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Title: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 11:16 AM
who else here lives in the south? HorkoLad said last night that he hates the south, but don't hold it against him..he has some issues
Title: Re: the South
Post by: HorkoLad on Sep 28, 2005, 11:18 AM
For the record, I don't hate the south, I hate Lenny...guilt by association I guess :/
Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 11:39 AM
get out of my thread
Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 28, 2005, 11:40 AM
I like the South.  A lot.

But I don't live there.  
Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 12:28 PM
QuoteI like the South.  A lot.

But I don't live there.  

i live in a little state called Alabama, it's southern
Title: Re: the South
Post by: whothrewthecake on Sep 28, 2005, 12:30 PM
i like the south. i'm from texas, so i'm southern. sweet tea, y'all, and texas sunsets. it's a good way of life.  [smiley=beehive.gif]
Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 12:32 PM
Quotei like the south. i'm from texas, so i'm southern. sweet tea, y'all, and texas sunsets. it's a good way of life.  [smiley=beehive.gif]

sweet tea is wonderful
Title: Re: the South
Post by: corey on Sep 28, 2005, 12:42 PM
I'm from Bamalamaland as well. Lived here all my life.

Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 12:51 PM
QuoteI'm from Bamalamaland as well. Lived here all my life.


what part?
Title: Re: the South
Post by: corey on Sep 28, 2005, 12:52 PM
the Shoals area.

Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 01:14 PM
Quotethe Shoals area.


for some odd reason, i was guessing that  :o
Title: Re: the South
Post by: corey on Sep 28, 2005, 01:15 PM
Any particular reason why you were guessing that?

What about you? Where are you from?
Title: Re: the South
Post by: HorkoLad on Sep 28, 2005, 01:33 PM
Lenny is from Auburn!
Title: Re: the South
Post by: peanut butter puddin surprise on Sep 28, 2005, 01:37 PM
transplanted here in 1989.  
Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 01:42 PM
QuoteAny particular reason why you were guessing that?

What about you? Where are you from?

no, not really

and no horkolad, i'm not from auburn..i live southeast of Huntsville..in the boonies
Title: Re: the South
Post by: HorkoLad on Sep 28, 2005, 01:43 PM
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no, not really

and no horkolad, i'm not from auburn..i live southeast of Huntsville..in the boonies

probably why you don't have any friends, huh? :\

Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 28, 2005, 02:04 PM
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probably why you don't have any friends, huh? :\


*shrugs*

i doubt it would matter
Title: Re: the South
Post by: corey on Sep 28, 2005, 02:35 PM
I have a couple of friends in Hville, but I don't get over there much anymore. I need to.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: primushead on Sep 28, 2005, 03:06 PM
I live in North Carolina.  I was actually born in Alaska on an air force base in Anchorage...but I was raised in the south dammit!  If I need street cred, I had a great-great grandfather on both sides of the family tree fight in the civil war for the confederacy.  Long live the confederacy!! ;)  
Title: Re: the South
Post by: dragonboy on Sep 28, 2005, 06:49 PM
Quotei like the south. i'm from texas, so i'm southern. sweet tea, y'all, and texas sunsets. it's a good way of life.  [smiley=beehive.gif]

Next time I visit the states I'd like to go to Texas.
I've heard that Austin is the music capital of the world, is that true?
I want to see Dale Watson at the Continental Club!
Title: Re: the South
Post by: darkglow on Sep 28, 2005, 06:58 PM
tennessee representin'....

i dwell halfway between nashville and memphis, but not much longer as i am leaving to become a cryptologic technician (electronic warfare and intelligence) for the US Navy in 29 days. ah shucks i get to spend half the winter in chicago and the other half in pensacola, florida. i guess that's the worst followed by the best place to be in the winter time.

