I left out one little tale from yesterday’s story (Lineman for the County). It’s all fun and games when a nineteen-year-old is risking his life climbing a telephone pole just to make some beer money for college. But what happens when he’s a part of a telephone monopoly’s conspiracy to ruin a small business owner’s property?
Continue reading An Amendment to Yesterday’s Story
One hundred years ago, I played football for the Fighting Falcons of Central High School. Early on a Friday evening, we loaded a bus with our equipment and cocky attitudes, for an hour long journey across the Massanutten Mountains to battle against the Madison County Mountaineers, Virginia State Champions the previous year. Continue reading Madison County-A Bridge To Cross
This cracks me up. I’m an old rocker, but Live Music of any kind is Good Music. Originally recorded in my parent’s basement, almost 40 years ago, this was practice night for The Central Brothers and The Green Apple Gang (who backed us more than once). It Ain’t perfect, but 9 teenagers hanging out together–pickin, grinin’, and singin’ is a pretty good thing.
Me & the old high school buddies singing on our TV debut, way back in 1978. Recorded off of a cassette tape which still doesn’t explain microphone problems around the 2:20 mark. But we sang on TV, dag-on-it!
