//Gary West
Out and About Kentucky Style: Ali boxing gloves
A Christmas gift to a six-year-old boy in Louisville in 1963 several years later began to take on a life of its own, especially when it was connected to the late Muhammad Ali. Billy Pfund was surprised that Christmas with two pairs of boxing gloves from his aunt and uncle. But...
, By Gary West
Out and About Kentucky Style: Car Ferries Around the State
I've found myself trying to come up with something, anything, to get out of the house. Things are better than they were, but not much. "Let's go for a ride," my wife says. "Anywhere." There has been times the ride meant downtown, around the square, thru the campus of Western...
Out & About KY Style… Drive-In Theaters
Back in 2004 I wrote an article for a statewide publication about drive-in theaters in Kentucky and how they had pretty much become a thing of the past. Twelve years later I wrote another one. In the late 50s and into the 60s there were 117, almost one per county, from one end of...
Out & About Kentucky Style: Postcard Collections
Coins and stamps are the two most collectible hobbies in the world. But do you know what is third? Postcards. "It usually starts with seeing one at a yard sale, or flea market that shows a hometown or place of interest, says Ray Buckberry, a Bowling Green collector. Buckberry,...
Out & About Kentucky Style… Steve Nally
I've been writing this column since 2002, and because of it I have been able to meet and even become personal friends with quite a few interesting people. One of those is Steve Nally. Bourbon master distiller Steve Nally is a big believer in the bottom to the top business...
'I was lucky to have known him,' Remembering the great Rodger Bird
Rodger Bird stood in his own end zone waiting for the Virginia Tech kicker to get the 1963 University of Kentucky football season underway. He was a sophomore playing his first varsity game (freshman were ineligible back then) and a sold out Stoll Field in Lexington was waiting...
Out and About Kentucky Style: Joel Ray Sprowls
Joel Ray Sprowls Lincoln Jamboree in Hodgenville is about as old school as it gets. It's a throwback to days gone by in the entertainment world even in Kentucky. Although it has never attained the global status of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, it has left a deep footprint in the...
Out & About Kentucky Style: The Good Ole Days
Do you ever go back to the old neighborhood where you grew up? Is it recognizable? Is the house you lived in still standing? Have all of the neighborhood families moved away? Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...
History museum makes road trip to Meade County a treat
It was April 3,1974, and the morning had begun as expected with an April shower that soon turned to sunshine. It was nice enough for some of those in Brandenburg, Kentucky, to crank up lawnmowers for their first seasonal mow. A couple of hours later, shortly after 4 p.m. the...
Letter: 'Boys from Corbin' author sad to hear of passing of Bob Terrell
To the Editor: I am very sorry to hear of the passing of my friend Bob Terrell. While writing the book "Boys From Corbin," Bob was a source of information, not only of Corbin's history, but insight into his teammates athletic abilities. Maybe I could have written the book without...