tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post4869942886757401998..comments2023-08-26T08:53:31.388-04:00Comments on Smokey Mountain Breakdown: Snakes in a Church ~ PrologueRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264435407129343604noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-69011068582932590512007-05-21T19:21:00.000-04:002007-05-21T19:21:00.000-04:00Snakes are scarySnakes are scaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-6340188320473586382007-04-25T18:25:00.000-04:002007-04-25T18:25:00.000-04:00Jimmy is really used to attention, Jane. Aside fr...Jimmy is really used to attention, Jane. Aside from his book, he was just on the Travel Channel's "Miracles" program and he's been on Nat'l Geographic, Discovery and The Learning Channel. He really is a scholar. He's just really clear that he doesn't want anything showing up on the news...they never give them a fair shake and always make them look foolish. I quite enjoy attending his church. I didn't take pictures the first time but I now have permission to. So, I'll be back this Saturday. Scottie enjoyed it as well. I felt very much at home there. I'll be giving Jimmy copies of all my photos, print and the nifty graphic I designed for the series.<BR/><BR/>Chris...not mad, just email for any repeat info. I'll give you an url to a recent article Simone had done.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264435407129343604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-50551197156386516322007-04-25T17:59:00.000-04:002007-04-25T17:59:00.000-04:00Good GAWD...he let you PHOTOGRAPH him?When I was a...Good GAWD...he let you PHOTOGRAPH him?<BR/><BR/>When I was a young skull full of mush at UGA, we went into the hills near Clarkesville and watched them "handle the vipers". <BR/><BR/>I almost pissed my pants.<BR/><BR/>And we were to scared to ask to photograph anything.<BR/><BR/>Brave woman, ye are.seejanemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776688280055809412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-8323501117572737522007-04-25T14:15:00.000-04:002007-04-25T14:15:00.000-04:00Hi Rosie-The Snakes in a Church post is a very int...Hi Rosie-<BR/>The Snakes in a Church post is a very interesting story. I wish I could experience something like this.<BR/><BR/>My mom was the only one who went to Yalta last year for the dedication of the chapel ... unfortunately I missed out. <BR/>I need to correct a few items on that post, but most of the translation on the plaque is correct - some of the people listed are my great grand parents, and great great grandparents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-11377261733041840872007-04-25T09:41:00.000-04:002007-04-25T09:41:00.000-04:00Rosie, I remember bringing it up, but I don't reme...Rosie, I remember bringing it up, but I don't remember you answering it. It's a pain trying to go through past comments. Sorry. Are you upset with me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-25207496243929467722007-04-24T23:08:00.000-04:002007-04-24T23:08:00.000-04:00POH, yes, the Nipponzan Myohoji Atlanta Dojo have ...POH, yes, the Nipponzan Myohoji Atlanta Dojo have been building the <A HREF="http://www.peacepagoda.org/SmokyMountain/" REL="nofollow">Smoky Mountain Peace Pagoda</A>on Hall's Top Mountain. I see them in at the Newport Walmart sometimes in their orange robes when they come to town. So yes...if you make a wrong turn you can end up "Na Mu Myo Ho-ing" when you actually meant to snakehandle.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Momma! That's very sweet! I appreciate your visit.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264435407129343604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-14352741895749668912007-04-24T22:42:00.000-04:002007-04-24T22:42:00.000-04:00thanks Rosie, I'm looking forward to learning more...thanks Rosie, I'm looking forward to learning more.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758977872663382006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-12797910692877752582007-04-24T21:41:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:41:00.000-04:00I can hear the music of the mountains in that post...I can hear the music of the mountains in that post. Your writing carried me along like a current in a creek, and I didn't care which direction it flowed.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful.Amie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-58090389364456331122007-04-24T21:32:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:32:00.000-04:00And speaking of snakes.Today I'm fomenting though....And speaking of snakes.<BR/><BR/>Today I'm fomenting though. May be pointless, stupid fomenting but love for people to stop by & pick up the story if they don't think it's stupid. <BR/><BR/>The AFA is scary.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-77892549417403834452007-04-24T21:12:00.000-04:002007-04-24T21:12:00.000-04:00So at the fork in the road you go left to the Budd...So at the fork in the road you go left to the Buddhist Pavillion or right for Snake Handling Services?<BR/><BR/>It's just too much for this city girl to comprehend.Pissed OFF Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905719420647058087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-79238443295546304212007-04-24T20:37:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:37:00.000-04:00Chris...I think we talked about that before...it s...Chris...I think we talked about that before...it should be in the comments.<BR/><BR/>POH...I'm not that related to everyone like Scott is...I was just as shocked as I could be when Jimmy pulled out the geneologies and there were my kinfolk. Mostly, dating doesn't seem to be a problem.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you read Jimmy's book, Maridmitch! I loved it that Ralph Hood kept Jimmy's vernacular in there...he speaks very much like the book was written. I'm not sure what the next book is going to be on. Jimmy says he's pretty sure he's got a few more books in him. He has some really great artifacts in his archive as well. An amazing and intricately carved snake box that must be 100 years old and lovely hand bound verse books.<BR/><BR/>The church is off of one of those tiny little roads off of that Wilton Springs road. I think it's the same one you take...or the one after that to get to the Buddhist Pavillion.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264435407129343604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-9092679199891489892007-04-24T20:14:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:14:00.000-04:00Also, where is the church located in Edwina?Also, where is the church located in Edwina?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-18293339203295885372007-04-24T20:13:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:13:00.000-04:00What is Pastor's Jimmy's second book going to be a...What is Pastor's Jimmy's second book going to be about? Is it a continuation of the snake handling history in his first? I read his first book shortly after its publication. Fascinating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-37915891901761215642007-04-24T17:39:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:39:00.000-04:00You just made me want to visit you there.I read th...You just made me want to visit you there.<BR/><BR/>I read this to Eve, we're both enchanted.<BR/><BR/>Are you and Friend Scott related to every single person in the hills there?<BR/><BR/>Who's left to date?Pissed OFF Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905719420647058087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-24384749060928492672007-04-24T17:22:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:22:00.000-04:00Is it just me, Rosie, or does Simone's voice have ...Is it just me, Rosie, or does Simone's voice have a breathless quality to it?<BR/><BR/>My big sister had a Baird's rat snake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com