May 2023

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A Little Jack

May 23, 2023 0 Comment

It seems like I’ve heard about Lynchburg, Tennessee forever. I can thank the Jack Daniels advertising department for that. To the casual observer, there’s not much to Lynchburg; basically a…

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Fairyland

May 22, 2023 0 Comment

Fairytales. Like kinky sex, sweet cocktails, and Jerry Lewis movies, they seem fun at first but can turn on you in an instant. No one plumbed the dark depths of…

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Joe-Jah

May 20, 2023 0 Comment

“Joe-Jah” is how a friend of my parents, Hettie Bates, pronounced Georgia. She was a force of nature, loud and funny. I was told she was issued one of the…

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The Towing Museum

May 16, 2023 0 Comment

Susan assured me that we would not want to miss the National Towing Museum during our visit to Chattanooga. She was right. Who wouldn’t like to see the very first…

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The Coker Museum

May 10, 2023 0 Comment

Pardon me, boy Is that the Chattanooga choo choo? Track twenty-nine Boy, you can gimme a shine Glenn Miller and his Orchestra from Sun Valley Serenade I bet you’ve seen…

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Nashville Cats

May 4, 2023 0 Comment

Nashville cats, play clean as country water Nashville cats, play wild as mountain dew Nashville cats, been playin’ since they’s babies Nashville cats, get work before they’re two –The Lovin’…

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Bloomin’ Cactus

May 4, 2023 0 Comment

Cor blimey! Lord love a duck! I’m gobsmacked, chuffed. I’m streets ahead and sitting up like Jackie! Sorry for the British-isms. Once I started with “bloomin'” I couldn’t stop! Unless…