the south has it's perks and it's flaws, i havent decided if i'd like to settle down here yet though.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: dragonboy on Sep 28, 2005, 07:04 PM
I went to Memphis & Nashville earlier this year.
I stayed in Downtown Memphis & couldn't leave my hotel without being followed by crack-heads!
It was kinda of scary at night & a real eye-opener for my first time on Mainland US.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: darkglow on Sep 28, 2005, 07:09 PM
yeah it does suck in memphis
Title: Re: the South
Post by: dragonboy on Sep 28, 2005, 07:11 PM
Got to visit Graceland & Sun Studios which was the reason for going so it wasn't all bad  ;)
Title: Re: the South
Post by: darkglow on Sep 28, 2005, 07:17 PM
i'm thinking of going to see the black crowes and the drive-by truckers in memphis the day after the nashville MMJ show.. could be too much excitement for one weekend but who really gives a fuck.. money is overrated and fun is underrated.. the concert is a benefit for the recent hurricanes.. plus i'll be leaving for a 9 week period with no music.. so yeah i'll probably go and endure "Memphrica" for a day/night.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: dragonboy on Sep 28, 2005, 07:36 PM
Quotemoney is overrated and fun is underrated.. the concert is a benefit for the recent hurricanes..

I like what you're saying Darkglow, I say go for it!
The Black Crowes & DBT for a good cause?
Man, that's just too sweet!
Title: Re: the South
Post by: Georgia_Peach on Sep 28, 2005, 08:23 PM
I would leach you in a second Lenny. The SouTh is nothing more than a hangout for the trash of America.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: corey on Sep 28, 2005, 08:30 PM
dude, you gotta go see the Crowes and the DBTs. That's a killer double bill. I'd love to be at that show. Saw the Crowes for the first time last weekend and they didn't disappoint. I've seen the DBTs probably 15 times and never been let down.

Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 28, 2005, 10:15 PM
Quotei am leaving to become a cryptologic technician (electronic warfare and intelligence) for the US Navy in 29 days. ah shucks i get to spend half the winter in chicago and the other half in pensacola, florida. i guess that's the worst followed by the best place to be in the winter time.
Whuuut?!

You be goddamn careful, darkglow.  Do NOT allow them to ship you anywhere.  

 :-/
Title: Re: the South
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Sep 28, 2005, 11:14 PM
I lived in Texas for a few years but got kinda bored there--the only excitement was an occasional dirt bike blast--I think because I grew up in New England with easy access to the ocean, the mountains, or the city if you like.  There are some really beautiful areas in the South that I have driven through before--Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee--not to mention visiting in Arizona and Florida (are they considered "Southern"?)
Title: Re: the South
Post by: CC on Sep 29, 2005, 01:18 AM
QuoteI went to Memphis & Nashville earlier this year.
I stayed in Downtown Memphis & couldn't leave my hotel without being followed by crack-heads!
It was kinda of scary at night & a real eye-opener for my first time on Mainland US.

next time go for The Heartbreak Hotel and ask for The Burning Love Suite.
it's kinda cheesy but you'll love it anyway ;)
Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 29, 2005, 07:31 AM
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next time go for The Heartbreak Hotel and ask for The Burning Love Suite.
it's kinda cheesy but you'll love it anyway ;)
Woweee.  ;)  

Title: Re: the South
Post by: CC on Sep 29, 2005, 07:36 AM
no crackheads, just lotsa mirrors.

(http://www.elvis.com/epheartbreakhotel/images/content_images/hh_img_burnlove01_elvis.jpg)
Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 29, 2005, 07:39 AM
Wow!  That must've been a fun night!! ;)

Title: Re: the South
Post by: CC on Sep 29, 2005, 07:41 AM
QuoteWow!  That must've been a fun night!! ;)


one night wasn't enough

if I ever get around to redecorating my house...

[smiley=pimp.gif]

Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 29, 2005, 07:46 AM
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one night wasn't enough

if I ever get around to redecorating my house...

[smiley=pimp.gif]


hahaha!!!  [smiley=elvis.gif]
Title: Re: the South
Post by: TheLink on Sep 29, 2005, 08:56 AM
i am from the North myself.  I really want to check out the South, but really I haven't been since I was 9, which would be 19 years ago, so not much perspective.  I find the difference in lifestyle and culture to be quite interesting though.  I, like Fanatic grew up in happy old New England >:(, where everyone is sooo nice and easy going. ;)  It is very nice up here and seasons can be fun yet exhausting the older you get.  Personally, I wish I could go back to Canada.  That is where it's at, as Beck would say.  Props to our Northern friends.  Seems like all you guys do is make music and play hockey! ;D
Title: Re: the South
Post by: Drunkre on Sep 29, 2005, 10:08 AM
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i live in a little state called Alabama, it's southern

