David's Mountain Memories

I am David Thrower, and this is a collection of snippets of my life. On this page you will find articles about Appalachian heritage, family history, music, and other good stuff. It is a lighthearted page, so hope you will visit often as this is like my virtual homestead, front porch and all.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Year-End Musings and Ponderings

It is hard to imagine that 2013 is on the verge of wrapping up, and what a year it has been too! In many respects, I am glad it is over, an...

Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Friendly Town Wino

Do any of you reading this recall the old episodes of The Andy Griffith Show? If so, you will remember one of the most endearing characters...

Monday, November 18, 2013

Remembering the Cake Walk

Recently, on one of our Tucker County Facebook pages, an interesting discussion about the old cakewalks piqued my memory a little, because i...

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Little Babushka

Olga Kovalenko (1920-2005) In organizing a lot of my memorabilia, I am able to recall a lot of folks over the years I have been ble...

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Rambling Perspectives

As I write this, it is 4:30AM and I have an unsettling bout of insomnia. After a battle with the state unemployment office yesterday on my ...

Monday, October 28, 2013

Thrower Educational Philosophy 101

I want to share a little story with you to start this off. William Makepeace Thackeray wrote a classic comedy tale back in 1855 called The ...

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Recent Ramblings and Ponderings

Well, I don't know how to really start except to go impromptu on this one and see where it goes. A lot has been on my mind lately, and ...

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