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James Gregory Appearing at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin, NC on April 16

Franklin, NC (April, 2010) - For over two decades, the unforgettable caricature of veteran comedian James Gregory has stood grinning: his shirt untucked, his arms outstretched, a carefree welcome to a down-home, hilarious comedy experience. It’s storytelling at its best. The trademark caricature is the essence of James Gregory’s comedy: rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch. Read more…

Veterans - check this out - FREE ticket to Aaron Tippin who is coming to town this Friday.

The folks over at the Performing Arts Center asked me to pass this along to some of my veteran friends. To say ‘Thanks’ to those who have served they are letting Military Veterans in Free. You will see the flier below they sent me. So pass this around to other Veterans you know so they can take advantage of FREE! I know I will be there.

If you cannot see the picture below you can click this link to see it online.

It was later in the evening and there were fewer of us now so we were pretty well strung out along the skirmish line. Most of the wounded had been choppered back to Chow Duc, so it was fairly quiet. The Sarge was the only one left alive so he was in charge. All of the Officers were dead or wounded, big deal, so now we at least had a fighting chance against the zips. We could hear them out in the bush talking in gook and laughing. I have no idea what the little bastards found so amusing unless they were passing around a mirror and comparing their ugly mugs. I re-checked my frags and my sixteen to make sure there would be no mistakes when the bastards came for us. I also had my 45 pistol near my right hand along with my hunting knife. Read more…

I received this below in an email from a good friend of mine, Carl Fendrick. I thought I ought to share it with you. Maybe all or parts of it can be a guide to our 2010 year. Hope your Christmas was great! And here is to your New Year… I pray it will be full of good news and joy for you. -Lee Cloer Read more…

Christmas is almost here. Soon Santa will take to flight in his little red sleigh zipping around from home to home delivering toys to little girls and boys… that have been good… Are you still on his list of deliveries?

Tis the season for everyone to be busy I know. Mine alone has included Toys for Tots, my children’s several different Christmas specials where they sing or act or just stand there with hands in their pockets staring at the ground. These days include my work, Christmas cantatas, and lots of other events. Pictured here are the Cowee’s school teachers standing in as Santa’s Reindeer during the Cowee Elementary Christmas Musical. Read more…