John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl” was a huge section of my 8th grade English class. Also, it was the opportunity for one of the most memorable impacts of a teacher upon my young pupil-hood. I was having trouble grasping the depth of Steinbeck’s symbolism. What I could see was much too articulate for deeming as symbolic [...] Continue Reading »
why not to compare, a lesson from the 8th grade
3what is your fair share of taxes?
2Resolutions may be made in late December, but one hard look at the past year comes around this time for most of us. The 1099s and W2s are circulated by now, that is, if we are going to get them. Those not receiving any such form might be in line to show the books for [...] Continue Reading »
yes this is real
0I talked to a man about a dishwasher on Craigslist this afternoon and made a dash out to Seymour to check it out, but that’s beside the point and maybe a different story altogether. The Henley Bridge is out, as all Knoxvillians know, and going to South Knoxville is something you have to be intentional [...] Continue Reading »
Levon live at the KARM Camp Out, World’s Fair Park
2flier This Friday I’m playing with Davis Mitchell and Christabel and the Jons for the KARM (Knoxville Area Rescue Ministry) Camp Out fundraiser at World’s Fair Park. I’d like to invite you out at 6:30 this Friday and recommend that you stay to see the rest of the show. The event aims to raise money for [...] Continue Reading »
working days, excitement about a new found work of Steinbeck
2When Ashley and I loaded up and headed for the artistic promise land, I heavily relied on The Grapes of Wrath as a source of determination and hope. And also as an answer when the day of reality and hard facts was laid out flatly before us. Throughout our scrambles since, whatever mused Steinbeck we [...] Continue Reading »
“better for the other” new song to celebrate three years of noroomforhipsters!!!
5I tried to tell as best I could, in song form, a little bit about Ashley and I in the early days. In 2009 certain events caused us to quit work and graduate school. We rented the house, sold a car with much of everything else and hit the road with all we could fit [...] Continue Reading »
going broody
2Often pregnant animals feel a “nesting” instinct which causes them to prepare for the arrival of their newborns. I’m a typical pregnant lady in that this has been my experience, though the expression of this instinctual urge seems a tad severe. I was not content with a fresh coat of nursery paint and scrubbing the [...] Continue Reading »
Tazewell, VA: a baby shower, sneaking down a mine, uncle Dobb surprises Grandmother with Pappaw’s WWII Medals
3Little baby Addair had his second baby shower this past weekend with Ashley’s side of the family. I think he has everything he needs, actually more than I ever imagined was necessary for babies. I changed my first diaper, on a doll, and lost in a race against Ashley. Keith won the bottle drinking contest [...] Continue Reading »
to the doers of good work. keep it up.
0Good afternoon. It is time at noroomforhipsters that we address an issue, one that we hint at, and one that is obvious around here. The belts are tightened, we’ve pawned the jewels, and creditors will begin calling. I’m proud of the time it took us to reach this place, we really made the system work [...] Continue Reading »
more on how the little hipster ship floats
0Yesterday I burned the first copies of my new CD “Hope of the Seen and Unseen.” They went out with our final issue of Good Packaging, closing an important segment of this blog’s existence. I gave another copy to my old friend Barrett Holloway who came through Knoxville with his band out of Nashville, Mockingbird [...] Continue Reading »