# Nashville Dopefest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515 "2010-04-01T00:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/21 "2010-04-08T15:00:21Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > …and my wife already thinks I’m weird for talking to strangers on the internet. 🙂 Yeah, there’s that too. That’s why a bar or something makes it an easier sell 😉 I did manage to drag her to one in Ann Arbor a long, long time ago where she met such luminaries as Tomndebb, but there was alcohol involved. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/22 "2010-04-08T16:20:47Z")
It sounds good. I’ll try to make it. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/23 "2010-04-08T17:13:41Z")
So far, my list shows 17 people interested. Of those, 4 want to have it before June, 1 in June, 1 not Memorial weekend, and 2 not in April. Seven of us are east of Nashville, 2 are good within 50 miles of Nashville, 1 would come while visiting Bonneroo in Manchester, 1 is for south of Nashville and 1 with a preference of in the city. Eight have suggested an outdoor event with 1 prefering to meet in a restaurant or bar. Outdoor options: So far Don Fox Park in Lebanon, Stones River Battlefield and Old Fort Park in the 'Boro have been suggested. I’ll add Shelby Park,Nashville (east side), Cedars of Lebanon State Park and Long Hunter State Park. It has been recommended that if this is a picnic Dopefest outdoors, that we have it before June, when the weather begins to get hot. Indoor options: Any suggestions? We’re a bit more flexible on the dates if we have this in an air conditioned restaurant or bar. Our last Dopefest was at Blackstone, but there were noise issues there. Dates: Sometime during the weekends of May 7, May 14, or May 21 looks best for most of us wanting an outdoor picnic. Saturday or Sunday? Speak up! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/24 "2010-04-08T20:54:19Z")
Nashville or environs fine with me too. The date doesn’t make much difference, but if it’s outside, it’s soon going to be hot & humid… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/25 "2010-04-09T00:01:10Z")
I might be able to come. No promises. ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/26 "2010-04-13T20:07:56Z")
shelby is a nice park… with lots of shade. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/27 "2010-04-13T23:06:05Z")
Right now, if I can figure out how, I’m looking at making a poll. Needed are some indoor options in Nashville and the 'Boro. I’ll post a link in this thread when it’s finished. missred ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/28 "2010-04-14T00:40:01Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Right now, if I can figure out how, I’m looking at making a poll. Needed are some indoor options in Nashville and the 'Boro. I’ll post a link in this thread when it’s finished. > > missred Old Chicago Pizza? On Old Fort Park, in front of Target? Great food. Crowded, though. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/29 "2010-04-15T03:34:14Z")
Just adding my name to the probably list. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/30 "2010-04-15T19:03:44Z")
I am fine with anything, really, except for Chuck E. Cheese’s or similar places, and if we do indoors, a place with beer would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/31 "2010-04-15T20:30:10Z")
wherever we pick, we need to do it soon. It’s already June-hot and it’s only April. StG ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515/32 "2010-04-15T21:38:38Z")
I’ve just posted a poll in IMHO. [Middle Tennessee Dopefest Poll - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=559830) **St G** , May seems to be the month, according to my spreadsheet, that works best for most who have expressed an opinion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest/534515.md?page=1)