Fun Fest 2018
Fun Fest 2018 Can something be too much fun? Maybe so, but that is not the case with the annual FunFest event in Kingsport. Take this week’s music lineup for instance. On Thursday night, Casting Crowns make an appearance along with Passion. Then Friday night Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will take the stage to […]
Appalachian Wanderers
Gateway Arch National Park
National parks evoke images of wide open prairies dotted with bison, the towering peaks of the Sierra Nevada, or perhaps waves crashing on a rocky shoreline. Most of the time, they’re expansive and cover thousands or even millions of acres. They protect some of the wildest places in remote areas, from Big Bend National Park […]
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Dirty Secrets from Apollo Moon Landings
Think about the world 49 years ago this week when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and you almost shake your head wondering how we did it. In just nine years from the first time a human went into space, our species was standing on another world. As incredible as NASA’s systematic conquest of the […]
Pop Life
Nashville’s Dark Knight
Having been a Batman fan for most of my life, I am always drawn to those dressed as the famous entertainment icon. Thus, when I saw a banner with the words “Nashville’s Dark Knight” at the resent Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, Tn, I headed straight there. The gentleman dressed as Batman looked amazing and could […]
Batteries Not Included
Super Fly
Another pair of blu-rays from Warner Archive showed up at my door over the weekend. One is their new release of the 1972 Soul Cinema classic “Super Fly,” and the other is a release from a few years ago that I just got around to, the 1943 WWII fundraising film “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” Both […]
The Casual Word
Sublime
Sublime In all its pulchritude Wrapped tightly Disguised by impulses Moving rapidly Multi-transitional Unilaterally Extinguishing seconds Simultaneously creating time Or its appearance Thoughts become words Words become actions At the precipice of Genuis Stands greatness Awaiting Our ascension -sublime Jul 17, 2018The Casual Word
The Loafer
National Night Out
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: August 7, 2018 PINEY FLATS TENNESSEE TO JOIN CITIES NATIONWIDE FOR “AMERICA’S NIGHT OUT” On Tuesday, August 7th, neighborhoods throughout the Tricities are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “35th Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out, which is […]
Kelly's Place
Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is?
This week’s column has nothing to do with the musical group Chicago (whose song title I have shamelessly borrowed for my title), and everything to do with the concept of time. As a student and teacher of history, I have a vested interest in things that happen in time, but I attribute most of my […]
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