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Blak bart said:
Morning cap.....well ARC.....seems the RCT is fading.....only us local pirates are left here ?? Been pretty quiet here latley.....maybe its all of t-net thats dropping off ?? Even with all the upgrades, its hard to compete with those "other" platforms !! I've dropped way off on my posting, and its still just a few of us who come on and post every day. Maybe its just like the tide.....ebb and flow !!
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hey bart-just because people are not talking does not mean people are not reading-45 viewers just now-we just dont have anything cool to post like some people we know-thanks for your posts
 

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releventchair said:
He did write about the T.V.A..

I trust you've digested the FOXFIRE series? (Not meaning to detract from Brewer but you mentioned Rabun Gap. (!)
Foxfire was/is a fantastic origin of purpose , and mission in not only preserving some history and knowledge , but in breeching generational gaps ;and getting students inspired in the process.
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I had the foxfire books but they got destroyed in a fire in the late 90s and I have not replaced. I need to do so. Thanks for reminder.
 

traveller777 said:
I had the foxfire books but they got destroyed in a fire in the late 90s and I have not replaced. I need to do so. Thanks for reminder.
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Kephart was an interesting character too who wrote about the region , though farther East.
Seems the mountains might have been as near to peace as he was going to get as an adult.
 

releventchair said:
Kephart was an interesting character too who wrote about the region , though farther East.
Seems the mountains might have been as near to peace as he was going to get as an adult.
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Yes, Kephart if I remember correctly just left everything and moved into the mountains around Bryson City, North Carolina. He was librarian, and did a fantastic job dicumenting and recording mountain life of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Great job, Horace.
 

traveller777 said:
Thank you, my friend. The same back at you.
There is a story behind that "greetings and hallucinations" line.
It was going on 35 years ago and we were up on the Cherohala Skyway hiking up to Huckleberry Knob, which is a Bald just over a mile high. Super 360 degree views. Half way up there is a field with a plethora of wild flowers and wild strawberries in season. As we started across the field we passed an elderly gentleman with a Pith Helmet on and a lady with a Bonnet tied on her head. Unusual attire on the trail. As we passed them the man said, "Greetings and hallucinations, a beautiful day" and began to name the flowers around us as they slowly passed us. I was blown away by his quick wit and knowledge of the flowers around us. A few minutes later it struck me all at once. We had just met and passed on the trail Carson Brewer and his wife. That name means nothing to you, but he was very famous around here. He authored several books about hiking and the history of the mountains. He also wrote a column for the Knoxville News Sentinal. HE was the reason I started hiking after I read one of his books. An amazing man. I started to turn and run him down but I have this thing about personal space. My story for the day. Carson is long gone but his memories live on.
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I,ve heard of Carson Brewer.
 

traveller777 said:
My favorite book by him was "Valley So Wild (A Folk History). It is an account of the history and traditions of the Little Tennessee River and the people that have lived along it's shores and valleys. I read that book and one weekend traced the Little Tennessee from it's beginning in Rabun Gap, Georgia to it's mouth at Lenoir City, Tennessee. I grew up hunting and fishing and playing along the shores of the river. I sat on a hill in Loudon County, Tennessee one day in the late 70s, the day they dammed the river and watched the water rise and drown much of that history.
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The Rabun Gap figures prominently in a sci-fi book by John Ringo,apropos of nothing perhaps.
 

releventchair said:
He did write about the T.V.A..

I trust you've digested the FOXFIRE series? (Not meaning to detract from Brewer but you mentioned Rabun Gap. (!)
Foxfire was/is a fantastic origin of purpose , and mission in not only preserving some history and knowledge , but in breeching generational gaps ;and getting students inspired in the process.
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Not to mention a fount of practical knowledge that may be important soon!
 

JVA5th said:
Trying to be. I get so down on myself that I suck at being social. When I feel I can't keep up I back out. So eh
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It's never a race, well unless you're trying to keep up with the rum swilling with the bilge pirates.
It's a hard to compete with them.
Not pointing a finger. Nope, all I will say is the paint peels just from the breath.
 

pepperj said:
It's never a race, well unless you're trying to keep up with the rum swilling with the bilge pirates.
It's a hard to compete with them.
Not pointing a finger. Nope, all I will say is the paint peels just from the breath.
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It's a me thing. I'm normally in real life silent in a group. Conversation just won't come to my mind. I get down on myself and feel I fade into the background. Guess it's like a cage you watch people interact but can't do it yourself. It's lonely. The social part of my brain is just useless apparently
 

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