Monthly Archives: July 2007

NASCAR: Thoughts On The Brickyard 400

Posted on 07/30/2007 by Glen Harness

Just finished watching most of the Brickyard 400. It was kind of like a lot of recent races: exciting at the beginning, fast forward through the middle, then kind of exciting near the end. Of course, congratulations go to Tony … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Notes After An Off Weekend

Posted on 07/27/2007 by Glen Harness

The Nextel Cup was off this past weekend, but a lot sure is happening in the series. DEI is buying Ginn Racing. In a deal that leaves Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek, and Regan Smith out in the cold, Mark Martin … Continue reading →

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GPS Woes

Posted on 07/24/2007 by Glen Harness

I’ve owned a Garmin GPS V for several years. I bought it when I had the illusion that I’d be doing a lot of “adventure” biking on the Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycle I bought in 2002. I had that bike about … Continue reading →

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Music Listening Ettiquette

Posted on 07/19/2007 by Glen Harness

We went to see Rachel Williams Wednesday night at 3rd & Lindsley. She was celebrating the release of her new CD, Lonely At The Bottom. The place was packed. I liked the music (especially since our friend, Vickie Carrico, was … Continue reading →

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IndyCar: “Nashville” Superspeedway a Snoozer

Posted on 07/17/2007 by Glen Harness

The yearly IndyCar race was held at “Nashville” Superspeedway Sunday. Rain caused the race to be postponed from its Saturday night start. Scott Dixon won the race. Dario Franchitti led most of the first half of the race, but Dixon … Continue reading →

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Fairgrounds Race Track Future in Doubt

Posted on 07/16/2007 by Glen Harness

A few years ago, when the politicians were lobbying the public to approve the stadium, you’d have thought that Nashville had never been home to professional sports. As usual, motorsports in this city didn’t get any respect. NASCAR held one … Continue reading →

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F1 Leaves Indy

Posted on 07/13/2007 by Glen Harness

Formula One won’t be back at Indianapolis next year to run the US Grand Prix. F1 came back to America to race at the specially created road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 8 years ago. According to F1 head … Continue reading →

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Digital Music

Posted on 07/12/2007 by Glen Harness

So, the Spice Girls had to go to the studio and record their “perfect” parts before their appearance at the Concert for Dianna? Seems they felt they were a little rusty in the vocal department, and decided to use some … Continue reading →

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Record Label Shenanigans

Posted on 07/11/2007 by Glen Harness

I just finished reading this post about a band called The Ohio Express. In my book, record labels are one step above loan sharks, but this story takes the cake. In a nutshell, the one big hit the band had, … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: The Last Pepsi 400

Posted on 07/10/2007 by Glen Harness

Since I got burned out on weekly NASCAR racing a few years ago, about the only races I try to make an effort at watching are the restrictor plate races, since they usually have more excitement than the others. Saturday … Continue reading →

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