"Day breaks, and the boy wakes up.And the dog barks and the birds sing.And the sap rises...and the angels sigh, yeah" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JunmomMSK0
“Common Sense” – John Prine
"Please lock that door. It don't make no sense, that Common Sense, don't make no sense no more." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkD_nRIpzOo&t=29s
When I Get to Heaven…
Missing a buddy…
Thirty-seven years later, it still seems untrue. We miss you, Lee. And we always will. Tell everyone we'll meet again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zgt0P3z9Ow
True HEROES…Veterans Day, 2020
(In Honor of those who have kept America independent – from the troops of Washington at Valley Forge, to Schwarzkopf‘s Slam Dunk of Saddam, to the Shock and Awe of Bush, to the soldiers out in the field EVERY day protecting the lives of those who are oppressed and advancing American ideals. Freedom NEVER comes free.) By … Continue reading True HEROES…Veterans Day, 2020
“Hands On the Wheel”…Willie and his boys
Remember our farmers the next time you sit down to a fine Southern meal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfKHPMmD0I
One year down, and a Lifetime to Go
Thank you, Scott. The meal's on me -- if we can ever get together! Stay safe. https://scnow.com/sports/high-school/scott-chancey-gray-bosticks-quest-greater-than-preserving-nascar-history/article_181a30c6-e9ba-11ea-89c2-bb610364f8df.html
A DAYTONA DAZE
Living Legend Paul Goldsmith An appreciation video for Rhonda Glasnak and the staff of Racing’s North Turn Restaurant & Museum, as well as Buz McKim and his weekly “Legends of Racing” podcast pit crew, for their hospitality and hosting of a very special occasion in Daytona: the beachfront reunion of Paul Goldsmith and the “Roarin’ … Continue reading A DAYTONA DAZE
A Day With a Legend
A visit back to Daytona for Paul Goldsmith to meet the "Roarin' Relic," a 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 that is widely-believed to be the oldest remaining NASCAR racer, 62-years after he raced her for the final time. Two days later in '58, Goldsmith won the final major Beach-Road course. Goldsmith is the only man to … Continue reading A Day With a Legend
The Sandy Grady column of Saturday, July 15, 1950: A ride with Buck Baker
OF A RIDE WITH BUCK BAKER All I can say is, any red-blooded American boy with a lust for the adventurous life would have done it. It’s these sportswriters with tomato soup drippling thru their veins that don’t care for it. I refer to a 90-miles-per-hour whirlwind around the Fairgrounds track in a rattling stock … Continue reading The Sandy Grady column of Saturday, July 15, 1950: A ride with Buck Baker