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

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[dutchess]

Lori...and my lovely sistahs..and brotha louie. Had a few extra minutes to freep...but the computer is definately on it's way to the trunk. See you all in a few days! In the meantime sleep tight...( as I'm sitting here terribly missing my gizmo codee and fred )



Goodnight and god bless all my freeper friends.

[Dubya]

A pig and a chicken were walking by a church where a charity
event was taking place. Getting caught up in the atmosphere,
the pig suggested to the chicken that they each make an
offering.

"Great idea!" the chicken replied. "Let's offer them ham and
eggs!"

"Not so fast," said the pig. "For you, that's an offering.
For me, it's a sacrifice."

[Mama_Bear]

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

I guess so! I don't think I know of anyone who has put THAT much thought into pop! LOL.

I've tried all of those and still have to say that Diet Pepsi Twist has them all beat (but, I've never been able to taste the lemon in it).

LadyX, your Diet Dr. Pepper over crushed ice sounds good. You make a real treat out of it. It'd probably be good with diet pepsi twist too. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Wow! Thanks for the great thread!

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for coming by. From everything I've seen and heard, it sounds to me like Alabama is a nice place to live.

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

Interesting. My husband is a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture, and I think we have a few of his houses here in CA. Thanks for posting the picture for us.

[MeekOneGOP]

With these temps ......,
I drink lots of H2O.

Smart thing to do, too ! :O)

[Mama_Bear]

Well, hey there, Alabamian! So glad you stopped by and posted all those interesting tidbits about your state. I appreciate so much all the participation we've received in our "Alabama" post today.....we've had fun and earned a bit too. Sounds to me like Alabama is a great place to live!

[Mama_Bear]

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

Now, there's a proud Alabamian! Kinda proud of your state, huh? LOL. Well, it does sound like a wonderful place to live. I've enjoyed spotlighting it today. And, as a thoroughly disgusted Californian, I am ready to pull up stakes and move ANYWHERE. Alabama sounds good. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Hi Aqua, sounds like you've had a busy, busy day. Doesn't it feel good, at the end of the day, when you've gotten a lot done? :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, my goodness! I almost missed these pictures of your beautiful baby boy. Congratulations! What a precious gift you've been given (but, I'm sure I don't need to tell you that.) :-)

God's blessings on the g'nad family.

[Mama_Bear]

Ooohh.....I LIKE that graphic of the Alabama! Thank you!

[Mama_Bear]

Good night, dutchess. Travel safe. :-)

[MeekOneGOP]

I finally found the link to the page with all the weather banners and stickers.....HERE

Wow! Thanks. I changed that to Dallas area and saved that link to my Favs.

[Mama_Bear]

Is that your little niece? She's so cute!

[MeekOneGOP]

Well, I'm turnin' this machine off for the night. G'night folks !!

[Mama_Bear]

Good night, Meekie. Good night, Ming. Have a nice evening.

[WVNan]

I can't believe that I missed this thread today. Add to that list of famous Alabamians....WVNan. I grew up in Huntsville, Ala. I also lived in Montgomery for three years 76-79. Oh the stories I could tell about Ala.

[WVNan]

Congratulations! Beautiful! You are blessed.

[Mama_Bear]

Hi Nan, I was just leaving. I'm sorry you missed the thread today too, but we're glad you're here now.

It's been a lot of fun spotlighting Alabama today. From everything I've seen and heard, it seems like a very nice place to live.

I'm glad I got a chance to say hello to you before I left. Take care. :-)

(((((((((Nan))))))))))

[Mama_Bear]

Thank you, one and all, for visiting Alabama with us today and for your contributions to this thread. It's been fun and we learned some interesting facts and trivia about the great state of Alabama.

Again, a Finest salute to our Alabamians and Finest FRiends!

[WVNan]

Good night M_B. God bless.