FIGHTING PIRATES

Fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The violence of drug gangs in Mexico spilling over the border. The worst financial crisis since The Great Depression. Millions living in poverty and without health care. Too many children not getting an education……The Real Walrus actually believed that there couldn’t be any more problems out there….Boy, was I wrong…
Now, [...]

CARRYING YOUR CROSS

The Real Walrus consumed some of his Easter Weekend by doing some heavy thinking…..You know, more than 2,000 years ago, people stood around on a hill, watching a  nice fellow named Jesus get nailed to a cross. No one did anything. No one yelled, “Stop this Crucifixion. It’s not right.” They just stood there, doing nothing, for fear [...]

SO LONG, EDDIE

Eddie Jones, the former editor of The Nashville Banner, died earlier this week at the age of 85. He was a legendary journalist and civic leader who helped make Nashville the city it is today….In a day and age when newspapers are shutting down every other day, all it takes is a look at Eddie [...]

WHEN THEY WAS FAB

Long ago, four damn nice guys had one of their defining moments in life. It was 1982, in Clarksville, Tennessee. Calling themselves The News Brothers, they made a movie and showed it to the world, making people happy and raising money for charity during the holiday season.
Korporate Amerika probably could learn a [...]