Not Only About Turkeys
Legendtorial for November 22, 2016
No, Jeff, that title is not referring to you, so settle down. It is referring to the day after tomorrow when most of America will sit down to a big family dinner, featuring, in most cases,...
Debunking a NASCAR Myth
Legendtorial for November 8, 2016
I will begin this post by stating, unequivocally, I respected Dale Earnhardt, Sr., I loved to watch him drive, and while I didn't always agree with this on-track tactics, I believe what he...
Life Story
Hello!
I presume you came here to listen to my story. Well, sit down and listen; it's an interesting journey that brought me here. It’s hard to believe that it has almost been 20 years. It feels like it was so long ago…
It was a day in...
The Season for Clowns, But They Aren't Funny
Legendtorial for November 1, 2016
Let me be clear (love that political phrase which means you had better listen) this is not a "bash NASCAR Legendtorial. Just want to point out my displeasure at...
Out For A Sunday Drive
Legendtorial for October 25, 2016
When I was much, much younger, like a thousand years ago, a part of our family weekend entertainment, when I wasn't off at a race somewhere with Uncle Bobby, was a Sunday afternoon ride....
Earwax Problems
Legendtorial for October 18, 2016
My Daddy always had a severe problem with "earwax" which I inherited. I also inherited his normal body temperature of 97.5 rather than the usual 98.6. I did not, however, inherit his amazing...
Do you Sometimes Wonder Where America Went?
Legendtorial for October 4, 2016
No, in spite of the fact that we are only just over a month away from a National Election, the outcome of which will forever change the future of this country, no...
My Friend Chase
Legendtorial for September 13, 2016
Fact is, I have several friends named Chase. Spelling differs in some instances because of imaginative parents, but each one of my friends so named are good guys. After all, I only hang...
Modernizing Tradition? Huh?
Legendtorial for September 6, 2016
There was a special on television (one of many actually) this past week, all about Darlington, The Southern 500, and Labor Day weekend. The one-hour special narrated by Darius...
Music, Singing and the Past
Legendtorial for August 16, 2016
I have always loved to sing, whether good at it or not is for the hearer to judge, but I simply love singing. When I was in the fifth grade, I was singing at recess, as I always...
A 40-Watt Bulb and Diamonds on Black Velvet
Legendtorial for July 19, 2016
A 40-watt light bulb? Not really. But looking back on the days of my youth at the many tracks where I attended races on Thursday nights, Friday nights and Saturday...
Short and Meaningful
Legendtorial for July 12, 2016
This is not intended in any way, to be a political Legendtorial but is written with the intent to provoke thought of anyone who may be listening now or who will be reading later. This is a...
For Us It Is Important
Legendtorial for July 5, 2016
Preamble: This is being written on July 4, 2016, which should properly be referenced as "Independence Day".
Two hundred forty years ago, men gathered to sign a Declaration . The...
Tired
Legendtorial for June 14, 2016
How many of you have ever seen the movie "Grand Prix"? John Frankenheimer directed this movie which won three Academy Awards. I saw the movie when it first came out in the late 1960s at a theater in...
Tempus Fugit
Legendtorial for May 31, 2016
Tempus Fugit. That's Latin for "Time Flies". Maybe you think I'm really smart because I know that much Latin, but in fairness, that is written on the face of the grandfather clock that has been in...