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A few weeks ago we visited Sauta Cave to watch bats leave the cave in a spectacle which could be called the Carlsbad Caverns of the East Coast. While everyone else were decked out in there ponchos to avoid teh guanno falling... we opted to be brave and ignore the need. As night fell we could begin to hear the flapping of wings with the start of many bats forth coming. As we actually walked to the very mouth of the cave... thousands of bats flew out overhead. The danger of a guanno shower increased... but I only had one impact.

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in eastern North America. Each summer the cave is home to hundreds of thousands of endangered Gray Bats. Although a few bats use the cave throught the year it is during the summer months when members hit their peak.

Gray bats were listed as endangered in 1976 after studies showed the population had decreased by 50 perecent. This decrease is due to heavy disturbance by humans on their environments. Sauta Cave is also home to the Indiana bat also endangered.

Each evening during the summer the bats leave the cave to forage along the Tennessee River. Peak flight is in the early summer with 300,000 to 400,000 bats exiting the cave.

This is an amazing site and you should plan to experience this when in the area. Be there at dusk and enjoy the show.

Watch a clip of the start of the bats coming out

Posted by itzjerm at 11:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Huntsville a music Scene? hardly...

True there was that one time that rasputina came to town... and actually Incubus played...

But seems there was a turning point in Huntsville music History.... a few years ago Filter was to play and cacelled from big spring Jam..

I've never been since.

Why?

Look at this years lineup.

Pathetic at best.... there may be an ok band or there ... but all of the ok (key word ok) bands have already played Huntsville in the last 2 years.

So to you Mr. Big Spring Jam Organizer I don't salute you... I say i'll be off to Nashville for better shows.

Posted by itzjerm at 07:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Will you hurry up and go... I have the attention span of a gnat

-Damon playing an entertaining game of Life

Posted by itzjerm at 01:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

So some excellent shows coming to the Nashville Area in the next few months... Here is a run down. And some help in how to get tickets. See you at these events (I'm bound to be at some of them... let me know if you are going)

8/17/06 Vast plays in Nashville at the exit in $10

Vast is a one man band... until he tours. His broody music should make for a pretty good show at this great small venue.

9/10/06 She Wants Revenge Plays the Exit In in Nashville $15

This group is a recreation of Joy Division. If you like dark Ambient Dance Music with mono tone voices I'll see you there.

9/13/06 Muse plays at the War Memrial Museum in Nashville $27.50

Tickets Available this SATURDAY!... they have been selling out shows lately...

You can't see a better show these days. (OK maybe radiohead depending on your taste). But the energy is great at these shows... It will be my 7th time seeing them.

9/20/06 Matisyahu and Gomez play in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium $40A jewish regaee rapper and guster a alternative folkish british band. This should prove interesting in the venue voted best in the country 2 of the last 3 years.

9/24/06 Of Montreal plays at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville $15

If the Beatles came back in all there Sgt. Peppers Glory this would be them.

10/04/06 Frank Black plays at the Mercy Lounge $20

Frank Black lead singer of the pixies.. his howling yelps and growling vocals are memorabile always. Never on par to the pixies a good performer.

10/20/06 Blue Man group at the Gaylord Center $50

I've heard this is one of the best live shows going these days. Here is how to get the presale tickets...

go to ticketmaster here

go to the Ticketdeals Partner Presale window and enter this password: tmdeal

Well see you there everyone...

Posted by itzjerm at 10:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (6)

You could be the Champion this month. Last month I was able to maintain my expert level in the fields of

Alternative/Techno Music
Fish
Math
National Parks
Space Program

However I was in close pursuit...

Therefore the person who got closest is this months Expert for us to beat

THE WINNER:
milkdud105
Elise Marks from Sunny California...

See if you can beat here this month. She'll be picking the Categories.

As for the other contenders last month:

1. Jerm (AL) (245 points, 4 wins)
2. milkdud105 (218 points, 4 wins)
3. Danny(GA) (176 points, 2 wins)
4. duh1 (165 points, 0 wins)
5. Emily(GA) (159 points, 1 wins)
6. knows nothing (154 points, 1 wins)
7. Amber (TN) (145 points, 1 wins)
8. Jason (Ga) (141 points, 1 wins)
9. starburst8105 (134 points, 0 wins)
10. Big BrainLittle Mind (AL) (133 points, 2 wins)

Who will be nexts months expert?... who ever gets closest to beating or beats Elise will choose the topics next month.

Go Play now!

Posted by itzjerm at 10:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)