Stephen is a dad!!!

I got this in the mail today and realized that I never informed the class about Stephan's new baby girl! He told me I could post a note about it back in May, but I totally forgot. Anyway, thought y'all might want to know!

More Corinth Memories

My gut feeling is that some of you folks that still live in Corinth probably take it for granted. Sure, there are some advantages to living in a bigger city, but at the same time, there are disadvantages. Anyway, I caught myself thinking about more things that I love(d) about Corinth, so I just thought I'd share. It could be that some of these are so old that they don't apply to Corinth any longer. Either way, if you also remember some of these and you do indeed agree that they are special, then perhaps this post did its job...

1. The old airplanes at the city park - as a kid, nothing was more fun and adventurous than climb onto and into those old planes.
2. The high-dive at the YMCA - jumping off it was one thing, but diving was another. I never learned how to do a flip, so I sure as hell didn't try one from the high-dive. I can also remember running and jumping off and trying to touch some insulation that was hanging from the rafters above the pool.
3. Judy Whitehurst's tree house - given she was my neighbor, I spent a lot of time in that damn thing. It was perfect for hiding from kids in the neighborhood and then starting a dirt clod war from up there.
4. The twin lakes in North Hills - these were in front of Merrell's house, and lots of kids in the neighborhood spent many summer fishing in them. When it snowed in the Winter, you could sled down Merrell's driveway and continue down to the lake. If you were me, you pretended like you actually went INTO the lake, and then you had Judy and Cynthia pull you on the sled all the way to Cynthia's house to prevent you from getting "frost bite."
5. Phillips Creek - this creek ran the length of Snake Road, and for many years, it was a sure bet you'd find me, Glenn, or John Stanford in that creek. Now Bobby Burns lives right next to it!
6. Webster Street Bridge - as a kid, there was no better bridge in town than this. Whether it was sledding down it in the Winter or watching Weston jump from it onto a moving train, this bridge had it all!
7. CHS Football Games - sure, playing in them was fun...but nothing beat going to them as a kid. Sure, we loved to watch "some" of the game...we were really there to wad up the paper cups and run around throwing them at each other at the end of the stadium. And while I'm on the subject, nothing could beat the music the band played as the team ran out on the field!!
8. The Big Tree on the East Corinth Playground - remember that huge tree that had fallen and I guess the school just made it part of the playground? That thing was so much fun to climb on!!
9. The Corinth Christmas Parade - how much fun was that?! As a kid, watching all the floats...back when the companies from the industrial park would compete for the best float? Man, they had some really cool ones. And Santa was always the last float...and threw out candy...awesome!!
10. "The Strip" - need I say more??

I'm sure I could think of a million more, but I just thought I'd get it started...

Your thoughts?

Tony Sagraves

David Dixon called me last night after visiting Tony in the hospital. He said that over the last couple of weeks, Tony's situation has grown worse and he's in pretty bad shape. For those of you in Memphis, please consider paying him a visit. I'm in the process of making travel arrangements to Memphis to also visit him.

Please, regardless of whether you knew Tony that well or not, I think he could use as much support as possible right now. For those of you that are close to Memphis, please consider trying to pay him a visit.

David has given me his hospital information:

Baptist Memorial Hospital East
6019 Walnut Grove Road
Memphis, TN 38120
Phone: 901.226.5000

Stay tuned.....

Boredom in 1986

I ran across these pictures today and thought I'd scan a few of them in for the blog. I'm pretty sure these are from a night back in 1986, around Christmas time...at Trey Brewster's house. Well, I'm positive it was at Trey's, but I could be wrong about the year. I have a strong hunch it was our 10th grade year, though.

Anyway, Brett, Weston and I were spending the night at Trey's, and I guess we just got bored (not hard to do, right?) and I started taking pictures. Brett was in his phase of putting all this zit cream on his face at night, Weston had somehow found part of a wig, and Trey...well....I'll let you be the judge of that...

Me and the boys on Father's Day

Layton and Jordan Hammett soon to be 5 and Ryan Hammett 2. I never knew a Father's Day could be so good!!!

Geez...would SOMEONE post an update???

I see lots of new names on the list, but somehow you peeps are forgetting that this whole Blog is really about staying in touch and keeping up with what everyone is up to these days. I would sure love to see updates from Shawn Glidewell, Channing "Slug" Wims, and a few others. Let's go, people!!

Prom 1989

Thought some of you might get a kick out of this. I told you a few months ago that I had some more tricks up my sleeve. So it made sense to pull another one of them out tonight. Enjoy!!



Some of these are hilarious. Mine, on the otherhand, was just utterly, flat-out STUPID...I cringe when I watch that....ugh.....

So good it makes my stomach growl right now!!

So, I'm sitting here starving my butt off late at night, and I thought I'd have some fun here and poll the class about food. Think back to the good ol' days growing up in Corinth. What were some of your favorite foods?

Here are mine, in no certain order:

1. Bobby Burns' dad's soup burgers
2. Weston's mother's buttermilk biscuits
3. Dilworth's hot tamales
4. Slugburgers from the White Trolley
5. Pete's Pizza
6. Sopapillas from Carlos' Tacos
7. Chili dog from Tommy Taylor at the YMCA
8. Eddie Burger at the Hillandale Country Club
9. Roast beef sandwich at Danvers
10. Cheeseburger and fries at CHS

Let's go...let's hear 'em!!!!

News of Shawntelle Patterson's Mother

I don't know if everyone is aware, but Shawntelle Patterson's Mother passed away last week. Her funeral was Tuesday morning in Corinth, and I sent a flower spray from the CHS Class of 1989. The card read: "With Deepest Sympathy, You are in our thoughts and prayers, The CHS Class of 1989"

Tim Duncan Video

Great up-date Torey, I found several videos on You-Tube but I think these show his talent best.







And here is Jay :




Now that is two talented people.....

Found an old friend of some of ours from 1st-4th grade

Tim Duncan!!! Remember him??

He has won Bass singer of the year in the Southern Gospel world and for anyone who knows about this industry he is with probably the best group out right now. I saw them in Paducah, KY and they were great. I spoke to him after the show and he is doing great. Just thought some of you might remember him and want to see this. As a side note, Jay Parrack was several years ago the tenor of the year with Gold City and has now left them to spend more time with his family. If you get a chance to go see Tim and Signature Sound...I highly recommend it!

Torey