tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post115620509876076725..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: Sweet Home AlabamaMarilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156545847599048482006-08-25T17:44:00.000-05:002006-08-25T17:44:00.000-05:00Let's talk about Dothan. :) Home of the National P...Let's talk about Dothan. :) Home of the National Peanut Festival which is pretty cool if you've never been, and home of Johnny Mack, a bigtime old Western movies star. (Yeah, I never heard of him either before I moved here lol.) <BR/><BR/>The biggest appeal for us right now is softball oddly enough. Both my girls play and my oldest is a pitcher. Next year she moves into the next age league that has consistently landed in the Nationals Fast Pitch Finals. (Which yes! Is held in Dothan lol!) <BR/><BR/>I do gripe a lot about Alabama. *blush* But I'm from Atlanta, and I doubt I'd move home if I could. PCB, Fl is another story. I'd move there in a heartbeat lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156385928693452662006-08-23T21:18:00.000-05:002006-08-23T21:18:00.000-05:00Part of Sweet Home Alabama was filmed in Georgia a...Part of Sweet Home Alabama was filmed in Georgia at my college....all of the Carmichael Plantation scenes were shot at the home of my college's founder Martha Berry.<BR/><BR/>I liked this post though...wish we could do it for every southern state.Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156369246111805932006-08-23T16:40:00.000-05:002006-08-23T16:40:00.000-05:00Don't forget the movie, Sweet Home Alabama and the...Don't forget the movie, Sweet Home Alabama and the group who first wrote the song, Lynard Skynard.<BR/><BR/>KathyKatherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156364934616015312006-08-23T15:28:00.000-05:002006-08-23T15:28:00.000-05:00Very interesting...I am a Georgia girl myself.Very interesting...I am a Georgia girl myself.Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156357948586942592006-08-23T13:32:00.000-05:002006-08-23T13:32:00.000-05:00Wow, lot of facts about Alabama I never knew. The ...Wow, lot of facts about Alabama I never knew. The marriage one is interesting.<BR/>Trying to think of something I like about Alberta or Canada, the only thing I can think of is hockey lol NHL to be precise. It just seems more exciting up here then it does in some places in the statesLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037890237546942702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156342751451103992006-08-23T09:19:00.000-05:002006-08-23T09:19:00.000-05:00Hi Victoria. I remember the Franklin case well be...Hi Victoria. I remember the Franklin case well because it happened just a few miles from where I used to live. I remember hearing the sirens that night and wondering what was happening. My best friend's son was in the same class with Jeffrey and their whole senior year was tainted by that incident. Even at their graduation, it was brought up and what should have been a momentous day for them had a somber note to it.<BR/><BR/>Good for you to stand up to the TV crew like that!<BR/><BR/>PMPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156342530952113572006-08-23T09:15:00.000-05:002006-08-23T09:15:00.000-05:00I never knew about THOSE four seasons. :grin: An...I never knew about THOSE four seasons. :grin: And very interesting about marriage. I'd definitely say that was plot fodder.<BR/><BR/>PMPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156340518286658692006-08-23T08:41:00.000-05:002006-08-23T08:41:00.000-05:00Percy Sledge was also from Alabama and his origina...Percy Sledge was also from Alabama and his original rendition of WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN is still my favorite. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156338273775159102006-08-23T08:04:00.000-05:002006-08-23T08:04:00.000-05:00I used to say the same thing about Las Vegas. Ever...I used to say the same thing about Las Vegas. Everytime they'd apprehend some criminal on America's most wanted, they'd catch them in Las Vegas. A mecca for trash.<BR/><BR/>SPAndrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1156337709902480232006-08-23T07:55:00.000-05:002006-08-23T07:55:00.000-05:00I've been known to wallow in my Southerness...I'm ...I've been known to wallow in my Southerness...I'm Southern and proud of it! And I live in Alabama by choice, thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>Another thing Alabama has is the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham. Ranked as one of the top high schools in the country, ASFA turns out some of the best artists. Imagine professional level art from 16-year-olds. Wow! I hear the math and science dept is pretty impressive as well, but that was added after my time. <BR/><BR/>PCProblem Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456049865200737618noreply@blogger.com