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>> anthony: some time ago something crawled, or slithered, or grew like a fungus. something that started small, got bigger, lurched like a swamp thing out of the mud and moist earth and humid nights of the delta. then, it took over the world. so next time some smart ass foreigner, horrified by our latest ham-fisted foreign policy blunder wonders out loud, "what good is america?" well, you can always pipe up that the blues, rock 'n' roll, r&b, and soul all came out of this place -- one state -- mississippi. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on m...

From a Tommy Cooper tribute show to something for the whole family, there is a range of entertainment at Dereham Memorial Hall this February.

And out of the blueal i don't know what gave me the courage to say it, but i looked at johnm and he said don't call me john, call me j.r. all my friends call me j.r. and i said, okay, j.r. i said, let me ask you something. i said i saw youin do somethings last night that was absolutely amazing. and i toldg.g. him the story of what i had seen about how all of these people had just known he was in the room. i said how do you do that ? and john was the kind of person if you embarrassed him or if he got he'd get real humble on you, you know, sit down. you know, if there was a rock on the ground, h...

 I love genealogical mysteries, and historical fiction too.  Recently, I read Call Me John, A Genealogical Mystery Based on a True Story, by Michael Schoenholtz and loved the story, and the book.   The publicity for the book says: New Jersey, 1928. A 14-year-old boy disappears from his home without a trace - almost forever. Ninety years later, a series of chance DNA matches reveals what became of him.  John had to grow up quickly - changing his identity, earning a living the hard way, and navigating love, friendship and death during some of the toughest times in American history. With...

Why? >> john t. edge: this place is like a reliquary of like indiscretions past. you know? >> anthony: but maybe, to really tell the story of this place, you have to start with the story of its most famous employee -- booker wright, who had been working at lusco's as a waiter wince he was 14 years old. >> booker: thanks to y'all. we don't have a real menu. i'd be glad to tell you what we're gonna serve tonight. >> anthony: in 1965, nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. booker's entertaining recitation of the menu at lusco's was famous around town, so they asked him t...