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As a co-op student with the TVA I lived in Tennessee in the 70’s. I spent time in Knoxville, Clarksville and Soddy-Daisy. I came real close to transferring to the school in Clarksville.

Cool! Do you think you can get an autographed photo of Alison Krauss for me?

No but I could have years ago. She came to a small theater on the NC State campus (excellent acoustics BTW) before she became popular. This was back when she was still a Bluegrass act. After the show she and the band came out to the table where they were selling stuff and mingled and signed.
Personally I like her early albums better. She is still one of my favorites.

Sings too, hunh?

AND plays the fiddle.

Hey! Howdy from Nashville. :)

As for that ultra big picture of a certain lovely singer...as you know I do have connections. However, I make it my policy not to harrass friends for autographs. Now for monetary remuneration, I *might* reconsider my policy.

You forgot some important Tennessee facts by the way -- Moon pies and Krystal (of the annoying commercials that would make me boycott the restaurant if I ever ate there) are both from Tennessee. And of, course we have Elvis, Lamar! and Al Gore.

Name your price, Tennessee Person! (Within reason, of course.)

Just whatever you do, please don't place pictures of Albert in the same post with Miss Alison. Moon Pie pictures would be much better.

Yay! This is me! I was born in Huntsville and lived there 25 years; moved to Birmingham for five years and have lived the past 18 here in Memphis. That's in the flat, muggy part of the state. Go any further west and you'll be taking a bath in the Mississippi River. (Not recommended, by the way. We lose roughly one person a year to drowning in the Mississippi, usually someone who doesn't know better. The current is amazingly swift and powerful. One of the world's natural wonders to behold.)

We were founded by one of America's Presidents, Andrew Johnson in 1819, but briefly lost our status as a City in the Yellow Fever epidemics of the 1870s, due to rampant deaths.

Overton Park, which compares favorably with New York's Central Park, is named after another founder, John Overton. It also has the distinction of being the reason we do not have a straight Interstate road through the City. The original plan called for Overton Park to be bisected by the Interstate. Memphians rose up and fought vigorously for twenty years until they finally gave up. The park remains and travellers now must take the long way 'round, on I-240.

The Sultana tragedy happened just upriver from here. It is America's worst maritime accident, even greater than the Titanic! An unknown number of Civil War prisoners & veterans -- estimated between 1700 and 2300 -- died in 1864. Unfortunately, it happened within days of the Lincoln assasination, and so was overshadowed in history. Great account of it here.

I miss Alabama terribly, but I am very proud to call Memphis home.

Now THAT, my friends, is the way it's supposed to be done! Thank you, Mike, and thank you for the stellar work on supplying us with information about Tennessee.

However, I must warn you that if Jordana manages to get me an autographed Alison Krauss picture, you will, of necessity, be relegated to second place.

Miss Alison is right fine and I do like Moon Pies w/a RC cola but if'n y'all are going to be fair, this is a real Tennessee wonder: http://www.dollyon-line.com/photos/index.shtml ^0 years young and still a total babe.

We grow 'em pretty here in Tennessee. Even our politicians are babes.