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A LITTLE SOUTHERN NEWS: The bestest Southern BlueGrass ROOTS!

A LITTLE SOUTHERN NEWS:  The bestest Southern BlueGrass ROOTS!
Posted By: MIISRAEL Bride on February 06, 2009

A LITTLE SOUTHERN NEWS
FEBRUARY 06, 2009
ISSUE 20
EVENTS! PERFORMANCES! PEOPLE, AND MILD HUMOR ABOUT MEMPHIS AND THE SOUTH!.
Friday Weekly News Page
Written by: Ms. Winnie Shields also known as MIISRAEL


SOUTHERN FACT: Little Southern News began: 9.13.2008 and NOW has an average of 1,000 plus readers EACH WEEK...and counting!! Be sho' to read it ever'ee Fridays !

IN THIS ISSUE: The bestest Southern BlueGrass ROOTS!
Click on the web site to : READ A LITTLE SOUTHERN NEWS!*

Take a tour bus to Viriginia and find some ROOTS along the way to celebrate your Black History Month with a forgotten root!!

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To read the LATEST ISSUE start by clicking on the web-site below! Remember to scroll down once you enter the site to read the news....Get started on this exciting adventure into information, places, laughter and humor! You'll love the fun!
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http://Godsbloodybride.com/a_little_southe...

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Tell me this...Do you really like reading "A Little Southern News"? Tell me if you do or don't ..I'd like to know. But be kind to me...."I'm just a rookie."

READY SET....GO!
THIS ISSUE OF ALSN reads ......

A LITTLE SOUTHERN NEWS

Issue No. 20

HEADLINES:

the bestest

Southern bluegrass ROOTS!

FOR EVENTS! PERFORMANCES! PEOPLE!, AND MILD HUMOR ABOUT MEMPHIS AND THE SOUTH!. Friday Weekly Written by: Ms. Winnie Shields also known as MIISRAEL




Hello There!. Do you "Reco'nize" me? I'm saying cheese cause I'm Yo Southern Belle, MIISRAEL AND You are reeding "A LITTLE SOUTHERN NEWS" If ya'll is ready for a little fun journalism, Southern Style then, come on wit me. Lawd! I bleeve I gots spys on my computer, somebody out there is watching me. I'm talkin about seriously.. they is doing something like copying this little publication, it's amazing some of these thangs I'm writing down is coming to reality....Well, let them keep it up, by the time they realize it, I'll be plenty famous! This lil issue will take us to Virginia towns so I'm gonna have to make sho' I'm all the way properly Southern.. Ya'll can travel light, we anin't stayin overnite this time. We's gonins on a tour bus so load up. You know; like them one day trips ya'll take sometime or other. .. Everyone on the bus....Let's do a head count..Marta, Jen, Oz,Ricky, Mozell, Pat, Sharen,Earl, Ahmad, Nessa, and you what's name? Okay, you too. That's makes lleven of ya'll and I'm number 12.

Befo we leaves Memphis lest stop by and speak a lil Southern Spanish with these folks...Let's see what they is lookin at.....It's a movie!

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
U OF MEMPHIS CAMPUS
U OF M Hispanic Student Association

Presents A Screening: "THE FORGOTTEN ROOT"

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7 p.m.

The Hispanic Student Association presents a film by renowned Mexican director Rafael Rebollar titled "The Forgotten Root" Mr. Rebollar's work consists of comtemporary and historical characterisitics of the different regions of Mexico. Mr. Rebollar will present to do an introduction of his film and host a discussion of the contruction and national identiy to the African dispora. Learn more of the about the frequent term use of "twin roots" of Mexican culture, the Spanish and the Native American roots, and then "the forgotten root" of the Africans. Learn more about Afro-Mexicans I recommend this film to be seen by many who live in Memphis. For more information, call Julia Adames at 931-980-1648. Maybe they will come to your university or town school real soon.

Ya'll don't worry if you can't speak Spanish. The film has subtranslations if'n you can reed fast nough."


DEPARTING FROM MEMPHIS we's on the bus!

"Travel Provided by BLUE STONE TOURS"
We' jerking a lil bit cause them buses always do that on driving off. "Hear we come Virginia! We's coming to join ya' honey, on a blue bus!"

FIRST STOP:

NORTHERN VIRGINIA:
ALEXANDRIA CITY

GADSBY'S TAVERN MUSUEM
134 North Royal Street
18TH CENTURY DANCE CLASSES
February 12, 2009 7:30-9:30 p.m.

"Look a here, we get's to put on costumes like it's the 18th Century English"
Join in the dances of 18th Century English country dance lessons. You can trot yo' self cross that floor like a prancing pony! Dancing so proper-- you'll cut yo' self insted of cutting the rug. Meantime, you'll be stylin in a beautiful historic ballroom just like you in back in the days. Take a tour too, of the museum while yo's thar and curtzy like a Southern Belle or Gent.

O..' me why Earl has asked me to dance. I can't refuse even if he's not a Southern gent he is my friend. "Thank you Earl." "That was a heap of fun!... Let's go though, we've got other places in Virginia to see."

Whoo! Muy caliente!! Marta! You is one raving beauty! but..



the ballroom dance costumes are for an old dancin style! "Marta, un día tendré una conversación larga con usted."

