Just wondering if there is anyone from the Knoxville or surrounding area on the board.

I got my Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1991, and lived there from 1987-1991. Knoxville and the surrounding area during the Dogwood Festival is the most paradisically beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my life, and I’ve been around. I hope to get back there around this time of year (or a little later) at least once before I die. I love East Tennessee. Welcome to the forum.

Dandridge here, abt 30 miles north and a UT alum!!

@ ron So you’re a University of Texas alumni? What was your favorite bar on 6th street? When I moved to Texas, it confused me too, since UTA’s color is Orange (although more of a burnt orange than UTK) and everybody here just calls it UT. Luckily, I know how to “offend” myself, which means, “hit first, ask questions later.”

@LHB No, looks like we have a common alma mater steeped in the big orange ambiguity to which your refer. Did some nighttime libation on Cumberland Avenue, an experience you probably shared and at about the same time (I graduated in a few years before you, but lived in K’town until a few years ago). BTW, it’s Dogwood time again. Cheers.