If you are originally from Bulloch County, do any of your remember: When Vandy's was ONLY located on W. Vine Street, and you could count on Vandy Boyd to "pinch" a taste of barbecue from your plate, as he sat it on the counter? When you could get Lehman Gerrald to cut your hair....underneath the Bulloch County Bank? When the Kentucky Fried Chicken was only a take-out window in the back of the Paragon restaurant? When you could count on there being AT LEAST one new Cadillac, one new Oldsmobile, and one new GMC truck on display at Woodcock Motor Company? (But hardly ever MORE than one of each.) When Barnes Funeral Home was located between Pearle Screws' Texaco Station, and Bill Tucker's Sinclair Station? (Didn't Buddy Barnes have the perfect "look" for an undertaker?) When it was 12 LONG miles from the Statesboro city limits, to the Brooklet city limits? When you always looked forward to going to Minkovitz, and having Sol Minkovitz fit you perfectly in that new suit? When you really wanted to ride on that old, hand-drawn, freight elevator at W.C. Akins & Son Hardware? When there was nothing but corn and cotton growing where Statesboro Mall is now? When everybody PROPERLY said "it's up yonder on the 4-Lane", instead of "I believe they're located on Northside Drive West"? When all the youth (of driving age) went down to the A & W, to "Squall a tire"? When Lannie Simmons sold Studebaker cars and trucks? When the "FAMILY" Drive-In Theatre, really was for the entire family? When you could count on Leodel and G.C. Coleman to print all the news that you really needed to know? When a trip to McConnels and/or McClellans was a great way to spend the day, spending your allowance? When EVERYBODY "came to town" on Saturday? When you count on Roger Holland or Ed Smart to make sure you had the perfect pair of glasses? When you referred to your doctor as Doctor Johnny, or Doctor Albert, or Doctor Bird, and everybody knew who you were talking about? When Franklin's restaurant was open 24 hours a day, and had the "World's Worst Apple Pie"? When you could always count on see James Aldred, with that #2 lead pencil stuck behind his ear, at Aldred's Food Mart? When J.B. Johnson brought your dry cleaning from Register Dry Cleaners, in that green Chevrolet panel truck? When people gave you their telephone numbers by saying "P.O., or Poplar 4-5446? When the Banks family put that fresh, City Dairy milk on your doorstep everyday? When the Coke float from Ellis Drug Company was better than it had to be? When you loved to hear people say that they lived in the Sinkhole District? When you heard the latest news, sports and weather Ray Shader, and the tops in pops from Ray Classens, over "WWNS radio, 1240 on your dial, in Statesboro, Georgia"? When the "Buggy & Wagon" was where you went to purchase a "nicer" gift? When Doctor Henderson was the "head man" at Georgia Southern (and "always" had been)? When Fair Road used to be the Pembroke Highway? When you could give people directions by telling them to "go out past Pine End", or "go right past Red Bug Haven", or "just as you get past Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church, turn right, and they'd get to where they needed to go? When seeing (Clinton) Tucker ride that big Harley Duo-Glide, just made you feel a little scary? When Jim Brock used to ACTUALLY bottle Coca Cola, at the Statesboro Coca Cola Bottling Company? When Gay & Marsh sold American gasoline, and Leland Riggs (at 4-Points Service Station) sold Atlantic gasoline? When "Mizz" Jessie Averitt always had a sucker for you at the First Federal? When important gatherings were held in the Lamplighter Room at the Howard Johnson's? AND ......DO YOU REMEMBER: When you could always count on seeing and hearing a little smoking, drinking & cussing down at Bird's Pond? Can you add others? Larry <>< ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.