Monthly Archives: January 2007

Hitting the Jackpot at the Hillbilly Casino

Posted on 01/28/2007 by Glen Harness

I’ve lived in Nashville since 1982. For the first time ever, we went to the Opryland Hotel complex to see a band play in one of the clubs. So, what group motivated us to go mingle with the tourists? Hillbilly … Continue reading →

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NASCAR’s New Points System, Explained

Posted on 01/22/2007 by Glen Harness

NASCAR today unveiled some changes to the points system for this coming year’s Nextel Cup Series. The changes are meant to put more emphasis on winning, and make sure that NASCAR favorites like Jeff Gordan and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., consistently … Continue reading →

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Benny Parsons, RIP

Posted on 01/16/2007 by Glen Harness

Wow. Another NASCAR death from cancer. NASCAR Champion and broadcaster Benny Parsons died today in North Carolina. Although I worked as a reporter for Racing Information Systems and attended about a dozen Winston Cup races, I never got to talk to … Continue reading →

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A Vonage Adage, Part III

Posted on 01/16/2007 by Glen Harness

Well, I got the (finally) free phone adapter today. I plugged it into my router, then plugged the fax machine into the adapter. When I tried to send a fax, I could hear a voice telling me I was using … Continue reading →

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A Vonage Adage, Part II

Posted on 01/12/2007 by Glen Harness

The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and all is right with the world. In my previous post, I’d concluded that I was just going to out and out cancel Vonage. But I decided to give them one more … Continue reading →

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A Vonage Adage

Posted on 01/11/2007 by Glen Harness

We decided we needed an incoming phone line for Fine Art Touch. A friend of mine has been using Vonage for a while now, and he loves it, so I figured why not try Vonage. I went to their web … Continue reading →

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Bobby Hamilton, RIP

Posted on 01/07/2007 by Glen Harness

Wow. I just surfed over to Jayski’s site a few minutes ago and was stunned to see that Bobby Hamilton had passed away. I think everyone had expected him to get better, but the cancer must have been worse than … Continue reading →

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Webb Wilder, Unplugged

Posted on 01/07/2007 by Glen Harness

We went to see Webb Wilder play last night at Puckett’s Grocery in Franklin. As his website said, this was a “limited personnel gig”. That is, it was Webb and Tony Bowles, both on acoustic guitars. I’ve been to Puckett’s … Continue reading →

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If I Ruled NASCAR, Seven Years Later

Posted on 01/04/2007 by Glen Harness

Below the fold is the second column I wrote after I created Racindeals.com (sadly, the current version of the site doesn’t go back that far (to 9/3/1999)). The gist of the article (and the whole reason I created Racindeals.com) was … Continue reading →

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