A recent edition of the LA Times features Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Woo-hoo. It’s all about how the town is getting ready for Freddie – that is Fred Thompson’s announcement of his intention to run for the presidency. Apparently folks are convinced he’s going to announce in the Big Burg. My old home town has cleaned up the square and forbidden trash by the side of the road. Does this mean they’re getting rid of those old guys who inhabit the benches on the square? Has VolMom planted up the town square with flowers as she is wont to do – or has the drought and her librul politics overcome her civic pride and gardening passion?
Chunky Moore’s menswear and the Ledbetter drug store sure are getting some good press out of all this. Here’s a tip – Ledbetter’s used to have awesome real milkshakes made right in front of you at the counter. I don’t know if they still do that, but it’s worth asking if you’re a visiting journo or political junkie. The Vol-in-Law and the rest of the groomsmen rented their tuxes from Moore’s – I don’t know if you need to rent a tux while you’re in town for the day – but maybe Chunky will sell you some wing tips real cheap.
As for me, I just think it’s pretty wild that people I know are written up in the LA Times. I recognize every name in that article.
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HT: The Tennessee Politics blog
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