I hadn’t set foot in Big Ed’s Pizza in at least five years, and I hadn’t planned to fix that on this particular Saturday either. I was driving back from a showing in Oak Ridge when I passed the place, neon OPEN sign in the window, that hand-painted cartoon of Big Ed picking his teethContinue reading “Big Ed’s Pizza: an Oak Ridge icon”
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Frank Merchant’s Knoxville: The World of “Principles of Real Estate and Murder
The post discusses the personal exploration of themes in “Principles of Real Estate and Murder” and the connection to the author’s life. It introduces Frank Merchant as a character and promises to explore his world and the author’s own experiences in Knoxville. The post also offers recommended music and real estate help in Knoxville.
Bugs, the Children of Israel and my Grandmaw
Since I was a kid running around in my grandmother’s back yard with muddy shoes and a fertile imagination, I have had a fascination with those husks of the Cicadas that seems to grow on her scaly-bark oak trees. I remember when she showed me the bugs in their different forms and her telling meContinue reading “Bugs, the Children of Israel and my Grandmaw”
Meatfeat!
My pal Pete is a personal hero. I think it has to do with his crunch outer coating (he pretends to be a curmugeon in the mold of George Jefferson or Archie Bunker – either without the racism) but he is also a wunderkind with audio engineering and one of the most positive, up-lifting peopleContinue reading “Meatfeat!”
Dollywood: Yep, I went there…
My first memories of going to a theme park was a little place outside of Chattanooga named Lake Wenapesauka (or some such) it may still be there…I loved that place they had a Zoltan machine and like that one baby Tom Hanks consulted in “Big” and Dragon Quest (Dirk the Daring rocked) and that wasContinue reading “Dollywood: Yep, I went there…”
I told myself I was talented. Spirited Art & Painting with a Twist
I have gone to two “art” classes here in Knoxville. I’m happy with both paintings, but I still know nothing about it. The great instructors at both places, both gave wonderful instruction and eventually my parents adored both artworks….at least they said so. Then I tried to do it on my own! To quote theContinue reading “I told myself I was talented. Spirited Art & Painting with a Twist”