Labor Day, Mule Day, Collinsville Alabama 2017
It was a good day in Momma's hometown where the family goes back to 1841 and myself to Dec 16, 1986. I grew up in Gaffney SC 62-78
Got up relatively rested for 64 years and cut through the Methodist parking lot at Trade Day to get downtown, bypass the road block so I could see all 40 plus mules and carriages come through town.
Talked to Thomas Barksdale at the History Center and former Mayor Jimmy Carter who doesn't know as much about Monuments and the Civil War as he thinks he does. Much more about that later.
Went to Jacks for a break and talked to some Auburn Students who were on the way to jump off rocks at Little River Falls. Told them about Beer Can Alley and how to get there. Most of em were engineering students.
Came back through town and spoke to sara patton at Mule Day on the Trade Day grounds as she survived an event there with more aplomb than her incident at the Pig a few weeks ago. Bottom line is yesterday she didn't fall off a mule or a horse.
Came home and my neighbors were grillin and I had some beef ribs in the refrigerator prime for the occasion. Come back later. Just starting less than halfway through on what was a sweet day in Momma's hometown.
Had a cold tall one ultralight there and enjoyed the conversations, catching up on Godfather's pizza still standing in Tennessee and telling stories about Bobby Crocker and Sweet Billy and how that part of Deekalb County used to bee before all the Jordans evaporated and Stephen M Fox the last remnant standing.
Then a cable television became available and I scurried to two venues to catch Del Potro and Thiem then Federer. Del Potro Thiem was one for the ages. As DP is adorable and drama as ever, I was pullin for Thiem cause I wanted to see the generational transition match with Federer tomorrow. Even so plan to be watchin DP and Fed.
Caught a little Rachel Maddow and Ga Tech/U Tenn on the side. I like Paul Johnson. As he says, He and Tech own the SEC East and Nick Saban can't do a damn thing about it....In that vein Clemson by 8 over GuS Malzahn and the Aubies Saturday night.
Go to the facebook wall of Auburn University Democracy Project. That is where I'm gonna take it up with Collinsville Mayor, former Mayor Jimmy Carter.
Here are three books I bet money I don't have he doesn't have a clue about, Books that matter not the reading list the Daughters of the Confederacy gave him in high school and his local Sunday School class with David Ryan.
River of Dark Dreams by Walter Johnson
2. This Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi
3. Rough Country by Robert Wuthnow
4. The King Years by Taylor Branch
And Jumpn Jim Crow, Dailey and Simon Editors
Got up relatively rested for 64 years and cut through the Methodist parking lot at Trade Day to get downtown, bypass the road block so I could see all 40 plus mules and carriages come through town.
Talked to Thomas Barksdale at the History Center and former Mayor Jimmy Carter who doesn't know as much about Monuments and the Civil War as he thinks he does. Much more about that later.
Went to Jacks for a break and talked to some Auburn Students who were on the way to jump off rocks at Little River Falls. Told them about Beer Can Alley and how to get there. Most of em were engineering students.
Came back through town and spoke to sara patton at Mule Day on the Trade Day grounds as she survived an event there with more aplomb than her incident at the Pig a few weeks ago. Bottom line is yesterday she didn't fall off a mule or a horse.
Came home and my neighbors were grillin and I had some beef ribs in the refrigerator prime for the occasion. Come back later. Just starting less than halfway through on what was a sweet day in Momma's hometown.
Had a cold tall one ultralight there and enjoyed the conversations, catching up on Godfather's pizza still standing in Tennessee and telling stories about Bobby Crocker and Sweet Billy and how that part of Deekalb County used to bee before all the Jordans evaporated and Stephen M Fox the last remnant standing.
Then a cable television became available and I scurried to two venues to catch Del Potro and Thiem then Federer. Del Potro Thiem was one for the ages. As DP is adorable and drama as ever, I was pullin for Thiem cause I wanted to see the generational transition match with Federer tomorrow. Even so plan to be watchin DP and Fed.
Caught a little Rachel Maddow and Ga Tech/U Tenn on the side. I like Paul Johnson. As he says, He and Tech own the SEC East and Nick Saban can't do a damn thing about it....In that vein Clemson by 8 over GuS Malzahn and the Aubies Saturday night.
Go to the facebook wall of Auburn University Democracy Project. That is where I'm gonna take it up with Collinsville Mayor, former Mayor Jimmy Carter.
Here are three books I bet money I don't have he doesn't have a clue about, Books that matter not the reading list the Daughters of the Confederacy gave him in high school and his local Sunday School class with David Ryan.
River of Dark Dreams by Walter Johnson
2. This Republic of Imagination by Azar Nafisi
3. Rough Country by Robert Wuthnow
4. The King Years by Taylor Branch
And Jumpn Jim Crow, Dailey and Simon Editors
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