july 2007
features
12 Celebrating Two Great Milestones with DJ Tom Perryman
East Texas DJ Tom Perryman has brightened up the lives of many people in his 60-year career as he brought, and continues to bring, great music to radio and concert listeners. Tom turns 80 years old in July.
by Tom Geddie
A look at the business and hobby of antiques and collectibles in East Texas.
by Tom Geddie
departments
4 Talk of the Town
Jewelry designing, Native American ceremonies, books, award-winning cake, ...
7 Poetry & Prose
An uncle in Iraq, footsteps, memories of winter, ancestors, laughing, singing...
8 Business
Economic growth in East Texas, minimum wage, healthcare survey, volunteers for Van, Tyler Civic Theatre growth, ...
10 Crossword Puzzle
11 Kid’s Korner
July celebration, Small Wonders, funnel phones, The Whiffets, puzzles and mosquitoes.
by Vern Dailey and Muffin
16 Calendar
Trade days, dances, reading programs, picnics, car shows, golf tournaments, balloon race, Shakespeare, Peter Pan, festivals, fireworks, ...
Ray Price, Asleep at the Wheel, Whiskeyfish, Stoney LaRue, David Allan Coe, Hayes Carll, Billy Joe Shaver, ... jam sessions, blues, steel guitars, Texas music
21 Country Folk Eclectic Music Column
Interview with Canton musician Wesley Pruitt.
by Tom Geddie
22 Dining Guide
25 Reel Time
The Pleasure of Fishing. Barry reflects on the enjoyment of fishing from observing “a colorful bobber merrily dancing on surface ripples” to angling as a means of getting food.
by Barry St. Clair
26 Tolbert’s Tales
Cuttin’ the Grass.
by Jerry Tolbert
27 Marketplace
COVER: DJ Tom Perryman at one of his first radio gigs in East Texas.
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