Are You Older Than Dirt A young kid asked the other day, ‘What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?’ ‘We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him, ‘All the food was slow.’ ‘Come on, seriously. Where did you eat?’ ‘It was at a place called ‘home, […]
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Those Wonderful Helms Trucks A wonderful experience people are missing out on these days, and most don’t even know it, are those yellow Helms trucks that used to drive through neighborhoods selling wonderful bread and pastries. When I was a kid, my Mom and Nana would rush out with us to the street upon hearing
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Red Skelton’s Famous Rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance Richard Red Skelton who was professionally known as Red Skelton was an American comic. He was best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills at
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How To Sing The Blues How To Sing The Blues Just follow these simple steps: Most blues begin “woke up this morning.” “I got a good woman” is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you write something nasty on the next line: “I got a good woman – with the meanest dog in town.” Blues are simple.
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Home Plate – Stay At 17 Inches In Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA’s convention. While I waited in line to register with the hotel staff, I heard other more veteran coaches rumbling about the lineup
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