Ì , ÞÌ ,Õ } >Ì £x£Î i LÀiÕ -i«Ìi LiÀ ÓÓ] vÀ £ä >° ° q Ç «° ° / i `>Þ v Ì i ÀÕ ] Ài} ÃÌÀ>Ì > ` Ì i Õ ÌÞ Ý« ÃÌ>ÀÌ >Ì n\ää >° ° > ` Ì i x 7> E ,Õ ÃÌ>ÀÌ >Ì \ää > Ü Ì > >Ü>À`à ViÀi Þ v Ü }° / iÀi Ü Li vÀii 6 ÌiÃÌ } >Ì Ì i Õ ÌÞ Ý« ° *- * >À >VÞ Ã Ì Ã Þi>À½Ã «ÀiÃi Ì } ë à À] > ` >`` Ì > ë à Àà V Õ`i\ *À V « i *>ÀÌ iÀ\ i>`Æ Ƃ`Û V>Ìi *>ÀÌ iÀ\ >À i iÀ> ] 6 V> /À > à ³ *À }À> v À / i> Ì 6> `iÀL Ì 1 ÛiÀà ÌÞ i` V> i ÌiÀÆ ,i` , LL *>ÀÌ iÀÃ\ > À« - ÕÌ ] / " i Õ ÌÀÞ] James A. Rothberg and Associates, Tennessee Oncology, > ` 7> }Àii ÃÆ ƂÃà V >Ìi *>ÀÌ iÀÃ\ Õi À Ãà Õi - i `] 1 ÛiÀà ÌÞ v /i iÃÃii - V > 7 À ] * > i` *>Ài Ì ` > ` 7 >Ì 9 Õ ,Õ À¶Æ ,iÃÌ>ÕÀ> Ì *>ÀÌ iÀÃ\ {£Ç 1 > ` i ½Ã Vi Ài> Æ i` > *>ÀÌ iÀÃ\ Ƃ}i VÞ ÎÎ] / i >Ã Û i -Vi i] "ÕÌ E ƂL ÕÌ >Ã Û i] VÕà `` i /i iÃÃii > ` DMS Design Works. For additional information, or to register for the Nashville AIDS Walk and 5K Run, visit NashvilleAIDSWalk.com or call (615) 259-4866. Nashville CARES relies on support from the community to provide services for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. For information on sponsoring the event, contact events@nashvillecares.org.
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/ Ã Ì ] i À Ü > ` 7 *Õ iÞ] the former owners of one of Church -ÌÀiiÌà Li Ûi` ÃÌ ÌÕÌ Ã] Õi i iÃ] Ü w > Þ >Õ V Ì i À } >Ü> Ìi` iÜ «À iVÌ] *iV iÀà >À E À ° ̽à Lii > }iÀ À >` Ì > iÝ«iVÌi`] LÕÌ Ì Ã i ̽à w > Þ >L ÕÌ Ì «>Þ vv° º7i ÜiÀi « } Ì Li «i ÕV i>À iÀ Ì > Ì Ã]» Ì i iÝ« > i`] ºLÕÌ Ì iÀi½Ã Lii i LÃÌ>V i >vÌiÀ > Ì iÀ° 7 Ì > Ì i LÕ ` } L >Ã Û i] Ì >Ì½Ã Ì ÃÕÀ«À à }° `ià >`i Ì ÛiÀÞ clear that they were going to take things one at a time, regardless of who you are, > ` >ÌÌiÀ Ü Ã > Þ ÕÀ «À iVÌ Ü>Ã Ì iÞ½` Þ Ì> i i ÃÌi« >Ì > Ì i° - Ì >̽à i` Ì `i >Þ >vÌiÀ `i >Þp ̽à Lii Õ Ài> °» º ÕÌ Üi >Ài Ì i i ÃÌÀiÌV ]» Ì iÞ >``i`° º7i½Ài Ü À } Ì i y ÀÃ] Üi >` Ì >Ûi > iÜ y Àð ÛiÀÞÌ } à LÀ> ` iÜ] ̽à ÕÃÌ i > iÜ LÕ ` }t» Ƃà i` >L ÕÌ Ã«iV wVà v Ì i L>À½Ã Ì i i À Ü >Ì ` v « >Vi ̽à } } Ì Li] Ì i Ü iÀà ÜiÀi Ài ÕVÌ> Ì Ì } Ûi >Ü>Þ `iÌ> ð º Ài> Þ ` ½Ì Ü> Ì Ì } Ûi >Ü>Þ Ì ÕV ]» i Ã> `° º