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The Original Georgia Traveler - Andy Johnston
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Meet amazing people and share their incredible stories and talents. The Original Georgia Traveler roamed the country and showcased the people of America.. These are the best of the best.
In the 1970s I had the best job in television. I traveled Georgia and the southeast for WSB-TV in Atlanta meeting people and sharing their amazing stories and talents. I was the original Georgia Traveler. Over that time we did over 1200 stories and sadly most of them have been lost. In 2018 I discovered boxes of ancient video tapes with over 100 stories. The stories are exactly as they were aired on Action News in the 1970s. You will be amazed by the unique story each person has to share. I plan to post as many of them as I can.
Just to keep the history straight, Before I came to WSB-tv I was the Tennessee Traveler for WLAC (now WTVF-TV) in Nashville. I discovered a few of those stories and I will be sharing them when I can.
In the 1970s I had the best job in television. I traveled Georgia and the southeast for WSB-TV in Atlanta meeting people and sharing their amazing stories and talents. I was the original Georgia Traveler. Over that time we did over 1200 stories and sadly most of them have been lost. In 2018 I discovered boxes of ancient video tapes with over 100 stories. The stories are exactly as they were aired on Action News in the 1970s. You will be amazed by the unique story each person has to share. I plan to post as many of them as I can.
Just to keep the history straight, Before I came to WSB-tv I was the Tennessee Traveler for WLAC (now WTVF-TV) in Nashville. I discovered a few of those stories and I will be sharing them when I can.
How One Man Made Breakfast "Beautiful" For Over 35 Years – The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
Here’s how one man made breakfast "beautiful" for over 35 years. Sam Thomas was the Dining Room Captain of the Plantation Room of Callaway Gardens Inn near Pine Mountain, Georgia. That means he took care of ever guest … every day. “Everything is beautiful,” he would say, backed by a warm, endless smile. Dressed in a white dinner jacket and tuxedo pants he strolled through the room armed with a pot of hot coffee and a positive disposition. He had the amazing talent for remembering people. When you came in, Sam Thomas would call you by name and even remember what you ordered the last time. He made sure you had the best breakfast you ever had. When we met in 1975, he had already been working...
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How Far Do You Hike In The Woods To Find The Perfect Walking Cane - Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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How far do you hike in the woods to find the perfect walking cane? Ernest Nations told me, “Three, four miles usually.” After he has harvested his corn for the winter he’s raising canes. Actually, he digging up canes. He hikes through the deep woods near Clarkesville, Georgia looking for elusive sourwood trees. The sourwood isn’t rare but Earnest looks for tall, thin saplings. “The Good Lord ma...
The Slow Love Of A Pet Turtle- The Turtle Lady Tells All - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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Most people haven’t enjoyed the slow love of a pet turtle. There’s a difference between speed and devotion. Now the Turtle Lady Tells all. Eunice Brauer is the Turtle Lady and her neighbors in Aurora, Colorado have gotten used to seeing her walking a tortoise down the sidewalk. She and her kids have allergies so furry pets were out of the question. Once day they were at the “Dime Store” … you r...
One Man Filled The South With Roaring 20s Radios - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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One man filled the South with Roaring 20s radios. Jesse B. Wood was the Radio Man for hundreds of families in the early days of radio. WSB Radio went on the air March 15, 1922 … the first radio station in the south. Jesse built his first radio that same year. He was an instant sensation. People drove their mule wagons, horse buggies and Model-T’s to his little grocery store outside of Greshamvi...
Sweet Tradition Of Cane Grinding- A Sweet Sip Of The Past - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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R.F. Lamp carries on the sweet tradition of cane grinding. In November he hitches his mule, Kate to his cane mill and what comes out is a sweet sip of the past. Ask about sugar cane juice in Laurens County and people will send you to Mister Juice. That’s his nickname. Every spring he plants ribbon cane on his farm in Dublin, Georgia. Most of it is for animal feed and the rest is for “people fee...
The World’s Greatest Super Secret Singing Dog Thinks He’s Pavarotti- Orig. Georgia Traveler #funny
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Mac Tavish is the world’s greatest super secret singing dog. He thinks he’s Pavarotti. Mr. Tavish has developed quite a reputation in his neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a versatile performer who serenades the Bill Herron family with his singing. He claims to be a bowser-tone and will tackle any song. Bulldog Blues … Collie Country … Spaniel Soul … he does them all. Since he’s a scottie...
