Fall 2015

WBCCI - Nashville Music City Unit 158

Nashville Music City Unit News

In this issue

From the President Pg. 1

Henry Horton Election Rally Pg. 2

Henry Horton Rally Photos Pg. 3

2015 Region 6 Rally Pg. 4

Photos 6 2015 Rally Pg. 5

2015 Music City Activities Pg. 6

Nashville Unit Rally of the

Americana Music Triangle Pg. 7

Officers, Trustees, Comm. Pg. 8

Birthdays & Anniversaries Pg. 9

WBCCI News & Views Pg. 10

Info Reprints Pg. 11

From the President

We would like to welcome our new members.

Jackson, John & Meriae 835 Yell Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091 E-mail: jack944@bellsouth.net Home: 931-359-5434 Cell: 931-639-0974

Kenny, Michael & Marcia 5008 Highpoint Road, Pleasantview, TN 37146 E-mail: mpk2@hotmail.com 615-746-3514

Story, Raymond & Debbie 112 Natchez Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075 E-mail: rrstory@att.net

Cell: 615-430-4142

McGee, Charles & Bobbi 1075 Belmont Drive, Monterey, TN 38574 E-mail: cfmcgee3@hotmail.com Home: 931-839-8289 Cell: 581-770-7767

Vaughter, Rob & Ellen 6949 Highway 41 North, Cedar Hill, TN 37032 E-mail: cga0641@yahoo.com Home: 615-913-1086 Cell: 931-237-1023

Weaver, Dorris Wayne & Ritaanne 706 Scenic Drive, Lewisburg, TN 37091 E-mail: dwweaver@vcourthouse.net Home: 931-647-3131 Cell: 931-359-4933

Jeanie Tillman

More info on these new members in

the 2016 Membership Directory

Fred Lieb celebrates a

milestone birthday.

Fred and Connie with

Frances Taylor

at his big birthday bash.

Happy Birthday, Fred!

Henry Horton Election Rally

September 17—20, 2015

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There were 14 trailers and approximately 30 people at

the Henry Horton State Park for the Nashville Music

City September Rally. The weather was wonderful for

the Rally. There were three new members who

attended who have joined or will join shortly- DW and

RitaAnn Weaver; John and Meriae Jackson; and Jay

and Gabi Jarrell with children Luke and Lani. Mike

Maurer had his son and grandson to the Rally with his

Airstream trailer, and Jim and Sara Lee had a couple

who are interested in buying an Airstream.

Jim Johnson Jr.-President, conducted the Annual Elec-

tion and Business meeting at the McCord Room in the

Henry Horton Lodge. After a one-hour meeting, the

group adjourned to the seafood buffet. The potluck

dinner on the first night was great. We have some

wonderful cooks in our group and there was more

than we could consume. The breakfast meals each

morning for three days were muffins/fruit; biscuits/

sausage/fruit. Pancakes with fruit was provided by

Tommy. There were lots of stories and jokes told

around the breakfast table and laughter all morning.

Jim discussed the International meeting in New Mexi-

co, and informed us of the changes to the bylaws vot-

ed on at the meeting. He conducted the election with

the slate of officers and appointments; Jeanie Tillman

was elected President; Linda Gough elected as 1st VP;

Jim Lee elected 2nd VP. Susan Martin was reappointed

as Recording Secretary; Tommy Shepherd elected to

Treasurer; Barry Collins, Nancy Kimbrough, Mike

Maurer, and Bobby Taylor elected to Trustee’s for one

year term; and Sara Lee, Rachel Shepherd, and Gene

Gough elected to Trustee’s for two year term.

Appointed to office were- Mike Maurer- Membership

Chairman; Dot Joiner- Finance Committee Chair; Charlie

Tillman-Corresponding Secretary; Sue Chasteen- Directo-

ry, Newsletter and Web Chair; and Jim Lee-Public Rela-

tions.

The “Step back in Time” Festival was reported to have

over 5,000 people attending for the Friday and Saturday

event. This is always the third weekend in September.

The campgrounds were in good shape and everyone

commented that they would like to come back next year.

