My mom, my dad and me have just finished a wonderful Saturday night meal of slowly cooked pot roast, tender potatoes and carrots, as we sat around the kitchen table, with the evening news on the black and white Zenith. We hurry through the clean up as we move into the living room and dad […]
Two of my favorite folks in the bluegrass music field are Eddie and Martha Adcock. Eddie and I both share the honor of having worked with Bill Monroe and we were together at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Ky. earlier this fall as we were honored for our contributions to the music.
Jingle Bells, Silver Bells and one-horse open sleighs seem to say for me Christmas is on its way. I hear the bells ringing from every place of wonder, their tones overcome the hustle and bustle and it’s hard to even count their number.
Recently two more of my acting friends took their final bows and the curtain closed on their amazing careers. Many remember Harry Morgan, (1915-2011) who made us laugh so amazingly as part of the ensemble cast of doctors on “M*A*S*H” and also kept the streets safe in “Dragnet.” His acting career spanned from being everything […]
My great Uncle Dud Doolittle was an entrepreneur extraordinaire who operated the little general store at Flintville Crossroads. Now Uncle Dud was as swift as could be. He stood about five-foot-five and was wiry as a well-strung bed frame. His circular Ben Franklin spectacles offset his gray hair, and he was seldom seen outside his […]
As I drove through the mountains of Arkansas looking at bright yellows, deep reds and variety of greens and browns, I felt a warmness coming over me beckoning back to my childhood riding in the back seat of my parents blue 1964 Chevy Malibu as we made our way through the mountains heading to who […]
There is no other name that seems to loom over nautical history like the White Star Lines’ R.M.S. Titanic. Its story is highlighted in articles, books, films and televisions shows spanning the past 99 years. Amazing isn’t it, 2012 will be the 100th Anniversary of the story of one of the most fateful voyages of […]
When I was kid, I often sought out anything on television which connected with country music. One such show that I watched was “The Jim Stafford Show.” Stafford found hits in the music scene with songs such as “Swamp Witch” and “Spiders and Snakes” in the early 1970s. His comedic abilities and musical talents were […]
I feel of late as if I am saying goodbye a lot in the words that I write, and in my personal life. In many respects I am blessed that I have known so many people in various walks of life but still sadness abounds when we see those we have walked with in some […]
John Donne wrote centuries ago “No man is an island.” Sometimes I think we may run our lives in a fashion that we think we are an island. If we are blessed, we surround ourselves with family, friends, acquaintances, but are they really part of us and we a part of them? There are those […]