Creating Art With Five Million Dots: The Prince Of Polka Dots - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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Larry Connatser spends his days creating art with five million dots. Larry is the Prince Of Polka Dots. You might call him an expressionistic with his paintings of imaginary landscapes and odd fantasy figures. In 1975 he was one of a group of young artists drawn to Savannah, Georgia’s growing art community. His house in the historic district is filled with paintings, some on the walls and most ...
How To Create The Best Windmills And Whirligigs: Make Your Head Spin #gardening #gardeningideas
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How To Create The Best Windmills And Whirligigs: Make Your Head Spin #gardening #gardeningideas
The Tiny Post Office Vanished: It's Like The Town Disappeared - The Tennessee Traveler
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The Tiny Post Office Vanished: It's Like The Town Disappeared - The Tennessee Traveler
How To Live With Sweaty Hands: Research That Will Change Your Life -Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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How To Live With Sweaty Hands: Research That Will Change Your Life -Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
Artist Reveals the Best Thing To Do With Your Ostrich Eggs - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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Artist Reveals the Best Thing To Do With Your Ostrich Eggs - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
Streaking 1100 Pine Trees A Day: Important Job No Longer Exists - Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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Streaking 1100 Pine Trees A Day: Important Job No Longer Exists - Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
How To Sow Your Wild Oats: Fast, Fun and Feels So Good - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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How To Sow Your Wild Oats: Fast, Fun and Feels So Good - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
It’s A Clean Sweep Every Time: The Humble Art of Broom Making - The Original Georgia Traveler
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It’s A Clean Sweep Every Time: The Humble Art of Broom Making - The Original Georgia Traveler
The Store No One Could Live Without: One-Of-A -Kind Country Store - The Original Georgia Traveler
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The Store No One Could Live Without: One-Of-A -Kind Country Store - The Original Georgia Traveler
The Day They Lost The Home Town Movie Theater: Closest One Is 30 Miles Away - Orig. Georgia Traveler
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The Day They Lost The Home Town Movie Theater: Closest One Is 30 Miles Away - Orig. Georgia Traveler
Take A Ride With The World's Greatest Circus Daredevil: Greatest Show On Earth - Tennessee Traveler
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Take A Ride With The World's Greatest Circus Daredevil: Greatest Show On Earth - Tennessee Traveler
Mystical Magician Lives In A Mortuary with The World's Best Magicians -The Original Georgia Traveler
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Mystical Magician Lives In A Mortuary with The World's Best Magicians -The Original Georgia Traveler
The Mystery Of The Savannah Paint Colors And The Artist Who Solved It -The Original Georgia Traveler
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The Mystery Of The Savannah Paint Colors And The Artist Who Solved It -The Original Georgia Traveler
4 Billion To None - The Sad Story of The American Chestnut & A Happy Ending - Orig. Georgia Traveler
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4 Billion To None - The Sad Story of The American Chestnut & A Happy Ending - Orig. Georgia Traveler
Ever Wonder What It Feels Like To Ride A Caboose? Railroad History -The Tennessee Traveler WTVF-TV
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Ever Wonder What It Feels Like To Ride A Caboose? Railroad History -The Tennessee Traveler WTVF-TV
The Weirdest Store In The USA: It's 4 Feet Wide And 60 Feet Long! - Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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The Weirdest Store In The USA: It's 4 Feet Wide And 60 Feet Long! - Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
How To Clean Up Selling Lion Poop: Zoodoo Is Big Business - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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How To Clean Up Selling Lion Poop: Zoodoo Is Big Business - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
150 mph, Seven Feet Above The Ground: Daring Crop Duster Flies Low -Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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150 mph, Seven Feet Above The Ground: Daring Crop Duster Flies Low -Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
124-Year-Old Man Hates NASA: Oldest Man Says Space Is A Waste- The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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124-Year-Old Man Hates NASA: Oldest Man Says Space Is A Waste- The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
What It’s Like to Be A Window Cleaner On Atlanta’s Tallest Buildings - The Original Georgia Traveler
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What It’s Like to Be A Window Cleaner On Atlanta’s Tallest Buildings - The Original Georgia Traveler
Funny Fisherman Feeds Bologna To Bass From A Tiny Plastic Fishing Boat -Original Georgia Traveler
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Funny Fisherman Feeds Bologna To Bass From A Tiny Plastic Fishing Boat -Original Georgia Traveler
New Noah Building A Luxury Ark: Praying For A Flood Of Tourists -Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
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New Noah Building A Luxury Ark: Praying For A Flood Of Tourists -Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV
Step Inside A Mountain Craftsman’s Amazing Water-Powered Woodworking Shop -Original Georgia Traveler
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Step Inside A Mountain Craftsman’s Amazing Water-Powered Woodworking Shop -Original Georgia Traveler
Wild West Down South: Neighbors Shoot Indie Western Movie - Bloody Gunfights and Dangerous Stunts
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Wild West Down South: Neighbors Shoot Indie Western Movie - Bloody Gunfights and Dangerous Stunts
Love this story!
