Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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U J .- rf rfcL ' ■ ■ DREARY WEEKENDS IN ' BORO I I SAVED BY NASHVILLE It ' s Friday night in the ' Boro, most ■■ ' ■■ ' ■■■ ■ ■ ™ probably raining like cats and dogs and sud- ,.. •: denly you get this urge to do drink a few , drinks and maybe do a little boogying while , . you are there — or could it be you are in 5 . the mood for a nice sophisticated dinner. You have to pause and think a bit — where is there to go in Murfreesboro? Still think- , . ing? Well, you better quit while you are ■ • ' ' ahead. Oh, of course, there is always Monk ' s (if you like paying a steep cover charge), the three movie theatres, the pinball ma- chines in the UC (which are always crowd- ed). Stones River Motel or Holiday Inn (lounges, that is), but most of these places are beer-drinking joints and do not really offer a classy evening, If you drink, you are well aware that liquor can only be purchased in packages (don ' t gripe, that didn ' t happen until five years ago ). So where do you go? Right! 32 miles northwest of us is Music City USA, otherwise known as Nashville and the savior of many weekend-stranded MTSU students. Of course, everyone has their special place to go. A few of these I ; places will probably be left out, but just remember Nashville is a fairly large place and it would take a fortune to go to everything. But here is a partial list of a few favorites: Elliston Place (at the end of Church Street ) has a fairly decent offering of night spots aimed particularly toward the college-aged single people. There is TGI Fridays which offers one of the best j hamburgers around — the All-American Cheeseburger —as well as great atmosphere. Decorated with wood floors, wooden chairs and tiffany lamps, Fridays is not the place to go when you want a quiet dinner. The noise is probably another trademark of the place, which is a part of a national chain. The waiters are very loose and informal. Fridays is known for their good drinks, particularly their whiskey sours they serve in beer mugs. The restaurant recently . added a line of snacks — try their cheese natchos, they are really I out of sight. The most unique feature of Fridays is their Thank God Its Fri- day party held on Thursday nights which is complete with party hats. Moderately price, Fridavs offers a fairlv decent get-away-from-it-all atmosphere. Two doors down from Fridays is the txit In — a really good place to go and listen to some really heavy music. The establish- ment is fairly well respected by people in the music business and this is proved by the entertainers that appear there: Barefoot Jerry, Dan Foge.lberg, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Dobie Gray just to mention a few. (If you are lucky, you may get to hear some really good jams from unscheduled entertainers who just happen to pass by. ) There is a cover charge, and at last checking, food and beverages were offered. But don ' t go there unless you intend to go and enjoy yourself.

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i Hi On further down Church Street toward town is Mississippi Whiskers, which of- fers some good beer and entertainment. It has just recently come to the attention of many MTSU students — so look for it to rise in popularity. On over from Elliston place is the street which offers the famed Bluegrass Inn. Nothing fancy, but Hubert Davis and family most of the time doing their thing, as well as the coldest beer to be found in Nashville. At last checking, there was a 50 cent cover charge. It also seems that Vanderbilt has invaded the sanctum, but if you can put up with people who try to get attention to shift to them, you can pretty much enjoy yourself. Don ' t go expecting anything else but good ole blue- grass — and you won ' t be disappointed. The Old Time Pickin ' Parlor is along the same lines as the Inn, but it is down- town near the river. At this time it is open and offers good old bluegrass and beer. (For those who like the kinkier entertainment, the massage parlors are numerous around there). In the shadow of Vanderbilt are some good eating places. Irelands, one of the three in Nashville, offers their famous steak and biscuits; O ' Charley ' s offers some really sensibly priced steaks and a bit more sophistication than previously men- tioned place; Muhlenbrink ' s Saloon (formerly Jocks) is also in that area. Right smack in the middle of town is the new Hyatt-Regency which offers some really neat places to go and some really sensible prices, too. On the first floor is the Blue Max, a discotheque which as really offers some high class entertainment such as the Buckinghams and the Platters. There is a cover charge, but the drinks are really good as are the shows. Traveling up the glass elevators in the 30-plus stories, one will find on the top floor of the Regency the Polaris Room, a revolving cocktail lounge which offers a spectacular view of the city through the glass window. The cocktails are good and strong, sometimes one wonders if perhaps that is why the room revolves. Also in the Regency is the Window Box, a piano bar and Hugo s a gourmet res- taurant. ' On down the Regency is the world-famous Printer ' s Alley, which offers some strip joints as well as some classy es Heaven Lee is perhaps the attraction for the Black Poodle and she really puts on a show — well worth the $2 cover charge. But stay away from the drinks. ; Upstairs is the Cabaret room which of- fers the female impersonators who put on really a impressive show. It is a respect- able place, too. If lounges are your type of entertain- ment, the best one around is the Lane Lounge at the Rode way Inn at 1-40 and Briley Parkway. The Pride really puts on an ex- traordinary show and there is dancing and cocktails. Nashville abounds in good restaurants: The Jolly Ox has three locations and offers some really good steaks with a fairly de- cent salad bar as well as unusual atmosphere; The Smugglers Inn on Murfreesboro Road is in the style of a (continued )