I love New Year’s! It’s really one of my favorite nights of the year. I guess it’s just all the anticipation and that people are out and having a good time. Everyone is happy. It’s just a big party!

The hard part for me is deciding where to go. There are so many choices! I’ll probably start at the Tin Roof of course. But then I’m not sure. If I decide I want crazy I’m thinking it might be the Stoli party at Fuel. It has food, live music, a DJ, and I’m sure it’ll be a rocking all night.

But I’ve heard heading out on the General Jackson showboat can be a real blast too. Hmm… You get a four-course dinner, a big Broadway-type show, a live band and dancing. Plus you get the great views of the city as you cruise down the Cumberland. I can’t decide!

Have a great time wherever you go!

Happy New Year’s!
Jennifer

OK, I’ve got the perfect thing for you for the holidays! It’s not really your traditional sort of activity, but it sounds like a lot of fun. A couple of guests saw it and were raving about it. You’ve probably heard of the Rockettes, well, this is their Radio City Christmas Spectacular and it’s running until Dec. 30.

It sounds like a total blast to me. I just love those extravaganzas with music and dancing and everything. I was a cheerleader after all! It includes all of that with about 100 or so people on the stage doing the 12 Days of Christmas, a living nativity, and the one our guests said was their favorite — the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.

Anyway, I bet it’s great. And what’s wrong with taking a break from A Christmas Carol or the singing Christmas tree every once in awhile?

Happy holidays everyone!
Jennifer

My wife Dora is getting in on the blog here. She said I need to tell everyone about “A Tuna Christmas,” even though we haven’t even seen it yet. You might’ve heard of the play “Greater Tuna”. If you’re lucky you’ve seen it.

Well, “A Tuna Christmas” is the second part. It’s done by the same two actors. You’ve really got to see these guys. They’re incredible. The two of them play like 20 different characters. Seriously, I don’t know how they do it.

The whole thing takes place in Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. I’m told this second one uses the same characters, only this time they’re trying to put on a play of “A Christmas Carol”. Ha.

If you’re interested, it’s over at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and goes from 12/18 to 12/23. Go see it. It will make my wife happy.

See ya in Tuna,
Dane

Here’s a Thanksgiving idea for you. Give thanks for your spouse by getting in on Hotel Preston’s “Ooey Gooey Night Out Package.”

The package includes a bottle of wine (or sparkling cider), a pillow menu, death-by-chocolate room service, an in-room movie, romantic toys and a late checkout of 1 p.m. Whipped cream can be included upon request, though I think that could count as a romantic toy. Who needs a Thanksgiving dinner anyway?

You can eat too much turkey and fall asleep in front of the TV anytime. Why not give thanks to yourself and your sweetheart this year? Did I mention death by chocolate?

Cheerio,
Sabrina

OK, so you’ve been to a haunted house and you’re just not impressed (yawn) by people in masks and make-up. Well, how about some real ghosts, hmm, you up for that?

Maybe you didn’t know that downtown Nashville is haunted. Lucky for you I’m warning you. They’re all over the place. You can see how haunted on the Nashville Ghost Tour. This unusual excursion is led by professional storytellers who take you around downtown, pointing out where the ghosts and goblins hang out. Screaming in fear is optional.

The 90-minute tour takes you by lantern light to all the spine-tingling spots in town, from the Ryman Auditorium, haunted by the ghost of the wife of President Andrew Jackson, to Printer’s Alley, home to the spirit of David “Skull” Shulman.

That should put the r.i.p in your t.r.i.p. to Nashville. The tour goes Wed.-Mon, but they do have special October times.

Boo!
Sabrina

A guest just told me about this haunted place out by Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch. Even the name of the mall sent a chill down my spine.

“Haunted?” I asked.
His eyes widened. “I didn’t know if I’d get out alive,” he said.
“How, how do you know it was haunted?” I asked nervously.
His face went pale. “I saw him…,” he said.
I swallowed hard. “Saw him?”
“The winged Barnabas Webb!”

Boo! Tis the season for teasin’ out the blood-curdling shrieks. Just getting you in the mood for the Demons’ Den Haunted House, which actually is across from the mall. In Antioch. We haven’t been yet, but we’re absolutely going. It runs through Halloween. I’ll report back … if I survive…

Muwhahaha,
Sabrina