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Tag Archives: Tom Jester
Tipping the quaich
jim_tom_quaich.jpg Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz Tom sips Scotch from a quaich while he, Jim (right) and Jenny regale us with tales from their recent trip to Scotland. I’ve always been fascinated by Scotland and it’s high on my … Continue reading
Posted in Assorted Bob, Travel Bob
Tagged Jenny Hines, Jim Shanks, Lara Edge, Phil Cunningham, quaich, Scotch, Scotland, Tom Jester
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Steve Turner’s life
Don Dudenbostel’s portrait of Steve Turner, who raises bear hounds and gamecocks in Cocke County, Tennessee. The photo is part of Dudenbostel and Tom Jester’s Vanishing Appalachia exhibit at the East Tennessee Historical Society. “The constant crowing of gamecocks and … Continue reading
Posted in Art Bob, Media Bob, Uncategorized
Tagged Appalachia, Cocke County, Don Dudenbostel, Museum of East Tennessee History, Steve Turner, Tom Jester
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Praying in Tongues
Don Dudenbostel shot this portrait of Rev. Jimmy Morrow, a serpent-handling preacher. The photo is part of Dudenbostel and Tom Jester’s Vanishing Appalachia exhibit at the East Tennessee Historical Society. Tom and Don gave me permission to run a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachia, Bible, Cold Smoke, Don Dudenbostel, Museum of East Tennessee History, Rev. Jimmy Morrow, Tom Jester
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Serpents on the Bible
Two copperheads lie on Rev. Jimmy Morrow’s Bible in this photo from Tom Jester and Don Dudenbostel’s Vanishing Appalachia exhibit at the East Tennessee Historical Society. Tom and Don gave me permission to run a few photos and audio clips … Continue reading
Posted in Art Bob, Media Bob
Tagged Appalachia, Bible, Don Dudenbostel, Museum of East Tennessee History, Rev. Jimmy Morrow, Serpents, Tom Jester
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On moonshine and serpents …
I’m not sure what I expected, but it wasn’t this. The Rev. Jimmy Morrow was approachable. Kind. Sincere. A small group gathered around him at the opening of the Vanishing Appalachia exhibit today while Morrow talked about everything from local … Continue reading
Meet a mule skinner
Tom Jester passed along this photo of Arthur Bullington, a mule skinner in Cocke County, Tennessee. I’m assuming the photo is by photographer Don Dudenbostel, whose work never fails to stop me in my tracks. This is yet another example … Continue reading
Posted in Assorted Bob, Media Bob, Uncategorized
Tagged Cocke County, Don Dudenbostel, Mule skinner, Popcorn Sutton, Tom Jester
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Popcorn Sutton and the art of moonshine …
“Jesus turned the water into wine. I turned it into damned liquor.” That’s legendary moonshiner Popcorn Sutton, talking to my buddy Tom Jester during one of Tom and photographer Don Dudenbostel’s visits with Popcorn. The duo ended up with an … Continue reading
Posted in Assorted Bob, Media Bob, Web Bob
Tagged Knoxville News Sentinel, moonshine, Popcorn Sutton, Tom Jester
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Driftwood roundup …
driftwood.jpg Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz It was beautiful on Sunday, so we took the bowrider out for a while to motor around Fort Loudon Lake. After picking up Tom and Jenny, we spotted an amazing piece of driftwood … Continue reading
