Les Jones

East Tennessee > All Tennessee, All the Time

At the risk of alienating non-Tennessee residents (AKA foreigners), this is Tennessee Blogging, two days in a row.

Rich at Shots Across the Bow hosts the Volunteer Tailgate Party, featuring the best of the Rocky Top Brigade. This gave me a chance to visit Frank Cagle's blog, which I now like a lot. A lot of the coverage is focused on Tennessee, but national readers will enjoy his take on Tennesse Senator (and now Senate Majority Leader) Bill Frist.

As a new member of the exalted Brigade, I didn't realize I was supposed to suggest one of my owns posts. Rich chose my Dragon's Run piece, which is one of my better posts, particularly for its Jack Kerouac "I shot a penny postcard across the country and asked me aunt for another fifty" cadence:

The drive took us through Highway 129, including the infamous stretch known as the Dragon's Run, which I mentioned in the Townsend traveller's guide. In 11 miles the road convulses through 318 sick turns that attract driving enthusiasts, and especially sport bikes. We got to see some great motorcycle riding, and a stream of Honda SR2000s that were touring the mountains. If you're prone to carsickness, take Dramamine. One of our intrepid travellers puked at around turn number 210.

SouthKnoxBubba has created a Rocky Top Brigade Bulletin Board.