Category Archives: East Tennessee

The Stacey Campfield File

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Les Jones

Following up on last week’s post, here’s a stroll down memory lane and a couple of relevant links about Knox County’s gay-bashing, never-married state Senator. The Bistro wasn’t the first place where Campfield had been shown the back door. State … Continue reading →

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Local Restauranteur Stands up to Local Idiot Politician Stacey Campfield

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Les Jones

Two days ago a local restaurant, the Bistro at the Bijou, manager Martha Boggs denied service to Stacey Campfield, Knox County’s representative to the state senate. Boggs was disgusted over Campfield’s homophobic behavior. What kind of behavior? He’s trying to … Continue reading →

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Montvale Springs Photos

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Les Jones

From McClung Museum. Hat tip to Katie Dumont King. Previously: Dude Cooper’s grocery store is for sale More About the Camp Montvale Final Reunion Camp Montvale Closing Alleghany Falls and Alleghany Springs Hotel in Maryville (Blount County), Tennessee

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Last-minute Christmas Gifts Made in Tennessee

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Les Jones

Rex Hammock’s impressive list.

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Best Wishes to Michael Silence

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Les Jones

Michael Silence helped bridge the newspaper-blog gap back in 2004, bringing blogs to the attention of Knoxville newspaper readers through his blog and Sunday newspaper column. Since then he’s been a strong advocate for and welcome member of Knoxville’s blogosphere. … Continue reading →

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The Drug Addict Judge and the Pedophile Coach

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Les Jones

The Christian-Newsom case was Knoxville’s most notorious crime, a double kidnapping, rape and murder. The families went through nightmarish months of grief during the trial, which resulted in four guilty verdicts, including one death sentence. All of those convictions were … Continue reading →

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The Elvis Burger

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Les Jones

I had the Elvis Burger at Hot Rod’s Diner here in Maryville-Alcoa. Angus Beef with sliced nanners and melted peanut butter. I don’t know if I’ll order it again, but I ate the whole thing and liked it. They have … Continue reading →

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Fall Color Zen in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Les Jones

The rule of thumb for the Smoky Mountains National Park is that the fall colors usually peak the second or third weekend of October. This was the third weekend. We talked to a park ranger who said the colors were … Continue reading →

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It’s a Photography Meme

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Les Jones

Photographing endangered buildings in Knoxville.

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Kennedy-Baker-Walker-Sherrill House on Kingston Pike in Knoxville

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Les Jones

I saw this house the other day on my lunch break and stoppped to take pictures. It’s peaking out of the woods at the corner of a massive real estate development on Knoxville’s main thoroughfare. Google map: Knox Heritage has … Continue reading →

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“I Wanna Be Sedated”

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Les Jones

Moonshine Cherrys “I Wanna Be Sedated” at Brackins Blues Club featuring the Solid Gold Dancers:

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More Weather Drama

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Les Jones

Big winds came through last night. A big maple fell on the Honda Odyssey. It’s probably toast. Irony: sitting in the front seat was the title of the car. It had just arrived in the mail because we made the … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to some motorcycle shots on the Dragon

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Les Jones

These summer evenings leading up to the solstice are long and getting longer for another week. Last night after work I decided to load the kids into the car and drive up to the 129, the Tail of the Dragon, … Continue reading →

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LuckyGunner Shoot Pictures

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Les Jones

Tuesday: 7 Full Auto Videos from the LuckyGunner Machinegun Shoot 2011 Wednesday: LuckyGunner Shoot Semi-Autos: Coonan, S&W M&P, Kel-Tec PMR, RFB and KSG Today: Photos The photos are here on FlickR or watch the slideshow below. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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91,559 Rounds of Ammo …

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Les Jones

fired at the LuckyGunner Blogger Machinegun Shoot. Plus 42 pounds of Tannerite detonated.

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7 Full Auto Videos from the LuckyGunner Machinegun Shoot 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Les Jones

Dear Guns and Ammo, I had read stories like this in your magazine, but I never thought it would happen to me. I spent the weekend shooting machine guns at the Luckygunner Blogger Machine Gun Shoot/Bulletfest 2011 near Maryville, Tennessee. … Continue reading →

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Quick LuckyGunner Machinegun Shoot Notes

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Les Jones

Congrats to all the bloggers who won in the Gunny Awards. Full autos fired so far: AR-15, BAR, Glock 18, HK G3 MP40, S&W M76, and Thompson. I’ve got four videos up on my YouTube channel, with more to come. … Continue reading →

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J’s Mega Mart – the Inspiration for The Simpsons World’s Fair Episode

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Les Jones

J’s Mega Mart is a little-of-everything downtown store that sells soft drinks, candy, random electronics, expired cold medicine and – inexplicably – wigs. J’s is believed to be the inspiration for the wig shop in The Simpsons World’s Fair Episode. … Continue reading →

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Vestival 2001 Pictures

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Les Jones

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A man with a gun walks into a bar

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Les Jones

and the punchline is that nothing happened: A year ago, a lot of anti-gunners and editorial boards (but I repeat myself) were saying there would be blood in the streets and shootouts at the OK Corral if Tennessee removed the … Continue reading →

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