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Jeff’s Playlist: Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced ‘Leh-‘Nérd ‘Skin-‘Nérd)
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I watched the Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary the other night on Netflix. This morning I had to pull up their first album, Pronounced ‘Leh-‘Nérd ‘Skin-‘Nérd, and listen. While I’m not a true Skynyrd fan, I was there when this album came out in 1973 and loved it like all my buddies. It was rock/country at its…
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Untitled acrylic on canvas board
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This painting is a 12″ x 16″, acrylic on canvas board. It’s actually a copy of another painting, although copies — except for those intended to be a counterfeit — inevitably contain permutations by the one doing the copy. Painting scenes of rain or precipitation create certain challenges but also opportunities, especially the use of reflections…
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Remembering our own this Veterans Day
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WCN&V contributor Randy Patrick had a long and distinguished career as a professional journalist, including two stints at the Winchester Sun. Two years ago, when he wrote this story, he was working for the Kentucky Standard in Bardstown. [Ed.] Before I came to Bardstown seven years ago, I had read about those “gallant soldiers” of…
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Walking Back Home
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My silhouette poured coffee on the campfire,then started walking back to town.This exile was and was not made for me.My mind was light as lost, walking back home. Things were gone from South Main.The barber pole was still there, but,like black patched potholes,names were scrapped from the window.Still, I could smell the Brylcreem, feelthe short hairs…
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Celestial Dance
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It was 6:30 pm this past Sunday and I had just turned on to our long driveway. Sunset had been an hour ago. In the southwest sky was a sight that caused me to stop the car and stare. Just above the adjacent hill where the cattle were grazing was a beautiful crescent moon, and…
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Mayor reflects on 40 years serving Winchester
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After 40 years of municipal leadership in Winchester, Mayor Ed Burtner said last week he is stepping aside. The day before the start of the candidate filing period for the 2022 election, Burtner told the city commission he would not be seeking a fifth term as mayor. “It really was a family decision,” Burtner said in an…
