Drove through Tennessee
found my family
'came plain to me:
Hey big brother
you're the bridge
I'm the span
found my family
'came plain to me:
Hey big brother
you're the bridge
I'm the span
Where have all the Oilers gone?
...gone to Tennessee everyone...
Hey! Uncle Chuck
You're the needle
I'm the thread
Hey! little daughter
you're the spring
in my step
Hey! little son
you're the awe
in the some
Hey! Ole' Pop
you're the stock
I'm the block
Hey big sister
you're the pistol
I'm the shell
Hey momma 'n poppa
you're the pair
I'm the prayer
Hey children
you're the sleep
I'm the deep
You're the needle
I'm the thread
Hey! little daughter
you're the spring
in my step
Hey! little son
you're the awe
in the some
Hey! Ole' Pop
you're the stock
I'm the block
Hey big sister
you're the pistol
I'm the shell
Hey momma 'n poppa
you're the pair
I'm the prayer
Hey children
you're the sleep
I'm the deep
Hey Sweetie Pie
You're the hero
I'm the worship!
Honey bunches of oats;
you're pepper
I'm the salt...
Hey old friends we're apart
but I'm still an Oilers fan
and now a Google man
>>pd
Honey bunches of oats;
you're pepper
I'm the salt...
Hey old friends we're apart
but I'm still an Oilers fan
and now a Google man
>>pd
Photos: left -- George Reeves, Superman; right -- Billy Cannon. Are they the same person?
References
YEAH, THAT'S A PICTURE of George Reeves at left, probably taken years before he first donned the tights of Superman. When I watch those shows, I'm still amazed how good he is, playing an impossible role but maintaining a certain "twinkle" that kept him above the material and rock-bottom budget. The making of that show — and many of Superman's other screen appearances — were recounted expertly in a book entitled Superman: From Serial to Cereal by Gary Grossman. Others have followed in Gary's footsteps, often delving heavily (and not always responsibly) into the mystery of Reeves' death, but this book is still the best. You can get a sampling — and even order your own copy — over at Gary's website, http://www.supermanbook.com/.
Pictured above on the right is: William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.
He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved to Baton Rouge when his father got a job there during World War II. He graduated from Istrouma High School.
He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved to Baton Rouge when his father got a job there during World War II. He graduated from Istrouma High School.
Billy Cannon later became an orthodontist and subsequently served time in federal prison for counterfeiting U.S. dollar bills that he stored in ice chests, buired in the backyard of one of the houses he owned and rented out. Because of this incident, he was not inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. His life is claimed to be the vaguely disguised subject matter of the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Everybody's All-American by sportswriter Frank Deford, although Deford denies this.
Cannon's Heisman Trophy is displayed at T.J. Ribs restaurant in Baton Rouge. Cannon has eaten for free there since 1986 when, short on cash, he sold the trophy to restaurant owner T. J. Moran.
Billy's son Billy Cannon, Jr. played linebacker for Texas A&M and was selected in the first round of the NFL draft in 1984, by the Dallas Cowboys.
>>pd
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