Musings

Goldenrod memories

Amy was an accomplished actress when we met in the 1970s and worked for a…

May 14, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Riding the Squirrel

Take a quick ride down Squirrel Spur, as seen from the seat of my Harley…

May 14, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Sally Walker revisited

For fans of singer and former coffee diva Sally Walker, here’s a re-edit of some…

May 13, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Finally, a real solution to saving America

Wanna save America?  Here’s how.…

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High fives to Five Guys

In 1986, while living in Arlington and working out of Washington, DC, we tried a…

May 11, 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More

Ah, Spring. Ah, love. Ah, Paris…and Washington

Shot the first two images while on assignment in Paris in 1987.  The third was…

May 10, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Hikers

Hikers on Blue Ridge Parkway near Rocky Knob.…

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Sunset

Sunset. Poor Farm Road. Floyd County, VA.  Photo shot on Droid X smartphone.…

May 8, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Video

The battle for The Bank of Floyd

A filing last week  by the North Carolina investor looking to take over control of Cardinal Bankshares — the holding company of The Bank of Floyd — brings five locals with strong community ties. including one with a historical family role into the battle. Schaller Equity Partners — controlled by Douglas Schlaller — is proposing…

February 27, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More

Live from Floyd! It’s Saturday Night…via the Floyd Radio Show

A capacity crowd of both locals and visitors who shelled out five bucks each for a night of music, cornpone comedy and storytelling showed up Saturday night for the first broadcast of the Floyd Radio Show at the Country Store. The show, which airs the first Saturday Night of each month was broadcast live over…

September 3, 2011 / Comments Off / Read More

High flying tracksters

A couple of shots from Friday’s Buffalo Invitational Track Meet at Floyd County High School.  The event featured track teams from 22 schools.  More photos and Roger Mannon’s story in Thursday’s Floyd Press.…

May 1, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Ron Paul won Floyd County but little else in Virginia’s GOP primary

Maverick Libertarian Ron Paul carried Floyd County, along with four other adjoining counties in the Republican Presidential Primary Tuesday, edging former Massachusetts Govenor Mitt Romney 260 – 208. For a county dominated by Republicans in local offices, Floyd’s GOP faithful — for the most part — stayed home on primary day.  A turnout of 468…

March 7, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More

New feature: Voice of the people

Starting with the new year, Blue Ridge Muse will provide a monthly video report on public comments at the Floyd County Board of Supervisors regular meetings and also at public hearings. The nature of news reporting, both in print and visually, provides only an overview of what happens or is said at these meetings.  Our…

January 13, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

FUBAR

A society of distractions

Heading into Floyd the other day on U.S. 221 South just past Ingram’s store when a northbound Ford Taurus came over the hill, straddling the center line. I swerved my Harley to the right, almost to the shoulder, narrowly missing…

April 25, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Hate is on the rise in America

A disturbing report released Thursday by the Southern Poverty Law Center shows an alarming rise…

March 9, 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More

The ridge line debate: Myths, mysteries and misinformation

Lot of debate in Floyd County over a proposed ordinance to limit development along ridge…

February 12, 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More

An indictment is not a conviction or indicator of guilt

A story I wrote in last week’s Floyd Press — about the indictment of a…

January 19, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

Motorcycle Musings

Old bikers never die: They just do TV commercials

As reported last month, I was drafted into playing an old biker (typecasting) for a…

April 24, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

Riding the Wall of Death

They call it “The Wall of Death,” a throwback to the old carnival thrill shows…

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I ride, therefore I am

My 2009 Harley-Davidson Super-Glide turned over 80,000 miles last week, a fair amount of riding…

April 9, 2012 / 8 Comments / Read More

Riding the Squirrel

Take a quick ride down Squirrel Spur, as seen from the seat of my Harley FXD. The song, “Thunder Road,” is sung by the late, great tough-guy actor actor Robert Mitchum, who starred in the movie of the same name.…

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Photography