Ài> Þ Ü> Ì Ì Ì Li > ÃÕÀ«À Ãi v À iÛiÀÞL `Þ° Ì > Ì v v Ã Ì Ì½Ã ÕÃÌ } } Ì Li > ` Ûi L>À] LÕÌ Ì Ü Li v>À vÀ Ì° ÕÌ i Ã>Þ Ì½Ã } } Ì Li > ÃÕÀ«À Ãi > ` Üi ÕÃÌ «i iÛiÀÞL `Þ i Þà ̰» / iÞ ` ` «À Û `i à i `iÌ> ° / i iÜ Ã«>Vi à >À}i] Ü Ì > Vi «>Ì and all-new interior. “The new bar is >««À Ý >Ìi Þ ÓÎää õÕ>Ài viiÌo ̽ Li ÃÕ«iÀ Vi] > LÀ> ` iÜ] i i Ã> `° 7i `i à i` iÛiÀÞÌ }pÌ i Þ Ì } that was left was the four outer walls and Ì i À v] > ` iÛiÀÞÌ } i Ãi à } } Ì Li V « iÌi Þ iÜ° 7i Ü >Ûi > Li>ÕÌ vÕ «>Ì ÕÌ L>V >à Üi ° ̽à à }] iÝVi«Ì Ì i «>Ì v V ÕÀÃi°» º7i½Ûi > à } Ì «>À }p À` iÃÕÃ Ì >̽` Lii ÃÕV > >À` Ì } ÛiÀ >Ì Õi i iÃ] à Vi Ì iÞ Ì >Ü>Þ ÕÀ «>À }t Ü Üi >Ûi « i ÌÞ v «>À } > ` Þ Õ ` ½Ì >Ûi Ì «>Þ v À Ìt»
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/ i «>ÃÌ À }ÀiiÌi` i Ì i vÀ Ì « ÀV v Ã Ã Ì Li Û>V>Ìi` V ÕÀV building late in July. He was dressed in Ì i Ã> i V Ì ià i Üi>ÀÃ Ì «Ài>V \ «ÀiÃÃi` Ì Ã ÀÌ > ` à >V ð / i ,iÛiÀi ` -Ì> ÌV i >à a lot on his mind these days, and the i>Û } v > iÃÌ>L à i` V ÕÀV V> «Õà v À Ài Ìi` µÕ>ÀÌiÀà - ÕÌ >Ã Û i à ÕÃÌ i v Ì i ° *>ÃÌ À ÌV i >à Lii ÌÀÞ } Ì }iÌ «À }ÀiÃà Ûi `i`
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County makes sense, Mitchell argues, LiV>ÕÃi «À }ÀiÃà Ûi `i` «i « i Ü i LÀ>Vi «À }ÀiÃà Ûi] à V > ÕÃÌ Vi À i Ìi` ÃÌÀ ià Ìi ` Ì Ûi ÕÀL> areas. º7i ii` Ì }iÌ Li } /+ vv Ì i à ÃÌ LiV>ÕÃi ̽à } `Ã]» Ì i «>ÃÌ À Li} à `ÕÀ } ÕÀ V ÛiÀÃ>Ì ° i >à ÕÃÌ Ì ` i v Ì i V ÕÀV ½Ã « > Ì i « i>` > à i Ì «À ÌiÃÌ v > - ÕÌ iÀ >«Ì ÃÌ Ûi Ì Ã« à Ài` iiÌ } À ÃÌ > «>Ài Ì } Ì i next month in coordination with other V ÕÀV ià > ` Ì i «À /+ ë À ÌÕ> ÕÌÀi>V }À Õ« > Ì Ƃ iÀ V>° *>ÃÌ À ÌV i à iÝV Ìi`° ƂÃ Ì i }À Õ«½Ã ÀiVÌ À v -« À ÌÕ> "ÕÌÀi>V ] Ì Ã Ã > «« ÀÌÕ ÌÞ i >à Lii looking forward to. He reminds me that Ü i Ì iÞ >Ài Ì Ã«iV wV> Þ Ì>À}iÌ } - ÕÌ iÀ >«Ì ÃÌ ÃÌiÀà v À ` ÀiVÌ engagement, they tend to be the more Ì Vi>L i° à }À Õ« à ÌÀÞ } Ì i « i`ÕV>Ìi > Þ Ài } Õà L `Þ Ü Li iÛià Li } /+ à > à ° º- iÌ iÃ Ì Ì> ià > L } à « > } Ì i Ì ÌÕÀ >À Õ `]» ÌV i Ã>ÞÃ Ü i ëi> } v ÃiÀÛ>Ì Ûi À ÃÌ > VÕ ÌÕÀi > ` Ì i /+ V Õ ÌÞ° “There