DEDRA~
My name is Robert Register & I'd like to see y'all SELL MORE STUFF @ THE LEWIS GRIZZARD TRIBUTE FESTIVAL in Moreville Oct. 16 & 17.

I plan to attend the festival & I'd love to see this event result in Lewis finding a larger audience.

Please keep me informed about your progress & take a break some time & check out my blog http://robertoreg.blogspot.com

Let me know if I can help.

Best,
Robert Register http://rockpilgrimage.blogspot.com

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Hey y'all~

I'm still excited about the events of this past weekend.

Looking forward to the kickoff of Dothan's first City Fest on September 10

image courtesy of http://dothancityfest.com

but my new passion is the inaugural LEWIS GRIZZARD TRIBUTE FESTIVAL the weekend of October 16th & 17th. It might be a great opportunity to sell some of Lewis' CDs. http://www.southerntracksrecords.com/lewis_grizzard.html

All of Lewis' best selling books are out of print so New South Books out of Montgomery is gonna republish THEY TORE OUT MY HEART & STOMPED THAT SUCKER FLAT in August. Lewis' widow is gonna sign books @ the festival.


MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDER!
Tiny Moreland, Georgia will commemorate the life of Moreland native, Lewis Grizzard, with a fall festival,Saturday, October 16 & Sunday, October 17.

http://www.newsouthbooks.com/pages/2010/06/10/newsouth-to-republish-lewis-grizzard-bestseller-october-tribute-weekend-in-the-works/

NewSouth to republish Lewis Grizzard bestseller, October tribute weekend in the works

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 by Andrew

Widely regarded as one of the South’s most beloved humorists and storytellers, Lewis Grizzard is back in print through NewSouth Books. Wildly popular in its first run, They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat sold over 100,000 copies and was a New York Times bestseller.

In They Tore Out My Heart, the late Lewis Grizzard recounts in a series of heartening yet undeniably humorous vignettes the lifelong struggles of his heart—both physical and emotional, real and imagined—that led to major heart surgery in his mid-thirties. From musings of early unrequited attempts at love to three marriages and divorces to the early detection of heart troubles that would follow him throughout his life, Grizzard manages to tackle weighty issues with his characteristically irreverent sense of humor.

In addition to NewSouth’s republication of They Tore Out My Heart, Grizzard’s hometown of Moreland, Georgia is holding a tribute festival in his honor on October 16-17. With a wide range of events planned, there’s something for every Grizzard fan at the festival. A Grizzard look alike contest is planned, as well as a cooking contest involving his favorite foods, namely grits. Several of Grizzard’s longtime friends will host a roast-style storytelling time, and Bill Oberst, Jr., a longtime Grizzard tribute actor will perform his live stage show over the weekend.

Grizzard’s widow Dedra, who also assisted in setting up the festival, will be present to sign copies of the newly republished They Tore Out My Heart.

They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat will be available in August from NewSouth Books, Amazon.com, or your favorite local or online retailer.

LaFayette's statue in LaGrange


Confederate Naval Officer's Coat Patterned After The One Worn By Selma's Catesby Jones during the first battle between two ironclads, The Monitor & The Virginia (a.k.a. The Merrimac).
Catesby's family donated the original coat to the Civil War Naval Center in Columbus.




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