Another Trip to the JP or How to Get a Free Murray Ticket

by darkandbloody@gmail.com on Jan 30, 2012 7:14 PM EST

Had a pleasant Southwest flight to Nashville and picked up my Enterprise Rental. A brand new Ford Focus. Nice looking and nice driving style. Oh 90 mph on I24 was a bit much for its handling and weight in the wind that night, but it handled 75 well. Only downer on the drive to Kentucky was a federal licensed car tried to slow me down, speed up, pass, and slow down from Cheatam to Clarksville. Dadgum government always messing with you...stopped at the Cracker Barrel in Hoptown for a light dinner of beans and greens washed down with sweat tea. Ah, sweet tea the pop of my youth. I don't drink much sweet tea at home and very rarely drink pop, but when back in the JP I enjoy my sweet tea. Unless of course the wife is with me.BTW, when did the state police decide to stop enforcing speed limits on I24? I am very happy they don't but remain surprised that I never see any troopers. The purpose of the trip was simply to see how mother and father are doing. Dad has had a couple of brain injuries and mother is the primary care giver so you don't want too much time to pass without checking in and evaluating the situation. Given it was basketball season I also thought I would go to some local games. So on Tuesday morning I checked and the Murray State game Saturday was sold out. SOLD OUT! WOW. That is just great. Then I learned my high school was playing in the State A Classic tournament, so I wouldn't see them. I settled on a Mid Continent University game scheduled on Thursday night. Mid Continent is the old Mayfield Bible College which is really the old Clinton Bible College founded in 1947. I actually had forgot it existed until sometime in the 80's when I drove by their new campus in Hickory. Very nice. Very nice indeed and the skylight that shoots up to the heavens is a nice touch as well. So Thursday night rolls around and I time the drive from Concord to Hickory to arrive just at tip off. When I got there, this is what the gym looked like.
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glad you had a good time

by Bluehound on Jan 30, 2012 8:54 PM EST reply actions

South Fulton?

I am a native Fultonian! May I ask who your parents are? I would not be surprised if my family knows them! My father, grandfather, and great-grandfather have been practicing dentists in the area for over 120 years! Sure is a small world.

UK class of 2014. Singletary Scholar!

by osquid on Jan 30, 2012 9:23 PM EST reply actions

very nice

I am going to have to steal “JP” as a way of referring to my far west Ky, that’s very snappy. Congrats on scoring Murray State tickets, they are hard to come by around here, which is just so surreal. I’m rooting for them, though as a third generation Hilltopper, I am slightly uncomfortable about it :) Did you go to Heath, then?

by blue kentucky girl on Jan 30, 2012 10:46 PM EST via Android app reply actions

Thanks

I always have a good time in the JP.
I don’t like to get into names. While not from a prominent family, many in my family are very well known. In fact my sister was at the beauty parlor recently and heard another patron say, I wanted to go to that X wedding, but my husband said no because every time those X’s get together somebody gets shot at and sure enough they did and the police had to come. The beautician said, sorry you had to hear that I know you are related to them. Sister said, its fine, I’m used to it.
Yep, I am/was a Heathern. Attended the 100th anniversary a couple years back. I do not have the rose colored view of the school that many have. I only wish I had been more polite, not more accepting.
Always liked the Hilltoppers from the time of Clem Haskins and the Smiths. A formerWKU head football coach once said I had the best arm he had ever seen on a high school kid. Unfortunately I had a 10 cent mind at that time.

by darkandbloody@gmail.com on Jan 31, 2012 1:21 AM EST up reply actions