The Deep South Project

dave lackey · 07-30-2012

For those of you who would like to keep up with "The Deep South" project, please visit my new blog.

http://davidbryanlackey.blogspot.com/

buzzardkid · 07-30-2012

Was there already Dave, it looks good! I like the background image and it looks very well-designed and thus easy on the eyes for both text and pictures!

I'll check back regularly to see your pictures and read your posts!

venchka · 07-30-2012

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Originally Posted by buzzardkid

Was there already Dave, it looks good! I like the background image and it looks very well-designed and thus easy on the eyes for both text and pictures!

I'll check back regularly to see your pictures and read your posts!

Mega Dittos! I look forward to viewing your journey.

Cheers!

Wayne

N.delaRua · 07-30-2012

I remember the intitial thread regarding this project. It was heated and a very good read. Bookmarked your blog.

Texsport · 07-30-2012

You may be interested in Tony Horwitz' , "Confederates In The Attic".

Possible background reading.

http://www.amazon.com/Confederates-A.../dp/067975833X

I've book marked your blog and will be following it with great interest. Good luck with your journey and the search.

Texsport

dave lackey · 07-30-2012

Thanks, guys...these are the first steps of many thousands ahead...

Don't hesitate to comment on the blog and here as we go along!

dave lackey · 07-31-2012

Moving right along...

Constructive comments and question would be great!

robklurfield · 07-31-2012

Love what I've seen so far. Of course, the journey is what it's all about, so you enjoy your part and we'll all wait for future installments.

robert blu · 08-01-2012

Great idea, great project, great photographs, great blog!
robert

mwooten · 08-01-2012

Bookmarked in the folder "local".

Turtle · 08-02-2012

Make sure you post lots of pics and links here. its a subject that interests me a lot and I have been considering a project broadly within this ballpark. I visited Mississippi a year or two ago and project ideas rushed through my head thick and fast.

the idea is a playground - have fun with it and (most importantly) keep up in the loop!

jamesbf · 08-02-2012

Thanks for the link / update!

dave lackey · 08-03-2012

Thanks, guys, we are on a long journey. I hope you can visit with us to see what we are doing.

Already, my first impression has made itself known... don't be surprised to see not only a unique area with it's own cultures, but be prepared to see a bit of yourselves reflected in the people.

venchka · 08-03-2012

Don't forget cemeteries.

Wayne

dave lackey · 08-03-2012

Yep..nice photo, Wayne.

Oakland Cemetery is on the agenda for next week. The home of Margaret Mitchell and Bobby Jones among others...

dave lackey · 08-05-2012

Found some Southern roadkill this morning...

It happened to be on my list...

dave lackey · 08-05-2012

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Originally Posted by Turtle

Make sure you post lots of pics and links here. its a subject that interests me a lot and I have been considering a project broadly within this ballpark. I visited Mississippi a year or two ago and project ideas rushed through my head thick and fast.

the idea is a playground - have fun with it and (most importantly) keep up in the loop!

Well, there are several historic locations in Atlanta that are on my list to visit in the near future:

http://www.thekingcenter.org/

http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/

http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/

Also, will be at the Coca-Cola headquarters/World of Coca-Cola; Centennial Park; Turner Field; various corporate HQs; and the State Capital.

dave lackey · 08-09-2012

I met some interesting people in an enchanted place yesterday.

http://davidbryanlackey.blogspot.com/

mwooten · 08-09-2012

Yes, Six Feet Under! Good food and an interesting view.

dave lackey · 08-09-2012

Yes, Michael, I have heard their food is really good...just haven't been there at lunch. I need to change that.

dave lackey · 08-09-2012

Tonight is Thursday night, a fine time for a mint julep. Fits right in with my next blog post, about an author from Atlanta.

So, whilst I contemplate the words that go along with the image, I will sit back and enjoy a Southern libation...

venchka · 08-10-2012

OK Dave. You're killing me. Whilst you were sipping your mint julip, I was working my buns off. 12 hour day. I won't complain. I am truly thankful to be fully employed.

I will complain about the photo of an MG-T? on your blog. No caption. No explanation. Just a photo. We want to know more.

Wayne

dave lackey · 08-10-2012

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Originally Posted by venchka

OK Dave. You're killing me. Whilst you were sipping your mint julip, I was working my buns off. 12 hour day. I won't complain. I am truly thankful to be fully employed.

I will complain about the photo of an MG-T? on your blog. No caption. No explanation. Just a photo. We want to know more.

Wayne

Ha! Funny timing, I was just finishing a mint julep when I saw your post...

...takes my mind off of being unemployed for 3 years 11 months.

Yes, the 1951 MGTD, and you're right, I forgot to mention the story behind the picture. My apologies for that lapse of memory.

The story is one of living the dream. The dream that started when I was first introduced to MGTDs when reading Road & Track magazines as a young teen. Dreams of owning and driving a real vintage sports car with the love of your life sharing the joy of piloting a proper motorcar while on some of the most scenic roads in The Deep South.

The dream that caught fire when my bride accepted my proposal of marriage and became more than a dream on our 35th anniversary. The plan worked perfectly. The plan was to retire from motorcycling and sell the BMW K1200LT to buy an MGTD for a week long tour in the Great Smoky Mountains. That is exactly what we did and I picked up the TD from the previous owner on the afternoon that our second grandson was born and drove it to the hospital in time to be present and accounted for when he arrived!

The plan was to keep the car one year and sell it. We drove that beautiful machine for almost two years before selling it and, although I would love another one, it will not happen even if I win the lottery. I just can't improve on a perfect 35th Anniversary Tour. Nor commuting to work everyday even in the winter in an MGTD. Nor letting our other toddlers play in the seat whilst I took pictures.

Ah, the glorious memories of the TD. I have many stories about living with this car including hair-raising drives and valiant avoidances of disaster on winding roads in the mountins...They absolutely crush the memories of the five previous MG cars I had before as well as the two Corvettes that I spent driving over a quarter million miles. Yes, those memories will never be in competition with another British sports car. It just wouldn't be right.

I lost my string back gloves but I still have my English driving hats. And I still have my custom made trunk for the rear rack. God surely must drive an MGTD in heaven....nothing else would do.

venchka · 08-10-2012

Now your are just being plain mean. Grinning.
Great story. Y'all are blessed.
The last time we were in Boone I watched two Healy 3000s cruise through Downtown no doubt on a cruise of the mountains.
Wake up Wayne.

Wayne

dave lackey · 08-17-2012

Yes, Wayne, we are blessed. Everyday when someone like you interacts with our own lives, it blesses us. Each morning upon awakening, it is a blessed event. We are so thankful.

The MGTD was an interesting way to live a dream for free. Yes, free! That car was purchased by my wife, I was the custodian, driver and mechanic...and it was lovingly owned for a good while, and sold for exactly what we had in the machine.

Purchasing beautiful things and owning them for free is an amazing experience. A blessing in itself as in my younger years, I would have never even thought about it.

Before recent life-changing experiences, I was so much older then, but I am wiser than that now.