will be a moment down the road when society, including churches, look L>V > Ì Ã > ` Ã>Þ ¼ Þ `t½ º Hailing from a fundamentalist Christian family in Northeast Arkansas, Mitchell began to rebel against his background almost as soon as he began «Ài>V } >Ì Ì i >}i v à ÝÌii ° Ì Ü>à the Christian literature he read on the sly from the more liberal side of the ëiVÌÀÕ Ì >Ì ÃÌ>ÀÌi` Ì Ã «>Ì ° “From that moment, the door VÀ>V i` «i v À i]» ÌV i Ã>Þð i V Õ ` Ì >} i Ü «i « i ÕÌà `i à vÕ `> i Ì> ÃÌ Ü À `Û iÜ V Õ ` ÜÀ Ìi Ã Û } Þ >L ÕÌ Ì i À ÃÌ > v> Ì and began to secretly read the literature i Ì i` Ì i L L }À>« ià v Ì Ãi
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ILLUSTRATION: MELISSA GAY
PAS STOR STAN N MITCHEL LL AND GRA ACEP POIN NTE CHU URCH ARE PAYIING TH HE PR RICE FOR BEING INCLUS SIV VE AND DIS SCOVERING WHO THE EY REALLY ARE IN NSIDE.
L ð i Ü Õ ` Õ« Li } V > }i` à `i > ` Ì i ÃÌi>`Þ }À>`Õ> «>Ì Ì Ü>À`à > ÀiLi >}> ÃÌ «ÀiÛ Õà >VVi«Ìi` ÌÀ>` Ì > À ÃÌ > Û iÜð Ƃà i` Ü i Ü Õ ` Õ« Ì i `` i v ÕÀ w} Ì] ÌV i Ã>Þà i got here as a matter of conscience. He «À viÃÃi` > vÕ `> i Ì> ÃÌ À ÃÌ > Û iÜ« Ì Ì Ü>À` Ì i /+ V Õ ÌÞ until roughly twenty years ago when he began to directly engage many of us Ü i «>ÃÌ À } > Ì iÀ V> V ÕÀV ° / i V ÛiÀÃ>Ì Ã > ` iÝ«iÀ i Vià i`ÕV>Ìi` him...and forced him to choose between Ì i i>À i` v> Ì i }ÀiÜ Õ« Ü Ì > ` Ì i growing knowledge inside his heart that much of what he had been taught may >Ûi Lii à ÌiÀ«ÀiÌi`° À *>ÃÌ À ÌV i ] Ì i À ÃÌ > Bible is not wrong: it is our understanding of what the Bible says that is likely wrong. "ÛiÀ Ì i >ÃÌ ÌÜi ÌÞ Þi>ÀÃ] i >à concluded that it was likely he and the > À ÌÞ v Ì i ÕÀV >Ûi Lii ÌiÀÀ L Þ ÜÀ } >L ÕÌ Ã> i ÃiÝ Ài >Ì Ã «Ã > ` /+ «i « i° º/ >Ì½Ã Ì i ÃÌ ÀÞ v Ì i ÕÀV ]» ÌV i iÝ« > i`° º Ì V ià vÀ iÝ«iÀ i ViÃ] vÌi Ì i iÝ«iÀ i Vià v >À} > âi` }À Õ«Ã Ì i « Ì Ì }À Ü°» *>ÃÌ À ÌV i > ` À>Vi* Ìi
