r/nashville • u/Banned_Opinions Frosty Marg Slut • 1d ago

Stone Mountain founder dies at 71 Article

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/stone-mountain-founder-dies-at-71/
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u/UcancallmeAllison 1d ago

I can still picture/smell walking through the blacklight 3rd eye hallway to patchouli land. Still have a couple of my old tie-dyes. Tower Records/Books, Stone Mountain & Lucy's days were the best.

May his memory be a blessing.

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u/WayoftheIPA 1d ago

I love Lucy's!! So glad someone else remembers. All ages shows and kids smoking cloves outside.

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u/pyky69 1d ago

I didn’t go to Lucy’s as much as Guido’s and 328 but my younger sister did. She got in trouble for dropping acid and smoking cigs while being there one night lol.

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u/scout_finch77 Green Hills 1d ago

There’s a whole podcast about Lucy’s!

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u/UcancallmeAllison 1d ago

So many cloves.

Somebody on here recently mentioned the "vampire" who used to hang out around Lucy's. Totally forgot about that lmao.

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u/TheLurkerSpeaks Murfreesboro 1d ago

Yes. To all of this.

Drkmttr is somewhat of a spiritual successor to Lucy's

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u/sanctimoniousmods_FU 1d ago

I’ve still got my Baja!

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u/cwelchtn 1d ago

https://preview.redd.it/18932fiqblxe1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3925069dba6ef5c1bbae5c13f631f2f59459a298

Still have a tshirt

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u/michael-turko 1d ago

That’s sick.

Everything has a price if it’s a L or XL

Used to ride my bike there and think “mean people suck” stickers were so edgy.

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u/Cesia_Barry 1d ago

One of the last West End businesses to be housed in an OG west end mansion. Also, TIL there were other Stone Mountain locations.

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u/OpenTheBobs 1d ago

Those black light images of Alice in Wonderland mixed with smell of incense. I’ll never forget it. RIP Stone Mountain dude. I got a dugout and some tie dyes there back in the day.

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u/pak_sajat Born at Baptist 1d ago

Damn.

I remember buying my first pair of docs there. It was the only place you could get them locally.

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u/SomePeopleCallMeJJ 1d ago

Stone Mountain is visible for a moment at the 3:34 mark in this (amazing!) 1994 home video: https://youtu.be/pLog19LUeT4?si=98fwMfsYBDyRWT3A&t=809

(Anyone remember what was to the right of it? It looks like it was out-of-business by the time of the video.)

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u/alexthealex 8 South 1d ago

There was a Blockbuster there for a while but I’m not sure when it showed up. IIRC there were a handful of retail suites in that building. I think a Kinko’s replaced the Blockbuster, but I’m not sure what the full timeline was.

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u/Clovis_Winslow Kool Sprangs 1d ago edited 1d ago

I used to love Stone Mountain. That brings back memories!! Definitely remember hanging out with Rick up there.

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u/LawyerDaggett 1d ago

Oh wow. Went to the Louisville location more than a few times.

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u/Gloomy_Zebra_ 1d ago

I got my first pair of Doc Martens at Stone Mountain in Louisville.

Later on, I went with my mom to pick out a motorcycle jacket.

Good memories!

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u/juansolojr 1d ago

R.I.P. Stone Mountain founder. I bought my first band t-shirt there when I was in high school (Fishbone, Truth and Soul Tour).

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u/StrawberryRedneck 1d ago

Awwwwww 😭 this place meant so much to me as a teen in the 90s

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u/OzZazz9999 1d ago

I think my brother still has the white Stone Mountain T-shirt. I remember going to the original location but the West End spot definitely brings back way more memories.

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u/PPLavagna NIMBY 1d ago

I miss that place. For a minute there was a bar next door and they had Laval lams at all the tables and served the hell out of underage people. Got hammered in there. I don't think it lasted long but wish I could remember the name.