I live in Jackson, Tennessee. There is an arena in Jackson known as Oman Arena that seats about 5,600 people. It has been used for a variety events over the years including basketball games, rodeos, concerts and professional wrestling. In the 1970’s it was known as the Jackson Coliseum and they held professional wrestling matches …
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Remembering George Klein
George Klein is the first radio DJ whose name I remember knowing. He was a DJ on WHBQ, the most popular AM radio station in the part of the country where I grew up. This was at a time when people listened primarily to AM radios because that was about the only thing around. WHBQ …
The McGuire Twins
The McGuire Twins were in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s largest twins. Most of the pictures of them in the record book showed them riding motorcycles. When I was growing up, we thought they were riding minibikes, but I think they were just that much bigger than the bikes they …
Jackie Fargo Vs. Al Greene
When I was growing up, I was a big fan of professional wrestling. I watched the wrestling program from Memphis every Saturday morning. At that time, professional wrestling was divided into territories and Memphis was one of the most successful areas. The star of Memphis wrestling was Fabulous Jackie Fargo. He was known for his …
Haunted Cemetery
When I was a senior in high school, a story started about a local cemetery. The story was that there was a chair out next to one of the tombstones and an old man would come out at sit next to his wife’s grave. The cemetery was out in the middle of nowhere, located next …
Buffet Etiquette
On a recent trip with my wife to visit my youngest daughter, we ate at a breakfast buffet. When we were being seating, the waitress informed us that they did have bacon on the buffet and if there wasn’t any when we got there, they were cooking more. Then the waitress told us that someone …
Writing Seven Times Seven Times Seventy-Seven
The song Seven Times Seven Times Seventy-seven is based on The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18. The title of the song comes from Jesus response to a question from Peter. Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven …
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Wrestle With The Angels Video
I wanted to try something new with my video for Wrestle With the Angels. If you have watched it, you will see that I am singing the song in front of a television that is shows a professional wrestling program. You might notice that the video on the television looks like it is sped up. My …
Neighbor Video
My song Neighbor is one of the most complex projects from my album Speaking in Tongues. It has five vocal parts that I overdubbed 4 times each during the recording. I wanted to put together a video for this song that would feature me singing each of the parts. I searched for easy to use software that would …
Shingles Shot
Things you should know before you read this story: I work with a lady named Shonna Sharpe. My employer offers flu shots and other vaccinations as part of their health plan And for best impact, this story should be read aloud.