tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post115201148580142442..comments2023-09-30T04:12:28.281-07:00Comments on Finding Fair Hope: Independence and All ThatMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-29401029993257286842015-04-11T12:08:11.064-07:002015-04-11T12:08:11.064-07:00Apology accepted! Mostly I was stunned to see a co...Apology accepted! Mostly I was stunned to see a comment on a post I put up in 2006 and haven't thought about since. Good to see it's still getting attention.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-47436149110974087892015-04-11T12:01:10.413-07:002015-04-11T12:01:10.413-07:00Mary, please accept my apology if I seemed terse. ...Mary, please accept my apology if I seemed terse. My comment was not intended as an indictment, just an observation. In my experience, memories fade with time and often merge with other memories to create something that didn't exist at all. I have sometimes been surprised to find out my memory has played tricks on me and rearranged facts and even images. It happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-28117888577827996082015-04-11T11:22:17.029-07:002015-04-11T11:22:17.029-07:00My mistake--I misremembered. My family moved to th...My mistake--I misremembered. My family moved to the Fairhope area in 1949 and I remember my parents going to dances there the first few years. I don't remember the bowling alley at all, and it was my memory that the casino was condemned a few years into our life in Fairhope. It may have been used until it was torn down, and that may have been the LATE rather than early 50s, or it may have been as late as 1960. This should be pretty easily checked, city records or the Fairhope Museum. In my case I was relying on memory, always an iffy source.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-57999925721836127772015-04-11T11:05:21.929-07:002015-04-11T11:05:21.929-07:00The Fairhope Casino was NOT torn down in the early...The Fairhope Casino was NOT torn down in the early 50s. I wasn't born until 1953 and it was still there during my childhood. I bowled in the casino's 4-lane bowling alley (with pin boys) and changed into a swimsuit in the casino's dressing rooms. The old wooden Fairhope "Big" Pier was torn down to make way for the new concrete pier, which opened in 1968. I believe the casino was leveled about the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-1152020975048249732006-07-04T06:49:00.000-07:002006-07-04T06:49:00.000-07:00The local fireworks display here in Madison County...The local fireworks display here in Madison County takes place down the road a piece from our spot on the Old Blue Ridge Turnpike, at what's called the Graves Mountain Lodge. (No graves there; the folks that own the lodge are Graveses.) Every year we invite our friends to come and watch the fireworks with us, and tonite there'll be about 40 folks here, first seeing, then hearing the fireworks. (The sounds travel here in about 2 1/2 seconds). Then we all sit around talking politics, baseball, and recipes until midnight.<BR/><BR/>I wonder . . . what is the appeal of fireworks? It seems that everywhere in the world where rockets and firecrackers are available, they're trotted out and demonstrated on every special occasion. There must be something about loud noises and colorful explosions that appeals at the genetic level. <BR/><BR/>Of course, we don't need to answer that question in order to enjoy the show. Just bring a chair, a potluck dish, and a wagging tongue. A good time will be had by all.Benedict S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18319073770437347659noreply@blogger.com