The “Moon River” I speak of is the river Audrey Hepburn sang of in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I’ve always loved that song. I remember that my mama bought me the Andy Williams’ album with his cover of that song. Later on, I bought an 8 track tape – remember those? – The Best
The “Moon River” I speak of is the river Audrey Hepburn sang of in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I’ve always loved that song. I remember that my mama bought me the Andy Williams’ album with his cover of that song. Later on, I bought an 8 track tape – remember those? – The Best
The Monument Garden: A Monumental H...
August 22, 2018 in History, SportI recently shared here about our summer vacay trip to Atlanta, Georgia. As most of y’all know, I’m an avid baseball fan and the Atlanta Braves, being just 200 miles from my hometown, are my most favorite team, though I have followed other teams...
242 Years Old and Still Counting...
July 4, 2018 in Celebrations, Events, HistoryIt’s certainly hard to imagine all that has preceded this day; 242 years is a long time and the historical events that fill that time are innumerable. But being the history lover I am, and a North Carolina boy, my mind always returns to...
Memorial Day: A Sacred Day of Remem...
May 28, 2018 in History, HolidayOn this day, as a nation, we take the time to honor those, who in times of great need, put their own life on the line and gave it up to preserve the special way of life we all take for granted, seldom looking...
My Irish Eyes are Always Smiling...
March 14, 2018 in Books, HistoryThough not an official national holiday in America celebrated by the government or businesses with a day off with pay, Saint Patrick’s Day is an observance of the heritage and culture of the Irish. It is, however, officially celebrated and observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion...
Winter’s Still Here, but̷...
January 17, 2018 in Entertainment, HistoryAnd here I go again, suffering through another day of winter’s fury. The month of January, so far, has not been friendly here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. We’ve had above average days of sub-freezing temperatures along with days of ice and...
I’m Haunted By the Ghost of T...
November 1, 2017 in Books, Historic Sites, History…and at what better time than the Halloween season to dwell on such a fact. Today being All Saints’ Day signifies that fact that last night was Halloween, beginning the three-day observance of Allohallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead,...
When I “Look Homeward,”...
October 18, 2017 in HistoryBeing a native of Asheville, NC, from the time I was a young student I was made totally aware of the famous author born in my mountain town, Thomas Wolfe. And he made our town famous with his first novel “Look Homeward Angel”. The novel is definitely autobiographical...
“I’m stuck in Craggy Pr...
March 8, 2017 in History…and time keeps draggin’ on.” And my apologies to Johnny Cash for the paraphrase of his classic hit but it just fit so perfectly with the subject of today’s tale. What I speak of is the old Craggy Correctional Center, which we always just called Craggy...
