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- Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Harris Blackwood's column
If only money grew on kudzu
The network morning shows only have news for about the first 30 minutes. From that point on they launch into everything from how to cure a hangnail to picking a couple to have a wedding on a New York street corner.
I've got rhythm, it's just a little bit off
Two score and eight years ago, a fine doctor and my namesake, Thomas Harris, debuted me at the Georgia Baptist Hospital.
Today’s TV tunes not worth a whistle
The name of Earle Hagen may not ring a bell, but you more than likely know his music. Hagen was the composer of "Fishin' Hole," the theme from "The Andy Griffith Show." Not only did he write it, he whistled it, too. His son did the finger snaps. Hagen, who died last week at the age of 88, wrote the theme songs for a number of classic shows from 1953 to 1986, including "Make Room ...
Sometimes our homes leave us first
The old girl died in a fire in February. We finally buried her this week. She was laid to rest in a landfill.
His plans were bigger than we could see
My earliest business venture was operating a shoe-shine box in Johnny O'Kelly's barber shop in Social Circle. It was two-chair shop with Johnny and Mr. Aub McClain.
Blackwood: Your mind may age, but it can think young
Each week, I write this column by Thursday around noon. Newspapers have deadlines and I just can't send this out on the information superhighway at the last minute.
Little girl in need can receive a great gift
Maj. Kevin Jarrard will be spending this Christmas in his second tour in Iraq with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, a Marine Corps Reserve unit headquartered in Montgomery, Ala.
An update on the first grandkids
The phone rang the other day and on the other end of the line was none other than Big Buddy.
Stop the gimmicks, just let me watch TV
Years ago, when I was working in television, we were just getting into electronic graphics. We had a little gizmo that would flash someone's name up on the screen at the directed time. We still made use of slides. A guy would make slides of a reporter's name and the call letters and channel number of the station using a hot-type press with white letters on a black poster board. <font ...
Halloween hijinks helped by headdress
Mama was never one to pass up a good roadside junk pile. She had a station wagon and could load up an old lawn mower or a broken lamp in no time.
Ah, the joys a big stick can bring
I sometimes marvel that I made it through childhood without a bike helmet, safety goggles or the evaluation of my neighborhood by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
All readers accepted, but not approved
I like advertising. I like it because I find it interesting to watch how people respond to an effort of an enterprise to entice someone to spend money with them. I also like it because every couple of weeks the nice folks down the hall send me a check to pay me for what I do. All the ads in the newspaper help contribute to my ...
Giving thanks for one more year
Thanksgiving Day in 1995 was a bit different. My brother and his family were elsewhere, my daughter was with her mother and it was just me and Mama.
Country star looked — and acted — the perfect part
Have you ever known people who just looked their part in life?
Zell’s mountain twang a mark of love
Come January, I've been reporting on Zell Miller for 33 years. I was 14 and somehow asked for and was issued media credentials for the inauguration of Gov. George Busbee and Lt. Gov. Zell Miller.
Articles by Section - Harris Blackwood's column
Original locations highlight class acts
In the world of restaurants, there is something special about the original location of unique eating establishments.
Bear Bryant advised players to write home
College football coaches often find themselves being pitchmen for everything from soft drinks to pickup trucks.
Hail true to alma maters
The graduation season is upon us and with it comes songs we only hear at commencement exercises.
Mourn the loss of a college tradition
At just about every college you can think of, there is a tradition uniquely identified with the football team. Some of them are historic while others are almost hysterical.
TV is to blame for fading our accents
It is easy to blame television for a lot of things. We have seen many things that were once taboo become acceptable because we saw them happen on TV.
Can't top a classic Easter tradition
The folks in Hollywood seem to run short on ideas from time to time. They seem to thrive on remakes of old movies. I saw a story last year that said movie studios were looking at 50 potential remakes.
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