Category: Corey’s Stories
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My Fellow Americans, the Hotel is on Fire
My Fellow Americans, the hotel is on fire This was the headline of the story in the Washington Post on February 26 , 2000. It was referring to a fire at the Wardman Park hotel in Washington D.C. during a visit by President Clinton. The story has long washed away from the archives or at…
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Nashville Steam
My conversation with Joey and Steven about steam locomotive No. 576. It has been a part of the history of Nashville for decades. We talk about its history; the work they’re doing to bring it back to life and plans for the future.
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Joe Dubin
In this conversation with Joe, we talk about working at the Opryland Hotel, concerts at Starwood, days at Opryland USA, “old Nashville” and more. Joe has been a staple of the news and sports media for three decades and was more than happy to share his memories and thoughts about the evolution of Nashville.
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Catfish Out of Water
“Catfish Out of Water” was a collection of catfish sculptures that were placed throughout the city of Nashville. In October of 2003, the city made a decision to ask local artists and craftspeople to paint 51 catfish sculptures. This would be done as a way to celebrate National Catfish Month (August), and would be ready…
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Coffee and Compassion
Today, I was reminded to pay more attention to people. I was at a local coffee shop when a guy walked in, came over to me and held out a brochure. He mumbled something, and without really looking at him, or what he had, I waved him off. As he walked away, I looked up…
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They Called Me Baby Jaws
I grew up traveling. Our trips back then were all road trips. This was the 1970’s and that’s just how my parents traveled. Most of our trips were just for fun but dad usually took mom and I along when he had to go to Dalton, Georgia to order carpet. Over the years we had…