Sunday devotion was conducted and a collection was

taken for the “Cents for Kids”. It was a great meeting,

and the Hosts were thanked for their work.

Jim Lee

Public Relations Chair

Henry Horton Election Rally Photos

Enjoying the weather and sharing a meal.

Jim Johnson, outgoing president, addresses Election Rally attendees.

Breakfast is ready!

Lots of good conversation went on at the Election Rally attendees.

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2015 REGION 6 RALLY

Region 6 Rally Report,

The Region 6 Rally was held at Sunroamer RV park in

Picayune, Mississippi from October 13th-17th. Nash-

ville Music City was represented by 9 units. Six of

these had just participated in the Americana Music

Caravan, held immediately prior. An enjoyable time

was had by the 60 or so rigs in attendance. The new

International President, Jim Schwerdfeger and wife

Raisin also attended.

Activities included a Ladies Hat Luncheon, a golf and

joker tournament, and instruction on how to operate

automatic embroidery sewing machines. Some Nash-

ville members toured the nearby NASA facility. The

cooking team from Louisiana, joined by Jessie and

Cathy Vest from the Memphis Unit served several

breakfasts and dinners. The food was outstanding.

Bill and Betty Lancaster, musicians from the Alabama

Unit, supplied excellent entertainment one night. You

may remember them from the Tennessee State Rally.

Foley RV, from Gulfport, brought six new rigs for eve-

ryone to see. One of the units sold. A huge, really

detailed, cake in the shape of an Airstream was pro-

vided by Foley.

There were two seminars presented during the rally.

One seminar was unit office training and the other was

about pursuing unit awards. Six individuals for our

unit attended each one. In addition, our new Music

City Unit president, Jeanie Tillman was installed.

Sunroamer RV Park is owned by a fellow Airstreamer,

and Robin has really upgraded the facilities since buy-

ing the park. It was a great site for the region rally. If

you are in the area, be sure to stop and spend a night

or two.

Jim Johnson

Technical Tips

I want to let you know about a technical reference that

will help you understand and maintain your Airstreams.

At the International Rally in Farmington, Howard Lefko-

witz, the chairman of the tech help group, held a series

of seminars on the care and feeding of Airstreams.

These seminars included helpful handouts, with highly

detailed information. These seminars included electri-

cal, propane, air conditioners and refrigerators, etc.

Reading these handouts is a real education, and they

are available on the wbcci.org website. The place to

look is: http://wbccicaravan.wbcci.net

This is the caravan section of the website. The

handouts are the blue hyperlink on the right side of the

page. More tech help is available on the main website

under the “Maintenance Info” tab. Then click on

“Airstream Tech Help Group”. Here is a link:

http://wbcci.org/maintenance-info/tech-help-group

This is a compilation of tech help articles in past Blue

Beret.

Take a few minutes and look at both of these re-

sources. I think you’ll agree that the time spent is time

well spent. It might even save you a dollar or two.

Sadly Howard passed away Sunday, October 4 at his

home in Maryland at the age of 83. He will be sorely

missed.

Jim Johnson

WBCCI 2015 Region 6 Rally Was Held in Picayune, MS October 13-16

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Our Music City Unit was well represented at this year’s Region 6 Rally in Picayune, MS.

Some of the members attending were Jeanie Tillman, Jim & Jenise Johnson,

Bobby & Frances Taylor, Fred & Connie Lieb, Hugh & Sue Chasteen, Bill & Susan Martin

and Mike Maurer. Past members of our unit, Gerry & Nancy Goffinet (now in Alabama)

also joined us.

The good folks at Foley Airstream brought six new Airstreams to the Rally for us to tour

(and yearn for!) And … they had a special Airstream cake made, which you can see didn’t

last long (see photo below).

Betty & Bill Lancaster, with the

Alabama Unit, provided entertain-

ment at the President’s Dinner.

Jenice Johnson sits some of the

attendees at the

Pearls & Pinecone Luncheon.

Lynette Dussault, winner of the

Pearls & Pinecone Hat Luncheon

and her mother.

