by Doug Thompson | Jan 12, 2017 | Musings, Sports
Floyd County’s Buffaloes and Lady Buffs delivered a double knockout blow against the Giles Spartans Wednesday night with the boys beating the Spartans 78-63 before a home crowd while the ladies bested the Giles team 81-47 in Pearisburg. At the FCHS gym, the boys...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 8, 2011 | News
So much for the best laid plans of mice, men and photographers. My plan to return to the basketball court to photograph the Chance Harman Memorial Classic Saturday night became a victim of the chance of bad weather. Snow postponed the event, just as snow postponed so...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 16, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Some people ride motorcycles for sport, others for recreation and still others as a hobby. I ride for two reasons: Transportation and therapy. Transportation is why my 2009 Super Glide — purchased 18 months ago — has more than 32,000 miles on the odometer....
by Doug Thompson | Aug 10, 2010 | Featured, FUBAR, Musings
When Amy and I attended the inaugural Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis in 1994, a NASCAR official arrogantly predicted the race would “be bigger than the Indy 500 in the coming years.” An overflow crowd of more than 300,000 packed the Indianapolis Motor...
by Doug Thompson | May 14, 2010 | Featured, Musings, News
The debate this week over fees proposed for out-of-town musicians and regional or national acts at the upcoming Floyd Town Jubilee highlights how money is becoming such a dominating consideration and might threaten some of the things that have made the music scene in...
