We got a really great (and somewhat disturbing) comment from Lisa Leavitt, a former resident of Odd, West Virginia, a place we posted about a little while ago. It reads like the basis for a novel or some soon-to-be-made series for HBO. Thanks for sharing, Lisa!
I lived in Odd, WV from the 6th grade through graduation, looking at
your pictures I realize the little "town" has grown. There was a little
country store with a coal stove and a teeny little post office when I
lived there. There were hollers I remember driving to a little Baptist
church where there was a family (I won't mention the name) that had long
been an incestual family - I remember one of the brothers chasing our
car down the dirt road with an axe. It was beautiful there - our
nearest neighbor I could only see in the winter when the smoke from
their chimney raised over the mountain. I got my first and only taste
of moonshine standing waiting for the bus at 6:30 a.m. to take me to
Stoco Jr. High and a boy named JimJim let me drink from what I thought
was his "7-Up" can, to take some aspirin for a headache - needless to
say, after that drink, I didn't think of my headache, too busy trying to
catch my breath. Thank you for posting the new "modern" Odd, WV
pictures.
Day 12: More Missouri (St. Louis Area)
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Let’s get back to the summer trip. This day was pretty grey but I did what
I could. Let’s start with the Chuck-a-Burger drive-in in St. John. There
were ei...
4 days ago
3 comments:
wow! I can hear the banjo music playing already!
Good Times! Sitting around the stove at the general store swiggin' moonshine with JimJim, the inbred axe murderer, waiting for Cousin Bily Bob to get out on work release so we can take the cars down the river for them city boys on that canoe trip. Bobby, Drew was shot! I want to party with you, big guy!
Just when you think West Virginia can get beyond some sweeping stereotypes, this has to happen...
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