Tag Archives: The South

Chapter 53: Easter: Or How I Became a Fashion Victim

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Scott M

I come from a very presentational family. Easter always brought out the best and worst of that trait. To give you a perspective, my mother was a Cheerleader.  My sister was a dancer and a Majorette.  My niece is following in … Continue reading →

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By the Time I Get To Phoenix

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Scott M

I just don’t get Phoenix, Arizona.  There is something about this place that just isn’t natural. I think the main reasons I don’t get it are that I’m both Southern and from the East Coast.  It’s just too different.  It … Continue reading →

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Off Subject, But…..How to Improve Air Travel

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Scott M

I’m getting ready to head out on a business trip tomorrow, so I decided to revise and re-run one of my older posts.  It’s still accurate, but I needed to add a couple of points.  It’s not exactly Southern Gothic, … Continue reading →

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Chapter 52: Sex in the South: Part 2- The Queen of the South

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Scott M

Like fashion, new movies, ethnic food and just about everything else, the Sexual Revolution came late to Danville, Virginia. However, given the sexually repressive atmosphere, it should be no surprise it led the way in one area:  Outdoor Porn Drive … Continue reading →

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Chapter 51: Sex in the South: Part 1- Setting the Stage

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Scott M

To put it bluntly, when we were growing up, we knew sex was everywhere in the South.  It was poorly hidden, but not a topic of socially approved conversations.   Or at least it once wasn’t… We came from, perhaps, … Continue reading →

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Chapter 50: Party at the Hot Sheet Hotel

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Scott M

Like most conservative, religious cities, Danville had a lot of Hot Sheet Hotels. By this I mean, cheap hotels that did a lot of business during the lunch hour and early  evenings. No one really seemed to spend an entire … Continue reading →

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Chapter 48: Myrtle Beach Days

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Scott M

One of the other key advantages the Sub Debs offered was a poorly chaperoned beach trip to Myrtle Beach every summer. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was the destination of choice for summer fun for almost everyone in Danville and when … Continue reading →

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Chapter 47: Surviving the Sub Debs

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Scott M

I briefly mentioned the Sub Debs in one of my previous posts and said I was not even going to try to explain them. I am, probably foolishly, going to retract that statement and give it  shot. I remember once … Continue reading →

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Chapter 45: Christmas With the Grannies

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Scott M

All the Christmas Drama and mayhem at our house was off set by the simplicity of Christmas at Granny’s. By this I mean, my Mother’s Mother, not my Father’s Mother, who was safely packed away to the State Hospital for … Continue reading →

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Chapter 44: Haul Out the Holly

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Scott M

When I was growing up in Danville, Virginia, decorating for Christmas was always a very big deal. My Mother’s goal in life, for several years, was to win the Temple Terrace Women’s Club Home Decorating Contest.   Even though she … Continue reading →

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