I as well live in a state called Alabama.  In a quaint little town called Birmingham to be exact, and I need a drinking buddy...  I'm married, so if you're a chick, I'm not trying to hook up (ditto if you're gay...not that there's anything wrong with that).
Title: Re: the South
Post by: yieldgirl on Sep 29, 2005, 10:39 AM
Quotewho else here lives in the south? HorkoLad said last night that he hates the south, but don't hold it against him..he has some issues

*waves*

when do you start posting here lenny?
Title: Re: the South
Post by: LennytheTent on Sep 29, 2005, 12:26 PM
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I as well live in a state called Alabama.  In a quaint little town called Birmingham to be exact, and I need a drinking buddy...  I'm married, so if you're a chick, I'm not trying to hook up (ditto if you're gay...not that there's anything wrong with that).

i don't drink..and i'm not gay  :-X

yieldgirl, HorkoLad forced me to post here
Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 29, 2005, 02:02 PM
QuoteProps to our Northern friends.  Seems like all you guys do is make music and play hockey!
We also enjoy drinking beer and frying up back bacon (aka Canadian bacon) and going on canoe trips and wearing lumberjack jackets.  We eat real cheese, and according to Michael Moore, we don't need to lock our doors. :)
Title: Re: the South
Post by: TheLink on Sep 29, 2005, 04:31 PM
oh, so that is the Canadian way.  thanks for the clarification. ;)  i forgot.  "America, fuck yea!"  not much different here in Mass.  We watch a lot of Magnum here and we where Hawaii shirts in 5 year cycles.  

Lenny, are u back.  Sorry to yell on the other thread. ;D
Title: Re: the South
Post by: darkglow on Sep 29, 2005, 07:00 PM
drunkre.. are you going to the nashville show? if so you got a drinking buddy in me.. it will be like the good ol days of yor
Title: Re: the South
Post by: dragonboy on Sep 29, 2005, 07:14 PM
Quote

next time go for The Heartbreak Hotel and ask for The Burning Love Suite.
it's kinda cheesy but you'll love it anyway ;)

I stayed at the Heartbreak Hotel for my last night in Memphis & loved it! I had a suite but it wasn't as cool as that one.
Close to Graceland, all the guests are fans of the king, 24hr Elvis movies & no crackheads!
Title: Re: the South
Post by: darkglow on Sep 29, 2005, 07:17 PM
Quote
Whuuut?!

You be goddamn careful, darkglow.  Do NOT allow them to ship you anywhere.  

:-/

don't give the :-/ face to me. i'm really looking forward to this. i get to travel the world and meet people from all walks of life.. and get paid to do it.. not to mention get to finish up my degree for free.. i've always had it in my mind that i wanted to get out and see EVERYTHING and experience everything before i settle down, otherwise the thought of possibly settling for short would always linger in the back of my head. i think there's alot that can be learned from the things that are ahead of me. also, in the USN --

a) there's not near as many fuckbags who are just trying to stay out of trouble or running away from reality or whatever.. most of the people i have met who are going to or already are in the navy are really personable people and this is mostly because of the Navy's recruiting standards, and

b) if in fact i were to get "shipped off", the possibilities of me having to stand in a desert or any enemy territory with a gun in my hand are about as slim as lindsey lohan.. i'd be out on a boat and in an air conditioned work environment miles and miles into the ocean.

i got a really cool job according to some of the people i've found on myspace with the same job. and i'm thinking of getting my ABC to bartend at some point during to make a little bit of extra money to put away

i cant believe it's getting so close.. i'm really looking forward to it
Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 29, 2005, 08:09 PM
Hoookay, well that's awesome, then.  :)  

