my friends wedding is coming up and its early in the afternoon so i figured id go out that night

3/4/2006 3:41:38 PM

which bristol?

3/4/2006 6:55:15 PM

Tennessee? Nothing.

Connecticut? Slightly more than nothing.

3/4/2006 7:22:04 PM

virginia? still....nothing. it must be something with the name....

3/4/2006 8:05:29 PM

race ain't for a few weeks, so i'll second... nothing...

3/4/2006 8:25:45 PM

your cousin?

3/4/2006 8:28:31 PM

bristol tn

man if there isnt shit to do i just wont get a hotel and i'll drive back that day, i was really hoping someone knew of a bar or something

3/4/2006 8:36:03 PM

you can head down to johnson city, it's a semi college town.. there is a few places to hang out there... hell at the worst they have a hooters...

3/5/2006 6:41:40 AM

I spent 2 days in Bristol, TN for Easter once, not much to do besides look at horses and farms and go to church.

Mountains you have to pass through to get there are pretty though.

3/5/2006 10:57:20 AM

i'm in bristol, uk now - not that you care.

3/5/2006 11:36:52 AM

MajrShorty was one of my favorite TWWers when i signed up

3/5/2006 12:26:27 PM

there is a bar across the street from the residence inn in kingsport with all sorts of rednecks. it's got karaoke and cheap beer. good times during race weekends.
but otherwise...i know of nothing interesting in the area.

3/5/2006 7:10:13 PM

is johnson city where king college is?

3/7/2006 3:36:17 AM

East Tenn. State Univ. is there, King College is in Bristol, TN

3/7/2006 6:22:20 AM

I thought this was about Bristol, UK -- I think they're IMAX theatre is less than 5 yrs old, and definitely go up to the observation tower at that park...

-ZiP!-

3/7/2006 8:43:12 AM

^ knows what he's talking about

also not to be missed: the coronation tap (just go early - otherwise it's like a college frat party, complete with people puking right and left)

budokan has LOVELY good, also yiamass on park street is a great place to spend a friday night

and then there's the entirety of the waterfront - especially including the eShed.

clifton village is really nice for shopping, and the hippodrome usually has something good on to watch.

<3 Bristol

3/7/2006 9:16:19 AM

^i'm very jealous!

i'm gonna see if i can be in the UK in 1-2 yrs time

we'll see

i feel like i'm part of the way there thus far

raleigh 2004 -> durham 2004-2005 -> nyc 2005-present

-ZiP!-

3/7/2006 8:40:19 PM

I spent about half of my life in Bristol, VA/TN, and I never did find anything to do up there. They have a pretty badass movie theatre off of the Lee Highway exit. It's buried somewhere in the consumer circus that popped up out of nowhere (5 years ago the only thing over there was cows). Other than that, it's pretty boring. You could always buy a shitload of those scratch off lottery tickets.

3/9/2006 11:28:59 AM

^^ fair enough really - lemme know if you end up in the UK - i'm moving here for good in June so i'll be around def. in the south - the north is FAR too cold for FAR too long for my tastes!

3/9/2006 12:59:28 PM

PM sent

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3/10/2006 9:58:10 PM

Burn crosses.

3/11/2006 6:41:59 PM

yep, not much to do. you'd be better off driving back to boone to go out. the drive from mountain city to bristol on 421 is fun as hell though.

3/12/2006 6:02:34 PM

ive done that drive, i forgot about it
that may be my new plan

3/12/2006 6:07:17 PM

one section is about as close to the dragon as you'll find in the nc/tn/va area.

3/13/2006 1:17:50 AM