Airstream Cake provided by Foley

Airstream.

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2015 MUSIC CITY UNIT ACTIVITIES

Nashville Music City Unit Christmas Luncheon

December 5, 2015

Logan's Road House, Mt. Juliet

(Providence Shopping Center)

Please let the hosts know if you plan to attend:

Dan & Shirley Brawner (615-308-4841)

Jerry & Nancy Kimbrough (615-804-3431)

The luncheon is planned to be a causal get-

together with lots of talking and laughing

By the time you read this the Rally will be over.

See more info in an upcoming newsletter.

WAS HELD November 11—15

Fall Rally at Cloudland State Park, Cloudland, GA

Hosts: Charlie & Jeanie Tillman (931-205-4205)

Jim & Sara Lee (931-652-9230)

Registered Attendees:

Barry Collins

John & Meriae Jackson

Michael & Marcia Kenny

Jim & Sara Lee

Perry & Linda Tilghman

Charlie & Jeanie Tillman

D. W. & RitaAnne Weaver

Fall Rally at Cloudland State Park, Cloudland, GA

The 2016 Music City Membership Directory being prepared with the renewing and new members.

If you have any updated information (phone, cell, email, address, etc.), please let me know right

away. Sue Chasteen: 615-347-9060 or vsue@chasteen.me

2016 MUSIC CITY DMEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

Nashville Music City Unit Americana

Music Caravan

The first Americana Music Caravan, conducted during the

first two weeks of October, covered music venues in

Nashville and Muscle Shoals Area. There were 6 rigs in

attendance from the Nashville group, and one unit from

Alabama. The group visited the “Back Stage at the

Ryman”, and enjoyed a visit to the historic RCA Studio A.

Studio A was opened to the public for the first time since

it was saved from developers last year. We got the

chance to meet Nashville dignitary and preservationist

Aubrey Preston and dog, who helped save the studio. On

Sunday, Bobby and Francis Taylor graciously invited the

group to their house for a cookout and bonfire. Then on

Monday, we visited historic Studio B and Country Hall of

Fame.

Hugh & Sue Chasteen invited us to spend the afternoon

and night at their farm near Ardmore (AL/TN) which was

right on the way to Florence and Muscle Shoals. We

toured their farm, played a bit with the horses then

cooked out and enjoyed the evening talking, laughing and

afterwards viewed the wonderful array of stars that were

so bright in the night sky. On Wednesday we traveled to

McFarland Park campground on the TN River in Florence

AL. Evening dinner at the 360 Grill. Thursday we visited

Ivy Green, Helen Keller's home, and the Rattle Snake Sa-

loon, built into a cave. Friday was the highlight of the

Muscle Shoals stop with the tour of FAME Studio and the

AL Music Hall of Fame and the Muscle Shoals Sound Stu-

dio, also known as 3614 Jackson Hwy. Saturday included

a visit to the Rosenbaum House - the only Frank Lloyd

Wright House in AL. Afterward we had lunch Bunyan’s

BBQ, a well known joint and met Bob Wray, a profes-

sional studio musician who has played electric bass on

many well known albums. He treated us to a visit at

the campground and shared some of his stories. That

night we went to Flobama, a downtown bar, and lis-

tened to local music. On Sunday we visited the JC

Handy Home and Museum. Handy is considered the

father of Blues music, and a Florence native. From

Florence, the group traveled to Picayune, MS for the

Region 6 Rally.

Jim Johnson

Music Rally Attendees (listed alphabetically):

Americana Music Rally, continued

Chasteens Hugh & Sue

Goffinets Gerry & Nancy

Johnsons Jim & Jenice

Liebs Fred & Connie

Maurer Mike

Taylors Bobby & Frances

Back Row: Connie & Fred Lieb and Mike

Maurer. Front Row: Jim and Jenice Johnson.

Connie Lieb with Sam & Shirley Massey at

Fred’s birthday party

Happy Birthday Again, Fred!

