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Monumental Heroics
Monumental Heroics by Deborah Fagan Carpenter They came from many states and multiple countries. They were Caucasian, African-American, Oriental, Hispanic, various cultures, origins, and religions. They were police officers, fire fighters, National Guard units, Swat teams, the Cajun Navy, ordinary … Continue reading
OUR SPIRITUAL WATERING HOLE Carla Carlisle
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Texas as they endure nothing short of a disaster. The tragic events unfolding in towns and cities across the coast of Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey are a painful reminder of the devastation reeked … Continue reading
Sullivan’s Hollow
Sullivan’s Hollow by Joe Goodell The streams, Oakahay and Okatoma gathered strength from the creeks to become wider and deeper, while wandering their steady way through the future Smith County of Mississippi. It was a network of generous waterways, … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South
Tagged Joe Goodell, Mississippi, southern culture, southern history, Sullivan's Hollow
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Old and New Converge
Old and New Convergeby Deborah Fagan Carpenter Once a thriving town on the Illinois Central Railroad line, when the train repair shops relocated in 1930 and mechanization took over farming, Water Valley, Mississippi, like so many small towns, was … Continue reading
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Tagged B.T.C. Old Fashioned Grocery, Base Camp Coding Academy, Blu-Buck Mercantile, Bozarts Gallery/Water Valley, Crawdad Hole/Water Valley, Deborah Fagan Carpenter, Dixie Belle Cafe, exploring the south, Mississippi blues, MS, southern culture, Turnage Drug Store, Water Valley, Yalo Studio and Gallery, Yalobusha Brewing Company
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Ode to Billie Jean
Ode to Billie Jeanby Gary Wright “There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman.It’s a thing no married man knows anything about.”—Oscar Wilde American Country music has no counterpart anywhere in the world. Its father … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
Tagged Billie Jean Jones, Country Music, exploring the south, Faron Young, Gary Wright, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Phantom of the Opry
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OLD’ HANK’S CARR
Old’ Hank’s Carrby Gary Wright “Everything is so random there must be a pattern.” As the sun was rising on New Year’s Day about 65 years ago, a beautiful, shiny blue Cadillac pulled up the Hill, West Virginia hospital in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1952 Cadillac, Charles Carr, exploring the south, Gary Wright, Hank Williams, southern music
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Is there a more magical place?
Is there a more magical place? Deborah Fagan Carpenter Guilty! Sometimes I buy books from Amazon, and sometimes I read on a tablet. Hey, it’s fun to anticipate the arrival of a book in the mail, and then to rip … Continue reading
ME OH MY—JAMBALAYA!
ME OH MY—JAMBALAYA! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter Mardi Gras! It’s the South’s great party! A prelude to Ash Wednesday and Lent, Mardi Gras originated in Europe, but it began in the U.S. in—still under debate—either New Orleans or Mobile. (In Louisiana … Continue reading
Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain
Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain By Gary Wright Often, things are not as they seem; usually, but not always, more so than ever Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr. October 10, 1832–April 17, 1904 Widely known … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, exploring the south, Gary Wright, Mardi Gras, Mobile Mardi Gras, southern culture
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