SECOND STOP:

CENTRAL VIRGINIA :
HANOVER COUNTY

THE GOSPEL CHICKEN HOUSE
14709 Greenwood Church Road
Montpelier, VA 23192
(Reservations required for 10 or more)

Come on out to celebrate 36 years of the Bestest Southern Bluegrass Gospel Groups you've ever heard! Since it requires reservations of groups with 10 or more, I've already called ahead for us. We'll hear some Old Thime Blue Gospel. Any music lover and sanger will enjoy clapping they hands with these folks! They have been doing this since 1973 and it continues every Saturday Night at 6:00 p.m. (except for Christmas and New Year)

Yummie!
We're having lunch too, cause they serve up the best Southern Fried Chicken, lip smakin! and a large variety of other foods too. All at the price tag of.....YO' GENEROUS OFFERING! So be kind and give a generous amount to keep this wonderful thang goin.. Why they LOVE offerings!..So you can mail yurs into the address above and not even have to go there. Reach in yo' pockets and help out a such "kind-rooted" Gospel ministry. Send yo' donation to the address above. Don't be stingy ya'll! I'm gonna send them a few dollars for real!

By the way, tell them you read about them in "A Little Southern News"

Back on the bus...we are full of Gospel Chicken and music. Haay! Oz... you've noticed we anin't be fighting. That's cause I'm being a reel Southern Belle, just like you is. We know how to acts proper don't we?.. How's bout a ladies hug! Why you is givin me yo' carry out...PLOOP! "Oz.. my deerie.. U' just spilled "cream taters wit gravy" all over my dress!...

Let's go outside on the porch rite now!
I'm a mad Baby! I'm gonna give you a "Chicken Pickin Lickin!!"

THIRD STOP:

BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS:
WASHINGTON COUNTY

THE PICKIN PORCH
500 Gate City Highway
The Bristol Mall
Bristol, VA 24201

"While Oz and I are brawling, ya'll gone inside The Picking Porch." We'll be thar in a few minutes.." Brang that take out box too Oz!

If you love to hear some mo' Bluegrass, old time-- along with Celtic and Americana music you'll love The Pickin Porch concerts every Thursday evenings! Admission is FREE! Donations is requested! You also can brang you chaps! But no chaps came with us this thime. This is a non-profit organization of ACMA with all proceeds goin to the Mountain Music Musuem located in the Bristol Mall. The musuem is price is free too!.. and tells of the history of music born in the Southern Appalachians. Many young musicians perform there and have gotten their stars in music from The Pickin Porch, with regional and national acts. Take the entire family..All year round everyday The Mall Musuem is opened Seven days a week! 7:00p.m-9p.m.

Call the offices of ACMA at: 276-645-0035

"Oops!... Ya'll caught me and Oz posing' "After brawling over them chicken and taters...We decided to eat the rest of her take out!" And chat a while from"

http://blackinamerica.com

"This anin't a real pitcher of me and Oz...they's some mo ladies...I don't know 'um"

Mmmm...I'm gonna bring ya'll on back to the bus... Nessa, can I have one of yo' napkins please ma'mm. "That's baby Nessa, isn't she so cute!" Thank you Nessa.. "We gots the same birthday!"

LOAD UP!...


YA'LL DONE HAD E'NOUGH OF DANCIN, MUSIC, AND CHICKEN!

Looking real happy too! But I gots to get back home to Memphis...I didn't make my bed up yet! I'm not alone I bet!

This has been a
REEL BLUEGRASS ROOT RIDE!

AND you went wit Yo Little Southern Belle, MIISRAEL

Head count! 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12...

I'm supose to be number 12?
Why we had a sto-a-way!

It's IRMA!!

"DON'T GIVE ME YO' LIBRARY CARD!"

OH YEAgH! ABOUT THEM GRIZZLIES: THEY IS FINALLY WINNERS! THEY'VE WON TWO GAMES! "I TOLD YOU I'D WRITE ABOUT THE WINNER!"


Growl! or do somethin!

Them Lakers won last week's game, but since then, the Grizzlies has won 2 games. The Grizzlies play tonight (Feb. 06)

Will they be winning # 3?

UPDATE: 02.09.09

GRIZZLIES WIN AGAIN!
Hey! get off that lap-top and go shoot some hoops!

They is reeding "A Little Southern News"

Here's ya'll tip:

When givin up the seat on the bus, this should always be done by a Gentlemen. That's for any standing ladies, and all standing elderly persons...Even if the elder person is a "man or a woman."

Right, Mozell? "Women and men have a lot in common it's a genuine "LOVE."

This has been

Yo' Little Southern Belle, MIISRAEL

with

"A Little Southern News"

No offense to nobody!

You saw some typo's in this issue?

You should know, by now..

"It's meant to be like that!"

I'll be back in 'bout a week.

Till then you be sweet.



"Hello, JC did you read my Love Letter? "

It just keeps getting better with every letter I write to My Dear God of Love:




IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH

"FORGOTTEN ROOTS"

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC:

"AFRO-MEXICANS"

SEARCH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARIES SHELVES

OR SURF THE WEB

THE ROOTS OF BLACK HISTORY!

Well … It 'll end with the Escape into the WORD with WINNIESPOETRY
“It is finished!”
Du…uh
I love ya’ll
MIISRAEL
I AM MIISRAEL
Issue No. 20
THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHTED 2009

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