A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-23-03....Sweet Home Alabama

Billie and Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, daisyscarlett, dansangel, dutchess, Mama_Bear

After discussing with Billie what I could post as a semi-monthly feature, we came up with the idea of doing a short 'vignette' piece on each state, starting with Alabama and working our way through Wyoming.

I am hoping to capture each state's unique atmosphere and flavor, without boring everyone with too many facts. This may (or may not) be a twice monthly feature - you never know what Da'Bear will post next ;-), but every so often I will be taking a lighthearted look at a new state and, together with you, we'll salute the Fine Americans who live there and proudly call themselves 'FReepers'.

In the spotlight today.....

According to the
Alabama State Page

160 Fine Alabamians
(blam, Alas Babylon!, FreepLady, Bizzy Bugz,
Paul Atreides, ToKillaMockingbird, and many more)

hail from the

(Crank up the volume!)

Alabama - Tidbits and Trivia

Alabama was admitted into the union on December 14, 1819.

The name "Alabama" means "tribal town" in the language of the local Creek Indians.

The State Nickname - Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State"

Alabama State Motto - "Audemus jura nostra defendere" - We Dare Defend Our Rights

The Alabama State Song - "Alabama" (well, who would have guessed? LOL!)

The state nut of Alabama is the Pecan. (Pecan recipes, anyone?)

The star blue quartz is the state's official gemstone.

The state game bird of Alabama is the wild turkey. (Wild Turkey recipes?) ;-)

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Of course, no post about Alabama would be complete without a mention of the University of Alabama's......

and
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant

***A bit of football trivia***

Does anyone know who caught Joe Namath's first touchdown pass at Alabama?

How about this one? Who scored the only touchdown in Alabama's 7-3 victory over Auburn in 1967?

If you think you can't live another moment without the answers, click on the graphic below where you will find even more UA Football trivia.

"YEA ALABAMA" FIGHT SONG

Let the Swanee Tiger scratch,
Let the Yellow Jacket sting,
Let the Georgia Bulldog bite,
Alabama still is right!
And whether win or lose we smile,
For that's Bama's fighting style:
You're Dixie's football pride,
Crimson Tide!
A-L-A-B-A-M-A

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Last but not least,
some famous Alabamians...

Boxer Joe Louis was born in Lexington in 1914. He died in 1981.

Baseball player Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron was born in Mobile 1934.

Helen Adams Keller was born on 27 June 1880 in Tuscumbia, in Northwest Alabama.

Lookout Mountain, Alabama produced the most popular band in country music history.....

...and, from Birmingham, Alabama's newest celebrity,
***The Velvet Teddy Bear***
American Idol winner, Ruben Studdard!

It's Friday so let's have some fun with this. Please join in with your favorite regional recipes, Alabama travel memories, state facts or trivia, or your favorite Alabama song.

I'll start....

A Finest Salute to our
FRiends from the
great state of Alabama!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 05-19-03 Military Monday 05-20-03 RabidRalph 05-21-03 Freeper Pets 05-22-03 This Space for Rent

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

[Paul Atreides]

Wow! Thanks for the great thread!

I have one thing to add. Alabama has a Frank Lloyd Wright home, located in Florence, the only one in Alabama.

[Paul Atreides]

Thanks for the ping! I added something.

[MamaB]

Hey,
We live in the great little city of Huntsville, Alabama. It is known as Rocket City or Space City, USA. Did you know that our neighboring city of Decatur had the first wave pool in the country? It is a fun place to take the kids. And, of course the Alabama Space and Rocket Museum is here in HSV. What a neat place to go with the whole family. This area is known as the "Valley of Illness" which is what the early Indians called it. That is because we live in a valley which keeps the allergy pollens down here. We have lived here since 1966 and would not want to live anywhere else.

[martin_fierro]

A HOT time in Raisin Land!

Very pleasant today in Cupertino.

[Conspiracy Guy]

It's the best dang state in the whole dang country.

[Aquamarine]

Just checkin in....had the first nice day here that we've had in a while without rain and there was a garden to how dog and car to wash...flowers to plant...you get the idea...

[sweetliberty]

"And who says it's off topic?"

Did somebody say that?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yeah maybe I can mow the lawn without a snorkel.

[Sloth]

Mrs. Fierro & I are diet pop (NOT "soda") connoisseurs.

Ugh. The correct term is "coke" (small 'c').

[Pippin]

Oh!

(slinking away to my cave)

[sweetliberty]

Awwwwww!!!! Nothing quite as special as a newborn baby....except for a newborn FReeper. Congratulations, but try looking happy daddy. Nothing to get mad about. Hehehe....

[JustAmy]

Yes .... A HOT time in Raisin Land!
It is sure to get much Hotter before October!

[Mama_Bear]

What a wonderful idea for a thread, and so beautifully executed. Thanks!!

Well, thank you Molly, glad you enjoyed it. I need to give credit to Billie for the idea....she comes up with the BEST ideas.....that's why she be the head honcho. LOL! ;-)

[Aquamarine]

WOW! Nice post.

[Aquamarine]

You have an adorable little girl! Love that auburn colored hair.

[Mama_Bear]

I took the liberty of pinging the Alabama FReepers. I thought it might spice up the thread a bit....not to mention getting it back on topic.

Have we strayed off topic? LOL.

Seriously, that was a good idea, I'm glad you did ping our Alabamians. I thought about it a couple times, but have been so busy trying to keep up with the thread in betweeen running errands, I haven't had time. I guess it would be nice to ping the residents of the state we are featuring. :-)

[Aquamarine]

James Matthew is precious! Congratulations to you and your wife G'nad!

[sweetliberty]

"I guess it would be nice to ping the residents of the state we are featuring"

I thought so. They could do much to enrich these threads when you do them on a state.

[Mama_Bear]

the Freedom Flame traveling 9/11 display will be in Modesto today at noon and will then travel to Fresno this afternoon.

Thanks for the link and information on this. I hadn't heard anything about it, and I almost missed this post too.

[Mama_Bear]

Alabama is home to Nascar's Talladega as well as to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

Thanks, sweetliberty, so many interesting facts about Alabama. I am learning along with the everyone else. One of the big things I learned today is that there are TWO important Alabama University football teams. I should have mentioned the Auburn Tigers in the post, but I didn't know about them. I won't make that mistake on the next state. I'll also make sure everyone gets pinged. LOL.