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| Owner Dave Goodrow (left) and Coach Stuart Smalley model The Village Green's latest metrosexual 'manparel' at the team's fashion show at the Goodrow-A-Go-Go. |
By Ariel Mutha-Tafoya
FSN Sports
Reflecting what some have called a national trend, the Village Green have become the first NFFA franchise — and perhaps the first pro sports franchise of any type — to offer officially licensed leggings, handbags and other accessories for men.
During an invitation-only fashion show Sunday at the JoJo-a-GoGo, team owner Dave Goodrow and coach Stuart Smalley modeled the bright green men’s leggings (known informally as “meggings”), manpurses and a stylish French beret with the Village Green logo.
“The local market is demanding this,” said Oola Lah, fashion columnist for InFocus magazine. “Maybe these items wouldn’t sell on Charlotte Avenue, but in the Village and certain parts of East Nashville, they’ll go fast.”
It was unclear whether any of the other Nashville teams would follow suit, but sources say that the Green’s announcement took the Cambridge Animals by surprise — and that the Animals would soon unveil their own line of what one insider called “metrosexual merch.” According to this source, Animals owner DTA was “screaming like his hair was on fire” when he saw the video of the Green’s fashion show. “Nobody in this league is going to outqueer the Animals!” DTA reportedly yelled.
During an invitation-only fashion show Sunday at the JoJo-a-GoGo, team owner Dave Goodrow and coach Stuart Smalley modeled the bright green men’s leggings (known informally as “meggings”), manpurses and a stylish French beret with the Village Green logo.
“The local market is demanding this,” said Oola Lah, fashion columnist for InFocus magazine. “Maybe these items wouldn’t sell on Charlotte Avenue, but in the Village and certain parts of East Nashville, they’ll go fast.”
It was unclear whether any of the other Nashville teams would follow suit, but sources say that the Green’s announcement took the Cambridge Animals by surprise — and that the Animals would soon unveil their own line of what one insider called “metrosexual merch.” According to this source, Animals owner DTA was “screaming like his hair was on fire” when he saw the video of the Green’s fashion show. “Nobody in this league is going to outqueer the Animals!” DTA reportedly yelled.
Biden rebuffs calls to seize Bakers’ assets
In the wake of repeated calls by Tennessee’s U.S. Senators to seize assets of the 12th Avenue Bakers because of the team’s Russian investors, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that “confiscation of the team’s property without due process will happen over my dead body, and I’m not planning to be dead anytime soon.”
The unusual public statement came in response to questions from pool reporters, who were waiting for Biden as he left Blair House, the vice presidential residence in Washington. Instead of continuing to his limousine, Biden stopped and chatted for several minutes.
“Look,” he said, “the Bakers are a U.S. corporation with majority ownership by a U.S. citizen who is not in trouble with the law.” After pausing for a moment, Biden added, “Well, at least not in trouble over anything related to this Ukraine business.” Than pausing again, he added further, “At least not that I know about.
“In this country we protect the property rights of U.S. citizens. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution, so Barack – I mean President Obama – and I will call out the troops if necessary to do what must be done.”
Noting that Biden more than once has been a guest at the annual Bacchanal to the Future, one reporter asked the vice president whether he had ever attended parties at the West End “Treehouse” of the Bakers’ principal owner QCurl Sharif. Biden appeared to consider the question for a moment, then replied with a broad grin, “What treehouse?”
Despite repeated attempts by the media to reach him, there still has been no word from Sharif, who left Nashville 10 days ago via a chartered jet reportedly bound for Ukraine. There is no record that the flight ever landed as scheduled in Kiev. FSN will have more details as they become available.
The unusual public statement came in response to questions from pool reporters, who were waiting for Biden as he left Blair House, the vice presidential residence in Washington. Instead of continuing to his limousine, Biden stopped and chatted for several minutes.
“Look,” he said, “the Bakers are a U.S. corporation with majority ownership by a U.S. citizen who is not in trouble with the law.” After pausing for a moment, Biden added, “Well, at least not in trouble over anything related to this Ukraine business.” Than pausing again, he added further, “At least not that I know about.
“In this country we protect the property rights of U.S. citizens. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution, so Barack – I mean President Obama – and I will call out the troops if necessary to do what must be done.”
Noting that Biden more than once has been a guest at the annual Bacchanal to the Future, one reporter asked the vice president whether he had ever attended parties at the West End “Treehouse” of the Bakers’ principal owner QCurl Sharif. Biden appeared to consider the question for a moment, then replied with a broad grin, “What treehouse?”
Despite repeated attempts by the media to reach him, there still has been no word from Sharif, who left Nashville 10 days ago via a chartered jet reportedly bound for Ukraine. There is no record that the flight ever landed as scheduled in Kiev. FSN will have more details as they become available.