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Takes me back to my hometown, growing up!
2 best things in life is southern living and southern love. Truer words were never spoken.
"Everything is beautiful"... that's an outlook that will keep a person fully living life!
Ernest was a good friend of my father's.
Ole' Ralph Lamp!
These videos are great!! If they were only a hour longer.
Wondered where you been all these years! Saw the Cumberland Caverns...have you been to Bluegrass at Big Mouth Cave, Pelham, TN? Are you aware of Channel 5 ites? Facebook...
I'm hot rod drags started as dirt road drags in cars you have your history backwards they brought it back
Hi, I'm 75 and grew up in the 1950s. You are right about drag racing on back roads or empty highways. This story was done 49 years ago and that was what I said at the time. My mistake.
I once had a car crusher named EDSEL 😊
The big giant 0 in the grill wasn’t a good fit for the time. I remember people saying only a zero would drive an Edsel .
Nice junk yard , bud
The reason they were discontinued was they competed with Mercury.
I like Edsels. We had an Edsel 400 in our boat. We could pull 10 skiers out of the water at once. Only one other boat in the club could do it. I have always wanted one, still have te factory manual.
There cool cars but not worth much but they do drive decent had one for 3 grand mint condition then sold it for 5
Crazy to see this. I knew these cars in the '80s they were down the road from my friends mom's house. We used to crawl around in the cars and wish we could buy one. Lol
Hey Chris, this is a short version off the original story. Here's the link to the long version. ruclips.net/video/Ak33AqOpHoY/видео.html
@@georgiatraveler Thank you so much!
@@chrisanderson6611 My pleasure, Chris
Edsel was great car with butt ugly grill
I liked it
oh yes, 1976, me and my girlfriend were going to the movie to see rocky. now she in the kitchen washing dishes, i must have done something right all these years,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wow ... movie tickets were $4.00 in 1976. She knew you were a big spender and held on to you.
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It was another car featured in unsafe at any speed. They had a quality issue when they were originally built. So Ford recalled the edsel. They were rebuilt and those that went down the factory line the second time didn't have much issues because they were fixed.
Hey, I didn't know that. Thanks for watching.
The front looked like a pussy , as of 1958
I think they're attractive cars
RACE CARS MAKE THEM WHEEL STANDERS
Edsels were FAST.
Yeah, but that car I heard to get a bunch of research and spent a ton of money trying to figure out what people liked, and then at the end they ignored it and made what we made
Does he have any of the very rare 1960 models?
Fir $3000 you can buy a kit that will turn an Edsel into a Galaxy . . .
Which leads me to... the Ford Skyliner. I've wondered about removing the Ford front clip and attaching an Edsel clip. For '58 and '59 that seems possible...... Where would you get that Edsel-to-Galaxy kit?
Why?
@@garycamara9955 Curiosity. Ford, Mercury and Edsel bodies are modular- even moreso than GM. Fun fact: all Ford 2-door door shells of that era are the same. Sedan, hardtop, Skyliner, Sunliner, Ranchero. That was what led me to thinking the idea for an Edsel Skyliner. Bet that Ford considered the idea. Hell, the original Skyliner was a Continental Mark ll.
Under the hood remind me of a Buick regal real simple
Edsel cars are complete trash
Why?
@@StinkzMehaff Quality control build problems. The cars were built in the last hour of the Friday shift on the same line as the Ford cars.
Looks exactly like car sucked on a lemon....😂😂😂
They actually drove really well. My problem was they were ugly. All you Edsel fans please forgive me.
Why shouldn't they dri e well? They were basically Ford Fairlanes.
