Henry Harrison, owner of The International Rock-a-Billy Hall of Fame Museum, wants you to know Elvis, Carl, and Johnny as people, not as mythic titans of music and history.
Archive for the ‘Near South’ Category
November 22nd, 2017 - 12:37 pm § in Near South
The Call or: How Henry Harrison Made Us Remember Elvis as a Man, Not a King
March 5th, 2017 - 12:40 pm § in Kentucky BBQ, Near South
Manic Kentucky Barbecue Adventures: A Fiery Welcome to Roy’s Bar-B-Que in Russellville, KY
It was well past sundown when the Ford Ranger rolled up to us in the shadows behind Roy’s. All the employees were gone, and we definitely weren’t supposed to be there. The headlights turned off & the truck crawled closer, like a predator stalking prey.
November 13th, 2016 - 10:06 am § in Near South
Culture Where You Least Expect It: Urban Planning Lessons from the MALL of Cookeville, TN
We see the MALL of Cookeville, TN as an authentic, local reinvention of a place that the corporate world forgot. Perhaps it can offer urban planning lessons to other communities stuck with abandoned big boxes.