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À ÃÌ > Ìi>V } Ài}>À` } /+ ÃÕL iVÌð / i ÛiÀÜ i } > À ÌÞ v ÕÀ VÕ ÌÕÀi }iÀ >VVi«ÌÃ Ì >Ì >VÌà v à >ÛiÀÞ À à }Þ Þ >Ài ÕÃÌ w>L i iÛi v Ì iÀ>Ìi` LÞ À ÃÌ > ÃVÀ «ÌÕÀi°°°Ü Þ Ã Õ ` Üi Ì i L ` Þ >VVi«Ì Ì i Ã> i >L ÕÌ /+ ÃÃÕiö i v Ü >Ì >à >««i i` à v>À à Vi Ì i V Õà ÃÌ>Ìi i Ì v Óä£x Ü>à ÌÀÕ Þ « > i`] >VV À` } Ì Ì i «>ÃÌ À° º iÛiÀ ÌÀÕ Þ V à `iÀi` Ì >Ì Ì Ü Õ ` ÌÕÀ Ì > Ì Ã]» ÌV i >``ð º «À L>L Þ ` ` Ì Ì Ì i ÕÌV iî > Ì i Ü>Þ Ì À Õ} °» He tells me the story of how his former minister of music came out to >à /+ L>V Óääx° ÌV i says that he wanted to take his church
> V Õà Ûi ` ÀiVÌ L>V Ì i LÞ ÃÕ«« ÀÌ } à vÀ i `½Ã `iV Ã Ì «ÕL V Þ i>Ûi Ì i V ÃiÌ] LÕÌ Ì i ÃÌiÀ Àià } i` ÃÌi>` Ì Ã«>Ài à V ÕÀV > « Ìi Ì > Þ ` Û Ã Ûi ÃÃÕi° Nine years later, the same friend was about to get married to his long time Ã> i ÃiÝ «>ÀÌ iÀ° ÌV i Ü Õ ` >Ûi >}Àii` Ì «iÀv À Ì i Üi`` } v >à i`] i Ã>ÞÃ] LÕÌ i Ü>à ½Ì LiV>ÕÃi Ì Ã «iÀà iÜ Ì >Ì Ì i «>ÃÌ À½Ã «>ÀÌ V «>Ì V Õ ` ÃÌ i>` Ì > « Ìi Ì > Þ v>Ì> ` Û Ã >Ì À>Vi* Ìi° - >vÌiÀ ÀiVi Û } Ì i Üi`` } Û Ì>Ì ] ÌV i Ü>Ã Ì ` LÞ ÕÌÕ> friends that the minister who had agreed Ì Ì i Ì i Ì Ü>à v ÀVi` Ì `À « ÕÌ LiV>ÕÃi v «ÀiÃÃÕÀi° º Ì Ü>à > VÀ à à v V ÃV i Vi v À i]» i Ã>Þà v Ì >Ì «>ÀÌ VÕ >À Ì i° ÌV i > ` Ì iÀ Ü Àà « i>`iÀà >Ì À>Vi* Ìi >` > Ài>`Þ Lii ÃÌÀÕ}} } «À Û>Ìi Ü Ì Ì i ÃÃÕi v Ü Ì Ûi v ÀÜ>À` Ì Ì i vÕ V Õà v /+ «i « i Ì i À V ÕÀV ° / iÞ iÜ Ì >Ì it was grossly unfair to ask them to stay hidden inside a closet because other congregants would not be able to Ì iÀ>Ìi /+ «i « i v À > ÃÌ v Ài>à Ã] Ì ÕÃÌ Ài } Õà ið No one wanted the church to break Õ«] iëiV > Þ -Ì> ÌV i ] à vÀ i `à > ` > ià ÃÌÀÞ À iÃp> ` À>Vi* Ìi½Ã L >À`° ÕÌ i V Õ ` ½Ì ÌÕÀ his back on his friend. He says that he iÜ ÃÌ VÌ Ûi Þ Ì i Ì >Ì «iÀv À } the wedding was the right thing to do. ÕÌ Ì Ãi Ì > à V Ü>Ûi Ì À Õ} à church. The full inclusion statement
followed soon after. And the aftershocks v L Ì >Ûi ÞiÌ Ì >L>Ìi i>À Þ Ì Àii years later. >Ã Ì i «>ÃÌ À v i vii Ã Ì >Ì i >Þ unintentionally went around his board Ü i i «iÀv À i` Ì >Ì Üi`` }¶ º `à } Ì Ã ÓäÉÓä]» Ì i «>ÃÌ À Ài« ià à iÜ >Ì ÀÕivÕ Þ° i Ã>ÞÃ Ì >Ì v i >` Ì ` Ì Ã > ÛiÀ >}> ] i Ü Õ ` >Ûi } i i` >Ìi Þ Ì Ì i V ÕÀV ½Ã full board and told them