Restored two of them for a guy he really liked them two they seemed to be pretty solid cars
One of our neighbors had a couple and loved them. They drove well. I wasn't a big fan of the front end.
I love em too Ed
Edsel lovers are a dedicated bunch.
The best ❤
Agreed!
Andy Johnston should make a few dulcimers himself before he has the right to complain about Edd Presnell's messiness.
Hi, I'm sorry if I upset you. Actually Edd made the joke about his cluttered workshop.I just used what he said. I did try making a dulcimer with Tut Taylor in Nashville. I did a terrible job. It takes a real craftsman to make a musical instrument, Thanks for watching.
funny video! i bet that those turtles are still alive!
I bet you're right. 47 years in nothing for them.
Born and raised here.
I run a mill myself. Though I use an old international power unit to turn mine I wish I had a water powered mill. The ruins of my 5th great grandpa's mill are nearby. Sometimes I like to go and sit and watch the water run around the damaged dam and try to imagine what it was like in his day. But I can still taste it. I know my meal has to be as good as his and he'd be proud.
You are a man after my own heart. I enjoy the "modern" of today but I love to stop and stroll through the past. You have a gift of imagination. I bet you grind some killer mea and flourl. Thanks for watching.
A futureman
very cool!
WOW - What a privilege to interview a man who helped pioneer an era (one in which we continue to benefit from today in a variety of forms).
Thanks for checking in, Philip. Jess was 78 when we did the story. Now I'm 75 and in awe of what he accomplished in a time when nothing was easy.
Back around 1971 my Dad and I camped during deer season along a muddy track which separated some private land from public national forest. We hunted the public land but the rest of the guys hunted the private land deer lease. About thirty guys would be there most weekends. One night some guys came around talking to the hunters camped there to see who was up for going to some place called Effies. We declined. I was 16 at the time and had no idea what Effies was, but listening to the guys talking I found out it was a whorehouse. Well a group of guys..probably four or five ended up going. It had been a damp drizzly weekend and most of the rest of the hunters ended up calling it a night. The various camps consisting or travel trailers, pop-ups, and tents , and made for a tight little community along that muddy track. Sometime in the wee hours the sound of loud partying and laughter woke us up. I unzipped our tent to look outside and what I saw has been permanently etched into my mind's eye. There across the way illuminated by several Coleman lanterns hung from trees was the camp of the guys who had gone to Effies. They had not come back alone. My eyes beheld a pale white woman of probably five two or three and three hundred pounds stark naked running around squealing with mirth with some guy slipping and sliding chasing her around. It was like watching some sort of greased pig contest...or some sexual rite of the drunk redneck! How anyone could be that drunk to have decided to bring that sow away from Effies and manage to drive back to the Eatonton Ga. area without wrecking their vehicle or being pulled over for DUI is beyond me. Being 16 and all, with the usual teenaged hormones, I at least learned a lesson....and that lesson was that whorehouses weren't populated by beautiful women willing to have sex for just a few dollars, but rather more likely populated with the like of the woman I saw that night. At least there were no other instances of that behavior in that camp, although there was a nice attractive woman who accompanied a doctor who used to camp there. They had a nice pull behind travel trailer they stayed in and were regulars for the two years we camped there. The assumption was that she was the doctor's wife, and she was really a nice sweet woman and very demure at that. We found out several years later that the doctor's real wife came down to the camp one time to catch the doctor and his girlfriend, thereby ending the doctor's marriage. And people think hunting is all about the deer!
Wow ... what a wild story. I think your perspective on Effies is right. The idea and legend of going to Effies was greater than the experience . I didn't go but a bunch of the guys in the dorm did. They were really disappointed.
That’s awesome 👏
Faggio mod from gta 5:
Thanks for watching
This is pretty cool
Grady was a class act.
and the rumor is MR. Lamp and Kate are now grinding in heaven for the pleasure of God,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This man is either 24, 31, or 44. He is just years old.
Now do it on a HD XR 750 V Twin like Evel did or shut up.
You got me there. Check out the long version of the story and see if it tells you more. ruclips.net/video/rfUBQysYcH8/видео.html Gary Davis and Rex Blackwell went on to be two of the top stunt riders and coordinators in Hollywood. Along the way they kept making record-setting jumps.
That makes them smarter than evil . Evil's son Robbie jumped ceaser's palace on a 450 Honda 2 stroke and succeeded
Now it's over 400 feet.
Fiona does that