#96 - Corey got along well enough in school and got along well with most of the kids. There were a few that would give him a hard time about his dad being a “Jailbird.”
Hi, Switter! Thanks for reminding me. I did know the connection to NASCAR and Jimmy Johnson. I remember reading about NASCAR's beginnings but don't remember where I read it.
Making moonshine whiskey made many an honest man who was trying to provide a living for his family into a criminal, and it wasn’t even an easy way to make a living. In Tom Wolfe’s book “The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby,” he wrote about how moonshiners trying to evade government agents eventually gave birth to NASCAR. One of the early NASCAR greats, Junior Johnson, spent time in prison for running bootleg whiskey.
The best part of this story for me is that a father encourages his son to do what he wants to do. Young people should go after their dreams. If they change their mind later, or it doesn't work out, that's okay. There's other dreams. Anyway, I really liked that part.
Hello, Victor. I think so, too. If he doesn't get it out of his system, he sets himself up for always wondering "what if." An itch has to be scratched somewhere along the line. Glad you liked that part! Thank you for writing.
Hi, Switter! Thanks for reminding me. I did know the connection to NASCAR and Jimmy Johnson. I remember reading about NASCAR's beginnings but don't remember where I read it.
Making moonshine whiskey made many an honest man who was trying to provide a living for his family into a criminal, and it wasn’t even an easy way to make a living. In Tom Wolfe’s book “The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby,” he wrote about how moonshiners trying to evade government agents eventually gave birth to NASCAR. One of the early NASCAR greats, Junior Johnson, spent time in prison for running bootleg whiskey.
The best part of this story for me is that a father encourages his son to do what he wants to do. Young people should go after their dreams. If they change their mind later, or it doesn't work out, that's okay. There's other dreams. Anyway, I really liked that part.
Hello, Victor. I think so, too. If he doesn't get it out of his system, he sets himself up for always wondering "what if." An itch has to be scratched somewhere along the line. Glad you liked that part! Thank you for writing.
Lucky boy! That's an unusual guitar. I'd sure like chapter two of this story. See what Corey achieved. Cool, James Ron!
Hi Sharron. It's a fine hollow-body twangy sounding guitar for sure. I think there will be another chapter. Thank you!