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People, Places and Music from Florida's Capital City Tallahassee, Florida, Music, Events, Stories, People, Politics David Brightbill David Brightbill tallycast@gmail.com no no http://www.tallycast.com/2011/02/09/coming-to-a-park-near-you/ http://www.tallycast.com/2011/02/09/coming-to-a-park-near-you/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:46:06 +0000 Dave http://www.tallycast.com/?p=1520 http://www.tallycast.com/2011/02/09/coming-to-a-park-near-you/feed/ 4 http://www.tallycast.com/2008/03/15/amtrak/ http://www.tallycast.com/2008/03/15/amtrak/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:06:22 +0000 Dave http://www.tallycast.com/2008/03/15/amtrak/ http://www.tallycast.com/2008/03/15/amtrak/feed/ 1 http://www.tallycast.com/2008/01/13/40/ http://www.tallycast.com/2008/01/13/40/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:12:24 +0000 Dave http://www.tallycast.dreamhosters.com/?p=40 http://www.tallycast.com/2008/01/13/40/feed/ 0 0:00:01 I apologize if this ends up being a double posting. I had a little bit of a brain/fingers disconnect when posting and ended up attaching an old episode of Radio MacGuys instead of the new TallyCast. If you’re still having[...] I apologize if this ends up being a double posting. I had a little bit of a brain/fingers disconnect when posting and ended up attaching an old episode of Radio MacGuys instead of the new TallyCast. If you’re still having trouble getting the new episode of the TallyCast, please email us. This posting contains the show notes for podcast file TLH20. You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or by going to http://feeds.feedburner.com/tallycast Photo of Bobby Hicks from the 1985 Florida Folk Festival from the Florida State Archives. We mark the passing of Florida songwriter Bobby Hicks. Bobby was a fierce environmentalist and a friend of the fragile land, water and air of Florida. His song, “I’m Florida, Need I Say More?” would make a wonderful state song and would work a whole lot better than the tree dirges that are being promoted on http://justsingflorida.com. Some of the people and locations in the tune include Cousin Thelma Boltin, Will Mclean, Ben Hill Griffin’s Frostproof Grove and the Olustee Battlefield There will be a benefit concert/tribute for Bobby’s family on January 12th at the Beach Theater in St. Pete Beach from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Smokey Hollow Thanks to our friends at Document Records for allowing us to play an excerpt from Tallahassee Woman by Spark Plug Smith and Tallahassee Tight (AKA Louis Washington). Recorded in the 1930′s, the tune celebrates Smokey Hollow. Photo of Smokey Hollow in June 1958 (near intersection of Gaines and Meridian) by unknown photographer. Photo courtesy of the Florida State Archives. According to local lore, Smokey Hollow was so named because of the smoke from wood burning stoves (and from the nearby City Incinerator) that hung over the community. Smokey Hollow was once a vibrant community with it’s own stores, clubs, and lots of houses owned by the people who lived in them. The community was located from where Gaines Street ends at the CSX tracks by Meyers Park, across Applachee Parkway to the area where the Florida Bar now stands. It was a neighborhood of shotgun and double shotgun houses, with tin roofs and front porches. The streets were mostly dirt. The beginning of the end for Smokey Hollow was the construction of Applachee Parkway. The parkway effectively split the neighborhood in two. In the late 1950′s, the dubious concept of “urban renewal” reared it’s head and in the name of “beautification”, the Hollow was almost entirely bulldozed and replaced with the “beautiful” Hayden Burns Building (Department of Transportation) building. There’s a tiny bit of Smokey Hollow left along the CSX tracks Southeast of the Lafayette Street underpass but it’s going fast. A few years ago, a local contractor was hired to tighten up a similar shotgun house near my neighborhood. These few houses are an important part of our history. Instead of tearing them down to build vinyl sided condo’s, let’s find the money to provide repair and upgrade grants to the owners, preserving this tiny piece of history in our community. Cascade Park, if it’s ever fished, will have a plaza named after Smokey Hollow. You can learn more about Smokey Hollow by visiting the Riley House Museum of African American History & Culture or the Florida State Archives. Remember that car, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles all have a right to be on our roads. Drivers and cyclists alike need to drive/ride safely and with courtesy. If you’re out drinking, take a bus home or have a designated driver. Folk David Brightbill no no