A Year Anniversary ....and No Go to Show

Well, anyone who is a weather buff or lives a/o has family and close friends in the Mid-Tennessee area will recognize this coming Sunday, May 1, 2010,  as the sad but definite first anniversary of the horrific Nashville floods.  A year ago, my family and I faced the event, living in an older apartment in downtown Franklin, a lower-ground area.  Many neighbors/friends were not as fortunate as we came out;  many lost their homes, either to wipe-out or for the most part flood damage.  It was not uncommon for weeks after to see piles and piles of wrecked furniture, boxes of memorabilia and mostly broken-down portions or whole parts of their lives - gutter guts, wood trimmings, frames, etc.  It was such a sad, almost monumental time when so much of a historic city was "reshaped," ruined or in some situations condemned in many homes and small businesses. 

We were so blessed; we had to move our car five times in a rising pool of water in our parking lot which rose higher and higher to each cars' doors and exterior frame.  The sad thing was watching cars that actually floated; people who were out of town, unaware that they wouldn't have that same ride anymore when they returned.  Those scenes are forever etched in my mind.  

That was almost a year ago!  It's amazing how fast everyone starts repairing, replacing, revamping and re-surviving.  Now, within days of that tragic day we are going through quite similar circumstances.  The tornado alarms have sounded; the atmosphere is solemn; the schools were released early.  No, it doesn't (at this time) appear to be a deja vu, however it is a defiinite anniversary mark.  The Cumberland River is expected to be 37 inches over its normal level by tomorrow morning, Thursday, April 28, 2011. 

This remembrance is actually two-fold;  it's an important date to remind us of what could happen anytime - as it almost is for all of us here AGAIN.............. but it's also to let you know we will not be going to our first review tonight - with Platinum Rose at 12th & Porter, a low-lying Nashville pub.  We will definintely reschedule that for a new time - keep yourself informed by regularly checking this site.

Instead - in a different direction - it looks like our first check-out will be on Tuesday, May 3, at a venue to be announced with several locally-established but yet-to-be nationally recognized names.  It will be in one of Nashville's smaller but well-loved listening venues.  We will be there, excited, as we can't wait to start showing locales - as well as ANYONE - what's up and coming in this Music City.  


So, finally, let's all take a moment and say a prayer to those who are still putting their lives back together from that event a year ago .............. give them encouragement.........because if any town were to keep on rockin' ----- that town would be Music City, Nashville.


Keep on rockin,
Karen

Welcome to MUSIC CITY @ NIGHT!

Hello, 


This is my first post of my newest blogspot, Music City @ Night.  I have been a journalist/writer since high school into college and even wrote for the Orlando Sentinel for several years in my hometown, Orlando, FL.


I am a songwriter /musician here in Franklin and do a lot of freelance work.  But with extra time on hand realized I wasn't using my full potential of what I wanted and could do..........write stories and blogs.  I love writing and think that writing something that provokes thought or indulges pleasure in others' emotions brings me happiness. 


Several different friends are coming out with new music and are having CD releases and I decided to go as a freelancer and review them, as possibly a promotional thread, but more as a true review for others to read and then go and decide if they agree/disagree with me.  


AND ........  another friend, who's currently writing country music reviews - and I - are going to start hitting top nightspots all over Nashville ............ venues like Bluebird Cafe, Tooties, Limelight, Exit In, Station Inn, Mercy Lounge, Wild Horse Saloon, Tin Roof, of course landmarks like the Opry and Ryman Auditorium among many many other places of which we will be open to checking out.  Our goal will be to "discover" fresh talent, check out new talent beginning to succeed, and of course listen to the best of the best and review how they sound these days.  


We will NOT limit ourselves to country music.......  I myself am a pop/rock/Christian music fan.  My coauthor is a real country fan.  Between the two of us we should be able to provide a nice array of colorful commentary for you to enjoy.  We welcome your comments, agrees and disagrees, and above that we welcome any ideas you have for us to go review.  There should be a review next week, so keep your eyes open, come on by and enjoy!!  :D


In Chord,
Karen Kozy
XOxoKK
President/Kozy Productions & DreamAngel Music
www.NashvilleMusicPros.com