Your favorite Southerners?

rhymegirl said:

Oooh hoo! Taylor Swift lives with Alleycat.

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She lives in a very nice condo.

My favorite from LA is Lynyrd Skynyrd. Woops, they're not even from Alabama, they're from Florida!

benbradley said:

My favorite from LA is Lynyrd Skynyrd. Woops, they're not even from Alabama, they're from Florida!

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Non-Miami Florida is definitely The South.

alleycat said:

If you visit you don't actually have to eat okra and grits unless you stop at Cracker Barrel (they like serving grits to tourists--it makes the visitors feel like they've had a true southern experience).

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Aw, shucks. I had a girlfriend from Tennessee who made something she call "the fist of God": grits with cheese and jalapenos, baked with sunnyside eggs and hot sauce on top ... damn.

Now, I would agree with anyone who claimed that sweet-served grits with your maple syrups or your fruit this-n-thats was horse-twaddle. That being said, the fist of God after a night of partying was a thing of beauty.

alleycat said:

If you visit you don't actually have to eat okra and grits unless you stop at Cracker Barrel (they like serving grits to tourists--it makes the visitors feel like they've had a true southern experience).

Do have the pork barbecue though (religion permitting).

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Waffle House has grits 24/7 too, as I recall, and theirs don't suck either. Their country ham is pretty good as well.

Here's a piece of our 'southern' music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzlfd5KQAUA

Johnny Clegg has done several world tours. If you missed him - catch this.

You may like it.

Haggis said:

Their country ham is pretty good as well.

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If you like real country-style stuff (ham, bacon, sausage), there is a place near here named Rice's Country Hams that will ship anywhere in the US. It's a little pricey to ship meats, of course, but the total costs is not unreasonable. They are only open during the fall and winter.

alleycat said:

If you like real country-style stuff (ham, bacon, sausage), there is a place near here named Rice's Country Hams that will ship anywhere in the US. It's a little pricey to ship meats, of course, but the total costs is not unreasonable. They are only open during the fall and winter.

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Ann Arbor is not known for its country ham. I'll be checking that place out.

Make up some red-eye gravy from cooking the country-style ham, and pour it over grits for a meal. Yum!!

Red-eye gravy is made with coffee. It's wonderful! But very salty. Like the ham.