Official Nashville Predators Thread

[jakez4ut]

As long as Nashville has the country music component to it, I think it will still "feel" like Nashville. Of course I say this as someone who lives 120 miles away and visits frequently; a Nashville native or long-time resident probably thinks differently. As cities grow, they become more cosmopolitan and attract "outsiders" (I don't mean that in a pejorative way). For better or worse, the city is going to change for that. Naturally the people who have been there for longer are resistant to the change and the more recent residents or visitors embrace it.

It also can be dangerous when the leadership of a city starts doing things more for the benefits of visitors and tourists than the people who actually live there.

no state income tax, so anything you can do to attract tourists and visitors to tax the hell out of 'em, helps the residents.

 

[05_never_again]

or....you have no frame of reference....lol:

Fair enough, but cities like Charlotte and Atlanta don't get TV shows made where the city itself is a big component of the show (well, not unless you count that stupid housewives show in ATL). I guess there was that movie "ATL." Cities like Portland, Dallas, Nashville, LA, NYC, Chicago, etc. have though. That might seem superficial but I think is a good barometer of the cultural impact of a city.

 

[05_never_again]

no state income tax, so anything you can do to attract tourists and visitors to tax the hell out of 'em, helps the residents.

Yeah, but the real question is what does that tax money go towards? Does it go towards further development of the touristy areas and catering to people who, by definition, are going to leave town? Or does it go towards stuff like cops, infrastructure, etc. which would theoretically benefit the residents of the city?

 

[jakez4ut]

Fair enough, but cities like Charlotte and Atlanta don't get TV shows made where the city itself is a big component of the show (well, not unless you count that stupid housewives show in ATL). I guess there was that movie "ATL." Cities like Portland, Dallas, Nashville, LA, NYC, Chicago, etc. have though. That might seem superficial but I think is a good barometer of the cultural impact of a city.

again, it's about country music. if the country music capital of the U.S. was Shreveport LA, then the name of the show would be "Shreveport".

it's not that it IS nashville, it's that it's IN nashville that the show is what it is.

 

[jakez4ut]

Yeah, but the real question is what does that tax money go towards? Does it go towards further development of the touristy areas and catering to people who, by definition, are going to leave town? Or does it go towards stuff like cops, infrastructure, etc. which would theoretically benefit the residents of the city?

no idea. don't live there, but i do remember one of the things i hated leaving when i did live there was going back to a state income tax in GA, and then in NC....

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

no state income tax, so anything you can do to attract tourists and visitors to tax the hell out of 'em, helps the residents.

A lot of people don't realize that almost all of the development in downtown and the neighboring gulch are in tax overlay areas where all of the property tax and much of the sales and occupancy (motel) taxes go to fund TIF development deals and tourism promotion. It's a double whammy on the rest of the taxpayers when people move into these areas and start expecting access to sanitation, police, fire, schools, the public hospital, etc.

I'm not an anti growth person and I think some thoughtfulness has gone into what's happened here mainly because of the spectre of ATL. However, our existing infrastructure just wasn't made to accommodate what we currently have here.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Yeah, but the real question is what does that tax money go towards? Does it go towards further development of the touristy areas and catering to people who, by definition, are going to leave town? Or does it go towards stuff like cops, infrastructure, etc. which would theoretically benefit the residents of the city?

beat me to it.

 

[05_never_again]

again, it's about country music. if the country music capital of the U.S. was Shreveport LA, then the name of the show would be "Shreveport".

it's not that it IS nashville, it's that it's IN nashville that the show is what it is.

Well, yeah, but the country music capital isn't Shreveport, it's Nashville. They could have picked any number of titles of the show, but they went with just "Nashville." The thing the show is about (country musicians) is so strongly associated with the city (Nashville). Portlandia and Dallas (the show) are the same way.

You could make the same point about LA. Why is LA the entertainment capital? Why is stuff based there? Why is Hollywood there? Just because it...is, and that adds to the allure of the city.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Oddly, the show Salem that got cancelled last year was filmed in Shreeveport.

 

[FiremedicVol]

I saw that we might be one of the teams undergoing newly designed jerseys under Adidas. Being released on 6/20

What do you think they'll change on them? Like number fonts or lines?

 

[SDV]

What do you think they'll change on them? Like number fonts or lines?

I have no idea. I hope it's not too much different. I personally love them now

 

[jakez4ut]

Well, yeah, but the country music capital isn't Shreveport, it's Nashville. They could have picked any number of titles of the show, but they went with just "Nashville." The thing the show is about (country musicians) is so strongly associated with the city (Nashville). Portlandia and Dallas (the show) are the same way.

You could make the same point about LA. Why is LA the entertainment capital? Why is stuff based there? Why is Hollywood there? Just because it...is, and that adds to the allure of the city.

I think you're treading in to some deep water comparing Nashville to LA or Dallas.

And that's not a knock on it...

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Fair enough, but cities like Charlotte and Atlanta don't get TV shows made where the city itself is a big component of the show (well, not unless you count that stupid housewives show in ATL). I guess there was that movie "ATL." Cities like Portland, Dallas, Nashville, LA, NYC, Chicago, etc. have though. That might seem superficial but I think is a good barometer of the cultural impact of a city.

I guess you missed Donald Glover's critically acclaimed FX show Atlanta.

 

[BearCat204]

I think you're treading in to some deep water comparing Nashville to LA or Dallas.

And that's not a knock on it...

Very, very deep

 

[YankeeVol]

An early look at the Pens SC Rings

 

[SDV]

An early look at the Pens SC Rings

Lol

 

[YankeeVol]

The Predators have signed defenseman Yannick Weber to a one-year contract worth $650,000.

 

[YankeeVol]

Housley has been hired as the coach for Buffalo.

 

[YankeeVol]

I think we should protect Jarnkrok over Neal, but it sucks either way. I'd hope they'd take Smith or Wilson

 

[NashVol11]

I think we should protect Jarnkrok over Neal, but it sucks either way. I'd hope they'd take Smith or Wilson

I doubt they take Smith at $4.25M/year. Neal has his warts but I'd still protect him

 

[YankeeVol]

I doubt they take Smith at $4.25M/year. Neal has his warts but I'd still protect him

Well they have to be at the cap floor. So they're gonna have to take some players with some salary somewhere.

I like Neal (and don't want to lose him), but CJ is signed thru 20-21 iirc.

 

[YankeeVol]

Jarnkrok's agent has said he's being protected :rock:

 

[YankeeVol]

Picked this up

 

[Wickman]

Would be awesome if Neal resigns with us in a year when his contract is up

 

[VOLFAN_MTSUALUM]

I'm hoping we get to offload Wilson or Neal (hate to get rid of anyone but.....)and free up that cap space because JOFA line gonna need some money to keep around.