WALKING THAT COUNTRY MILE

It may be Slim Dusty in the Outback, or it may be Bufford down on Tellico Plain in Tennessee, but those who walk that country mile learn a lot more about life than those who insist on riding in the Ford.

THE SOUTHERN DOCTRINE OF GRITS

It is important, friends. South of the Mason Dixon Line any restaurant that does not serve grits will fail for sure. 

There are also two other items that better be on the menu. Fried okra and good biscuits. There are no bad biscuits in Tennessee. That is because any cafe with bad biscuits closed yesterday.

So, how important are grits to southern folks?

Let brother Jerry Clower explain it to you.

BATTLE OF THE BANJOS IN FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE AND THE HALF MARATHON

This is just the right combination of modern vanity and old timey reality in the hills of Tennessee.

Watch the whole thing for the runner-napping.

Yeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa