tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post8609565911394864272..comments2024-03-19T02:12:25.836-04:00Comments on Old Florida: In a hillbilly holeRick Kilbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515464705852515607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-86389353831549579082010-09-15T11:07:15.013-04:002010-09-15T11:07:15.013-04:00Good luck on the paper (and presentation)!
I'...Good luck on the paper (and presentation)!<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading about hillbilly mythology. Since I never lived in a part of the country where this stereotyping is prevalent, I know it mostly from movies and TV.<br /><br />BTW, I am off to the Thomas Center this afternoon for some meetings and I plan to do some pictures to include in a post about the Asian Festival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-63737378252994404822010-09-10T12:32:00.077-04:002010-09-10T12:32:00.077-04:00Meg- Did you know Robert Mitchum wrote the story? ...Meg- Did you know Robert Mitchum wrote the story? And they wanted to cast Elvis in it but the Colonel wanted too much money... sounds like a part of you misses the South?Rick Kilbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515464705852515607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371057245307283394.post-83152846004092510912010-09-10T11:45:14.634-04:002010-09-10T11:45:14.634-04:00*Thunder Road*! You know, the event on which the ...*Thunder Road*! You know, the event on which the movie was based took place on Kingston Pike, in Knoxville, at the foot of Bearden Hill. My father would start singing the song every time we drove toward it on Papermill Road.<br /><br />(Sorry to be hijacking your comments with my cornpone nostalgia trips -- I can't help myself.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com