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The Southern Green Poke (Polk)
I was weed eating a much-neglected fence row this past weekend when I spied something from my childhood. Now tall and spindly from the heat of the summer, pokeweed (also called polk and poke) was staring at me from the barbed wire in the partial shade of the afternoon. It brought back memories. I first…
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It’s Me, It’s Me, Ernest T. – Facts About Actor Howard Morris
Actor Howard Morris only made five appearances as Ernest T. Bass on the Andy Griffith Show, but the impressions from…
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A Man From Mars in Atlanta?
Starting in 1947, UFO sightings became commonplace in the United States. Then, in 1952, the United States became obsessed with…
Kiss My Grits; Polly Holliday
Polly Holliday gained fame as the waitress Flo on the sitcom Alice and later on her own show, Flo. Her…
Sweet Tea; The Drink of the South
In the days before gentrification and personal-image management, life was a tad simpler. No voicemail, no premium products, no eternal…
Good Fortune Quickly Turns to Disaster
It seemed to be a positive turn of events for 48-year-old John A. Galt. The prior year, he had moved…
A Walk Through Egypt at Emory
In 1979, all I knew of the Emory complex in Atlanta, Georgia, was Emory University, Egleston’s Children’s Hospital, Emory Hospital,…
The Golden Era of TV, Southern Style
At the end of Jim’s article, please enjoy a bonus TV “Golden Era” trivia section. I remember the first time…
Three Amazing Rock Bands, One Incredible Rock Show
Typically, when you read an after-the-fact article about a rock show, you’ll get served a brief bio of the bands…
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The Pride of Lawrenceville, Inside the Ring and Out
When he entered this world, nothing about who he was would have led anyone to predict his future. With what…
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Did a Pig Really Start America’s Most Famous Feud?
When European immigrants began settling in the hills and hollows of the Appalachian Mountains, they found rugged and hard-tamed lands.…
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