what he felt he had to do, offering his resignation if it had been requested. ÌV i Ã>ÞÃ Ì >Ì i Ì ` ÃÕ«« ÀÌ Ûi members of his board at the time of his intentions. They asked him to “not > i > L } `i> » >L ÕÌ Ã vwV >Ì } the wedding and the full board would meet on its regular schedule to discuss Ì i À> wV>Ì Ã v à >VÌ ° /Ü Þi>Àà >vÌiÀ] i Ã>ÞÃ Ì >Ì i Ü Õ ` Ûi Ì i «« ÀÌÕ ÌÞ Ì ` > v Ì Ã ` vviÀi Ì Þ] but realizes he cannot… To read more about the V }Ài}>Ì ½Ã ÕÀ iÞÃpL Ì Ã« À ÌÕ> > ` « Þà V> p V Õ` } iÝViÀ«Ìà vÀ *>ÃÌ À ÌV i ½Ã w > ÃiÀ à > ` Ì i v À iÀ V>Ì ] Ãii Ì i vÕ ÛiÀà v Ì Ã ÃÌ ÀÞ "EƂ ½Ã ÜiLà Ìi° Julie Chase is the pen name for a local 40-something trans woman. A graduate of The University of the South >Ì -iÜ> ii] à i Ûià LÕÌÌiÀy iÃ] ÃÌÀ } women and the Austrian School of Economics.
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SCRUFF BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE BAR THEIR APP IS BETTER THAN YOURS
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PHOTOS: CODY STALLINGS
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BIANCA DEL RIO HEADLINED PLAY FUNDRAISER
DRAG RACE WINNER RAISED MONEY FOR PLAY-A-ROLE
PHOTOS: CODY STALLINGS
Bianca Del Rio is without a doubt one of the funniest queens ` } ÃÌ> `Õ«] > ` à i À>Ài Þ ` ià V ÕLÃ] LÕÌ Ü i Ì V iÃ Ì À> à } vÕ `à v À } ` V>ÕÃiÃ] à i >`i > iÝVi«Ì t / À> Ãi iÞ v À * >Þ > Vi >À½Ã V >À ÌÞ vÕ `] * >Þ Ƃ , i] > V> ëi Ì Ì i iÛi } ii« } Ì i L>À½Ã V i Ìi i ÃÌ ÌV ið Ƃ ` >à > Ü>Þà à i left us waiting for her next return engagement.
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Pool Closing Party
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GRIZZLIES ANNUAL CARWASH RETURNED TO LIPSTICK RAISING MONEY TO SUPPORT BINGHAM 2018 COSTS
PHOTOS: JAMES GRADY
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OCTOBER 10-15 • TPAC
ONCE YOU’VE SEEN IT, YOU’LL FIND IT HARD TO SETTLE FOR LESS EVER AGAIN.” — The Wall Street Journal
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
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