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Winter in the Mid-South

Winter in the Mid-South Through the Lens of Butch Boehm

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A Southern New Year’s Day Table by Joe Goodell

A look back at a 2015 New Year’s post by our Mississippi transplant, Joe Goodell! Happy New Year, Y’all!! A Southern New Year’s Day Table by Joe Goodell Prescribed by Southern tradition, and recommended for good luck throughout the year, … Continue reading

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What They Came and Fought For

What They Came and Fought For by Joseph N Goodell It is not entirely clear what the Union Army was after during that seriously brutal encounter in early April 1862 near Shiloh Church. No doubt for increased control of the … Continue reading

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Southern Lamentations

Southern Lamentations by Gary Wright A lot of folks pray for eternal life that can’t occupy themselves on a rainy afternoon. Southerners don’t merely have funerals. We hold death events. Historically, funerals have been held to bury and honor the … Continue reading

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Our Immortal Mules

Our Immortal Mules by Joe Goodell A singular phenomenon, the mule, hybrid off-spring of a donkey (jack) and a horse (mare). The other way around, horse (stallion) and donkey (jennet) gives us the hinny. But time and custom have classified … Continue reading

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Johnny and the Fighting Bear

“Johnny and the Fighting Bear” By Mollie Smith Waters Growing up, I used to hear this story about how two of my uncles got into a fight with a bear. This story is my imagining, and other family member’s retelling … Continue reading

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Mississippi Firsts in Original Rock ‘N’ Roll, Part 2

Mississippi Firsts in Original Rock ‘N’ Roll, Part 2 By Johnny W. Sumrall Jr., Author of Classic Magnolia Rock — History of Original Mississippi Rock and Roll, 1953 – 1970 Dick Clark, Cliff, Barbara, and Ed Thomas Cliff Thomas began … Continue reading

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“I owe my soul to the company store.”

The Company Store by Gary Wright “Saint Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause I can’t go; I owe my soul to the company store.” — Merle Travis, ‘Sixteen Tons’ The ‘Company Store’ was probably one of the most vilified institutions … Continue reading

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Images of Moscow and La Grange, Tennessee Through the Lens of Butch Boehm

Images of Moscow and LaGrange, Tennessee Through the Lens of Butch Boehm                                                         … Continue reading

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Mississippi Firsts in Original Rock ‘n’ Roll

Mississippi Firsts in Original Rock ‘n’ Roll by Johnny W. Sumrall Jr. Author of Classic Magnolia Rock History of Original Mississippi Rock ‘n’ Roll from 1953 – 1970 One of the first bands in the Mississippi Rock and Roll genre … Continue reading

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