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Smashville Rising: A Detroit Fan’s Firsthand Account

It was the summer of 2007. Apple revolutionized technology by releasing the fist version of the iPhone upon the world while filmgoers were simultaneously falling in love with the summer’s biggest on-screen hero, Spider Pig. It was also at this time when I made the decision to move to Nashville, Tennessee. I had never set foot in Tennessee before 2007 and I knew next to nothing about Music City.

But I was aware that they had a professional hockey team.

Just months before I moved to Nashville, there was an attempt made by Canadian businessman, Jim Balsillie to purchase the Predators.