Tag: (ODD)yssey

For years, I have seen photos of the vintage neon sign at the Moon Winx Lodge in Tuscaloosa. I’d even written about it. But I had never set eyes on it. I am, after all, an Auburn grad and visits to Tuscaloosa have been practically non-existent. Until last Friday, when I was in Tuscaloosa speaking… Continue reading Finally! We visited Moon Winx, the holy grail of neon

A few years ago, Sweetums and I visited Bangor Cave in Blount County, an intriguing cavern that was once a Prohibition night club and gambling hall. It was quite creepy and I didn't want to explore its inky depths but, near the entrance, I was able to see the bar that was carved from the… Continue reading When Bangor Cave was Alabama’s most popular Prohibition night club

Sweetums loves the rom-com film “Elizabethtown,” which is kinda funny for a big guy who also loves horror and Bigfoot movies … not that I’m judging. When we took a trip last year to Louisville, Kentucky, we had to stop and see what the little town had to offer. The answer: not much as far… Continue reading Little-known weird tourism sites in Elizabethtown, KY

"America’s first serial killers roamed Tennessee" is a chapter in my book "Forgotten Tales of Alabama," excerpted below. A kindly man who offered aid to a traveling family surely had nothing to fear from the two men and three pregnant women. Did he? Had he known the men were the notorious Harpe brothers, who had… Continue reading The Harpe brothers: America’s first serial killers

South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is a quaint little town of fewer than 3,000 residents that sits just across the border from Bridgeport, Alabama. It has a picturesque downtown, the site of the annual National Cornbread Festival, which is held each year on the last weekend in April. On a visit to the small town a couple… Continue reading Quaint town of S. Pittsburg, TN, was site of deadly 1927 Christmas shootout