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Officers

President - Jeanie Tillman

1st Vice President - Linda Gough

2nd Vice President - Jim Lee

Treasurer - Tommy Shepherd

Recording Secretary - Susan Martin

Corresponding Secretary - Charlie Tillman

One Year Trustees

Barry Collins

Open

Open

2015—2016 Music City Offic-

ers, Trustees and Committees

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The first Americana Music Triangle Rally was a

great success and fun even though we only did

Muscle Shoals. Next year, if there is another rally,

more stops will likely be added.

Visit our Music City Website

Two Year Trustees:

Barry Collins

Open

Open

Committees

Finance Committee – Dot Joiner

Information Coordinator – Jim Lee

Membership – Mike Maurer

Newsletter & Membership Directory Editor &

Web Master – Sue Chasteen

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2015

September

October

November

Sue & Hugh Chasteen 3

Janet & Phil Gordon 3

Frances & Bobby Taylor 3

Jean & Ken Ritenour 14

Faye & Don Detiveaux 17

Connie & Fred Lieb 15

Linda & Perry Tilghman 22

Natalee & Gary Baker 23

Jerry & Nancy Kimbrough 26

If you have an anniversary

or a birthday in

September, October or

November

and we missed it,

please let us know.

September

October

November

Janet Gordon 3

Ellen Vaughter 4

Jean Dussault 8

Patsy Gordon 29

Sandy Hughes 22

Fred Lieb 29

Hazel Carter 30

Beverly Gregory 10

Leon Dussault 12

Shirley Massey 15

Linda Tilghman 21

Michael Kenny 22

Fray Carter 24

Don Gordon 28

Jeanie Tillman 29

Frances Taylor 31

Bill Martin 5

Debbie Story 16

David Joiner 21

Sue Chasteen 25

Bob Gregory 26

Jerry Hodge 28

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News & Views An Informational Email from the WBCCI / Airstream Club

International's Electronic Communications Committee

November, 2015.

Are You Signed Up to receive these electronically?

Here is an article on the International Rally:

2016 International Rally at Lewisburg, West Virginia

Considering attending? Registrations have already exceeded 500. Due to the overwhelming response in registrations

the club leadership is making plans to secure additional sites, so stay tuned for more information. You can still register

for the Lewisburg Rally online at wbcci.org or print and complete the registration form, then send it with your check to the

WBCCI Central Office. But do it soon. The Greenbrier Valley is a charming place to reunite with your Airstream friends

and enjoy an abundance of activities, both in and outside the Rally. You won't want to miss this one!

AMERICA'S SECRET AGENT-ERA PAST

Exposed in 1992 by the Washington Post, the Bunker at The Greenbrier Hotel was one of America's most closely guard-

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FALCONRY LESSONS

Greenbrier Outfitters in Lewisburg specializes in falconry lessons, kayaking trips, mountain bike rentals and rides. 304-

536-9245

THE GREENBRIER RIVER TRAIL

Seventy-eight miles of 1% grade trail winds along the longest free-flowing river in the East to waterfalls, picnic areas, a

flat-topped boulder - a local hangout for sunbathing and a refreshing river dip - tunnels, fishing, a you-pick berry farm,

wildlife and tremendous scenic beauty.

THE MOUNTAIN MUSIC TRAIL

Also known as the Seneca Trail, it connects music venues, festivals, musicians, radio stations, music groups and people

devoted to preserving and playing West Virginia's old-time music.

THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC PGA GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE GREENBRIER HOTEL, July 4 - July 10, 2016

THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC CONCERT SERIES, July 4 - July 10, 2016

Do You Like “Off the Beaten Path” Places to Eat?

Well, you could be in a treat while in Mississippi and Louisiana. John T,

Edge, a James Beard Award Nominee, published a book, “Southern Belly”,

in 2000 that has different and unique places to eat in the southern states,

which luckily

include Mississippi and Louisiana. The section in Louisiana starts on page

127 and the Mississippi section starts on page 163. Within each state the

places are listed by region. Other states included in the book are Alabama,

Arkansas, North Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North & South Carolina,

Tennessee, East Texas, and Virginia.

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