Tales From Southern Indiana

The Word "Hoosier" 20.03.2020 4:55 ↓

Folks today can be heard to say "I'm proud to be a Hoosier.". As was said in The Princess Bride, "you keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Other People's Old Cars 07.03.2020 5:46 ↓

For sale: a 1953 Chevrolet from a guy named Catfish, who only used it to haul fish to the market once a week.

The Corner Grocery Store 03.03.2020 4:05 ↓

When I was a boy, the corner grocery store was where I first learned to make hard choices on a tight budget. Did I want candy that tasted good or candy that lasted all day?

Teenage Restaurant Manager 24.02.2020 8:29 ↓

My first job was supposed to be grill cook and dishwasher. But then all the managers quit at once.

Off to College 14.02.2020 4:00 ↓

For a small Town kid, the big University held many mysteries, such as why no one was eating the squirrels that infested the campus grounds.

High School Spirit 05.02.2020 5:03 ↓

Protesting against pep rallies, entering the cheer contest with an especially violent offering, and publishing an underground school paper were some of the things that kept high school from being terminally boring.

The Night We Hit the Bull 02.02.2020 4:08 ↓

Headed south on highway 37 to Fort Knox for no particular reason, we happened upon a bull, at an impact speed of 50 mph.

Virgil I Grissom Memorial High School 31.01.2020 3:52 ↓

Strange memories of the faculty at Virgil Grissom High School in the early Seventies.

The Need to Pee 24.01.2020 2:36 ↓

Sometimes you really have to go, but peeing can have consequences, including the a riot end to a romantic evening - hence the tune following the monologue.

Reluctant Country Music Fan 23.01.2020 4:57 ↓

Forced to play simple country songs who I first learned guitar, I noticed how silly some of the lyrics were, but came to appreciate them nonetheless.

Doctor's Orders 22.01.2020 2:42 ↓

You might find medical care a bit wanting in my home town

Trains and Taxis 20.01.2020 4:15 ↓

Recalling the passenger train this still ran when I was a kid, and the only taxi in town.

BB Tag 18.01.2020 3:46 ↓

Someone almost always needed stitches or a tetanus shot after we kids finished playing. Our games were ranked by degree of danger.

Grade School Teachers 13.01.2020 4:07 ↓

Back in the day, the teachers' punishment for grade schoolers who misbehaved was a little different from how they do it now.

Old Cars 09.01.2020 5:07 ↓

The dangerous old clunkers I owned as a young guy are more vivid in my memory than the newer safer cars I drove when I got older

Church and Funerals 05.01.2020 2:56 ↓

The first funeral service I attended as a boy may have sidetracked my faith journey.

Cats 04.01.2020 4:32 ↓

I had fond feelings for the cats I had growing up. Their feelings about me were probably more mixed.

Modesty in Advertising 31.12.2019 1:58 ↓

Remembering when ads didn't overpromise.

Law Enforcement 31.12.2019 5:42 ↓

Small Town real world law enforcement required real world solutions.

What we eat 24.12.2019 2:21 ↓

Beverly Hillbilly cuisine, Southern Indiana style. Plus, find out how to make a "combination salad".

The Weekly Paper 16.12.2019 3:52 ↓

There really never was any news per se to print in the weekly paper, so what got printed tended to be a bit quirky.

New to town 09.12.2019 3:16 ↓

New folks find out how the little town they've moved to is on the edge of reality.

Knife fighters 06.12.2019 2:21 ↓

A favorite hometown sport, fondly remembered.

Ice cream at the pool hall. 29.11.2019 1:55 ↓

The best ice cream in town was at the pool hall, which sold ice cream, knives and ammunition.

The Walmart Story 27.11.2019 1:46 ↓

Going to Walmart for the first time? Listen to this first.