Wednesday, June 9, 2010

So Long, Drive-In Movies

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At their peak, which most experts agree was in 1958, there were almost 5000 drive-ins. Today, there are only 372 drive-in theaters still ope...
Friday, May 7, 2010

Hores

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Billboard

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Sign of the times:
Sunday, April 11, 2010

Model T Ford Postcard – 1928

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Offering Mechanic Services. Click on: Notice the sophisticated addressing scheme! This was sent on a penny postcard. Of course, it's all...
Monday, April 5, 2010

Roadrunner Cartoon

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By Seth MacFarlane, creator of TVs Family Guy and other comedy . I think his stuff is hilarious.
Monday, March 29, 2010

Deliverance

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Welcome to Atlanta – Old and New

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Slide show with music. Long, but well done.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

More from Brad Watson

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The below Narrative Magazine story, In the Prime of Their Lives is but part of Brad's novella which is in his excellent new book of s...
Monday, March 15, 2010

How 'bout some Jackson Browne?

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Soundstage 1976 – The Pretender One more: "The Load Out/Stay", also BBC 1978
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Two Romanian Photographers

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Michaela Cojocariu – Her Blog "Wrong Written Life" "Frida is Back" – A photographic portrayal of Mexican painter and ...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Listen to Caroline Herring

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I think she's terrific! About Her: Caroline Herring is a Canton, Mississippi-born artist whose music has been hailed for combining tra...
Monday, February 15, 2010

Elvis was generous.

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Some said to a fault. Click on:
Friday, February 12, 2010

"Bloodroot" by Amy Greene - NYT review

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Cold Mountain s BLOODROOT By Amy Greene 291 pp. Alfred A. Knopf. $24.95 $15.97 on Amazon ( per...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Opera While Shopping

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Am I the only low brow, white trash that listens to this stuff? Anyone else have it on their iPod to listen to while driving? It's cal...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Hallelujah

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Covered here by Jeff Buckley (1966 – 1997) It sometimes seems only the good die young. He drowned in Memphis... perhaps on purpose. This is ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The Photography of Ruadh DeLone

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Photographer DeLone, working in Rheden, Netherlands, shoots a wide variety of subjects. Those in which he achieves the look and feel of 17th...
Friday, January 8, 2010

Meet Seasick Steve

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Steven Gene Wold, aka Seasick Steve , is knocking them out in the UK and much of Europe. The music videos of him at the bottom of this post ...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Even More Bloodroot by Amy Greene

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Best Books of the Month Discover our editors' picks for January--available at 40% off all month long--plus more new releases not to miss...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

"Crazy Heart" movie

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Don't miss this one: I'm am a sucker for movies about redemption. The movie's full theme song: "The Weary Kind". I thi...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Painter's Apprentice

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Click on: Title: The Painter's Apprentice. (Rotterdam, 1627) A current photo that captures the style of 17th Century painters. by Edd Ca...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

WLAC Radio - Nashville

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Back in the 1950s, when white teenagers were just beginning to discover that Pat Boone's version of "Ain't That A Shame...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Talley Ho! – a new blog.

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Click on this blog: Tally Ho! Joe B. Stewart has put together a great new place to visit. I find his posts to be fascinating because he sha...
Friday, December 11, 2009

Lady Lisa

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Every Picture Tells a Story by Sandy Powers Lady Lisa. I saw her and had to photograph her so I got up my nerve and went and asked to take h...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Poetry by Beth Ann Fennelly

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Beth Ann Fennelly, an OA contributor, reads at The Oxford American magazine's 10th anniversary Southern Music Issue release party at Gro...
Friday, November 6, 2009

Original Civil War Photographs

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Variously referred to as The Civil War by most everyone, but in the South you'll hear it often called as The War Between The States. Oh,...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Jackson Pollack - Mural

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The critic Clement Greenberg, Pollock's principal champion, said he took one look at this painting and realized that "Jackson was t...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Lonely Hearts

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Each month Smithsonian Magazine has a Last Page feature. This one, from an old 2007 issue, struck me as quite funny. But maybe it's ju...
Friday, October 30, 2009

Time Out

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When this posting fellow needs a break, he can always scan and post Ms. Posting Fellow's engagement picture from years ago. Click on. ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Bloodroot by Amy Greene

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I've pre-ordered and I am anxiously awaiting the January 2010 release of this novel. I first came across Amy Greene's writing as I c...
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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Lookin' for Love - Urban Cowboy

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Don't know why, but I've always liked this silly little movie.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

A Rather Short Story

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Choosing Sunrise Who knows how many words have been written about sunrises. Or how many paintings, or photographs. Or, in the age o...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Cinderella Updated

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Victorian Era Asylum Nursery - UK

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Click on to enlarge the picture Mental Asylum Nursery - London © JP Godwin - Photographer This is a picture from the children's nursery ...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Nice Rack!

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