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Tipping the quaich


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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 list of places to see. Apparently, Tom and Co. got to spent time with Phil Cunningham while they were there. Tom and Phil are buddies from way back. Phil’s an incredible musician, so we listened to his music while looking at photos of the trip and dining on a perfectly cooked pork loin.

Another great evening with great friends

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Steve Turner’s life

Photo by Don Dudenbostel (c) 2010

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 baying of hounds fill the air day and night, but it is a sound that reminds Turner he’s home — and living life on his Cocke County farm just the way he wants it,” Jester writes in the book that was produced for the exhibit.

Here’s an audio file that Tom made of Steve Turner talking about his life:

Steve Turner’s Life, wav audio file, 36.6mb

(All info on this page is reproduced with Jester and Dudenbostel’s permission.)

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Praying in Tongues

Photo by Don Dudenbostel (c) 2010

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 photos and audio clips from the exhibit.

Here’s an audio file that Jester recorded of Jimmy Morrow’s congregation praying in tongues:

Prayer in Tongues, wav audio file, 8.3mb