A Howling Good Time

Trip to Honeysuckle Hill Farm a Good (and Somewhat Scarey) Time for All.

A group of Brave People left Nashville last Saturday night (10/26) for Springfield, Tennessee. It was OutCentral's first annual trip to Honeysuckle Hill Farm and Screaming Creek Haunted Woods. Most of us were newbies to this kind of fun--but excited to be going together for the evening.

The temperature was dropping quickly, and darkness was coming quickly as we reached our destination. There, in the middle of nowhere, hundreds--maybe thousands (really)--of people had already arrived for their night of Halloween fun. As our eyes adjusted to the darkness, we suddenly realized something that we don't see too much in Nashville – thousands of stars.

Now, OutCentral had made arrangements to have a bonfire for the evening. When we got to our campsite the fire was already going and we really appreciated the warmth. After roasting marshmellows and enjoying some great Smorz, we headed over to the Johnny Cash Corn Maze. In order to get to the maze we had to take a hayride. They had these big tractors that pulled these huge wagons that carried about 100 people at a time. They were filled. While we waited for the wagon, we took time to take a really bad pic and some of us had homemade pickles.

The Johnny Cash Corn Maze was really amazing! Imagine a maze the size of one or two football filleds. From the air (as shown on their website) it really does look like the face of Johnny Cash. With flashlights on we headed into the maze. Our goal was simple: go into the maze and find our way out as quickly as possible. It wasn't easy.

Middle Tennessee Bear Alliance Contributes $1,500 to OutCentral
Summer Fling 2008 a Successful First Event and Very Generous

At their first major event, Summer Fling, the newly-formed Middle Tennessee Bear Alliance raised $1,500 for OutCentral. Bears from across the United States traveled to Nashville for this first-ever event. On Saturday night, the group produced the Village Bears Banquet Extravaganza which included a catered BBQ dinner, silent auction, and comedy show. Those in attendance were very generous.

On Sunday afternoon at the group's Summer Picnic at Two Rivers Park, OutCentral's Executive Director Jim Hawk was present to receive the group's donation. "I know that they were very surprised and excited that so much money was raised, and must admit that I was too. This is MTBA's first major event, and for it to be so successful and the group to be so generous says great things about their future."

The Middle Tennessee Bear Alliance will have their regular meetings at OutCentral. MTBA was formed to build a stronger, more diverse family of like-minded men of all ages, shapes, colors and sizes, offering a wide variety of activities that appeal to many different lifestyles and tastes. Visit their website at middletnbearalliance.com for details and meeting information.