Friday, May 18, 2007


Downtown Mayberry, er, Pikeville

We had 49er Days in Amador County, so I'm in no position to judge upon my high horse--or, in this case, high packmule.

There are 5 fashion capitals of the world: New York, Milan, Paris, Los Angeles and Tokyo. Make room for a 6th: Pikeville.

Home of the McCoy patriarch who started the entire mess. It's now a gift shop. Wouldn't you be kind of pissed if you went through all the trouble to steal your neighbor's pig and perpetuate a mindless family feud for multiple generations only to have your memory debased by the creation of a kitschy gift shop?

This is actually in West Virginia, where even more stuff is named after the Hatfields and McCoys. But the dentists are actually McCoys--I checked the sign. By the way, it's right next door to "Grizzled Mountain Prospector Frozen Yogurt".

2 comments:

Timberati said...

More stories. Please. Your readers need more.

Timberati said...

Two months and no Continuous Wave,. update? Just reruns for the summer? Please write.