(I totally didn't mean to be a granny, you know, it's just that I like you and don't want anything bad to happen to you.)
Title: Re: the South
Post by: darkglow on Sep 29, 2005, 08:10 PM
i know.. and thank you for that
Title: Re: the South
Post by: sideroad32 on Sep 30, 2005, 11:07 AM
i live in southern ontario... does that count?
Title: Re: the South
Post by: TheLink on Sep 30, 2005, 01:31 PM
darkglow, the Canadians don't have any forces, so they don't have a clue about that stuff.  it sin't their fault.  But they do make good music, send us funny comedians, and play some good hockey.  oh, and they don't need to lock their doors either.  Man, i wish i could go there, but like us, they have a justice system.  so, i guess they at least try and keep their own country safe. ;)

no offense Candians, we love ya. ;D
Title: Re: the South
Post by: EC on Sep 30, 2005, 03:33 PM
Quotedarkglow, the Canadians don't have any forces, so they don't have a clue about that stuff.  it sin't their fault.  But they do make good music, send us funny comedians, and play some good hockey.  oh, and they don't need to lock their doors either.  Man, i wish i could go there, but like us, they have a justice system.  so, i guess they at least try and keep their own country safe. ;)

no offense Candians, we love ya. ;D
And we love you, too. :)

Title: Re: the South
Post by: ratsprayer on Sep 30, 2005, 05:08 PM
my family is from NE tennessee, but i was wondering what people consider the south?  i knew a guy from south carolina that tried to convince me tennessee wasnt a part of the true south.  florida is right down there as south as can be, but it  doesnt seem to fit in, either.  wot do y'all think?   ;D
Title: Re: the South
Post by: Drunkre on Oct 04, 2005, 09:55 AM
Last time I checked, anything below the Mason Dixon line was "South."  Tennessee is most definitely South.  During the Civil War, it and Mississippi were probably the two main sites of the Western campaigns.  Which reminds me, I live in Birmingham now, so I'm not so far from Shiloh.  Think I'll go there next April.  Anyone been?

Back to the main subject though.  The only "southern" states that I think are arguable are probably West Virginia (established because the mountain dwellers of Virginia didn't want to secede), and Kentucky.  
Title: Re: the South
Post by: marktwain on Oct 04, 2005, 10:18 AM
Kentucky is a mix.  Some parts of Western KY can be very mid-western.  Some parts of Northern KY are basically a Cincinnati suburb.  And if someone were going to visit a typical southern city, I'd send them to Atlanta or Nashville, not Louisville.

But much of Kentucky is WAY southern.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: DD on Oct 04, 2005, 11:58 AM
kentucky really isnt part of the "south".  just some of its redneck citizens like to think it is.  the south kinda sucks, and is kinda awesome all at the same time.  there is great history and a lot of really nice people but at the same time its hot as fuck, its boring, and there are a lot of fucking racist homophobic assholes.

i grew up in southern arkansas an loved it.  lots of reptiles, amphibians, and other such creatures to catch along with a lot of cool forests and fun places to do recreational stuff like lakes, rivers, etc.  i wouldnt want to live anywhere south of louisville though unless it was west of texas.  really its just up to a persons personal preference but for me the louisville area is the ONLY place i would live in the midwest.  other than that i choose the west.
Title: Re: the South
Post by: marktwain on Oct 05, 2005, 08:49 AM
Quotekentucky really isnt part of the "south".  just some of its redneck citizens like to think it is.

My man, have you lived anywhere in Ky other than Louisville?!
Title: Re: the South
Post by: marktwain on Oct 05, 2005, 08:50 AM
oops, I posted twice. :-[
Title: Re: the South
Post by: primushead on Oct 05, 2005, 10:30 AM
QuoteLast time I checked, anything below the Mason Dixon line was "South."  Tennessee is most definitely South.  During the Civil War, it and Mississippi were probably the two main sites of the Western campaigns.    

I went to Shiloh last year.  It was incredible (but I'm a history buff so I'm way into all of that stuff).  
Title: Re: the South
Post by: Half on Oct 07, 2005, 09:46 AM
Zaxby's is in the SOUTH
Title: Re: the South
Post by: Angry Ewok on Oct 07, 2005, 09:59 AM
Tuscaloosa, Alabama.





ps. Roll Tide
Title: Re: the South
Post by: corey on Oct 07, 2005, 09:59 PM
(//www.rolltide.com/images/21910.jpg)

Catch of the century, bitches! Recognize!

Too bad we won't have him back until next year. He had a helluva game against Florida too.
:(