Category Archives: Simple Life

Mighty friendly in Moravia, Texas!

I must have a "I LOVE BEER" sign flashing on my forehead.  A friend of mine, Jim Goeman from Shiner, Texas (story to follow) took me to Moravia, Texas, to meet Henrietta and Frank Filip.  Henrietta and Frank own the Moravia Store.  The "store" is one of the oldest country stores in Texas, and once...
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A Coal Miner’s Son

Down in a hollow, in the coal mining hills of Eastern Kentucky, lived Melvin and Clara Webb.  Melvin and Clara had eight children, Melvin Jr., Loretta (Loretta Lynn), Herman, Jay Lee (Willie Lee), Donald Ray, Peggy Sue, Betty Ruth and Brenda Gail (Crystal Gayle).  A rather musically inclined family I will have to say. Herman Webb,...
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