Mountains
Obi-Wan Cojones
I saw this recently and thought it was funny. These are my people! Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army. On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Early Vernacular of the North Carolina Mountains
This is a really cool article that I found around 1994 on Nando. You might ask, “What the hell is Nando?” Well, Nando.net was one of the very first portal sites on the Internet and was run by the Raleigh News & Observer right here in North Cackalacky. This is before Google, before MSN, before [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tall Tales of Appalachia
Here’s a great article published in the New York Times on May 10, 2003. While it’s not specifically about my corner of Appalachia, it’s still speaks thoughts that are on my mind. In terms of regional identification, I’ve always identified myself first as an Appalachian boy, even before Southerner, North Carolinian or even American. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Our mountain heritage
I read this article today. It’s from the Charlotte Observer. It’s a great article and inspired me to create a Mountains category to which I’ll post some things that remind me of home and the heritage there. ———–BEGIN ARTICLE ———– Their names take us on a trip through our history, our geography and our relationship [...]
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