Mountain Man Talks About Dangerous Drag Racing When He Was A Boy
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- This is the first in a series of interviews I did recently with Johnny Robertson. He grew up in the Culberson section of Cherokee County NC. He is like many of the wonderful elders I grew up with here in the mountains of Appalachia-full of knowledge, compassion, and humor.
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What a wonderful interview with Mr. Robertson. He was full of interesting family stories and stories of his local towns. He was a pleasure to listen to and this video will be a treasure for his family and friends. Thank you for sharing him with us. I sure enjoyed his stories.
Johnny seems like a easy going guy. I can listen to him for hours.
He us really great!
We love Johnny. ❤️ CBC
He is so great 😊
Great video thanks for sharing 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Tipper, thank you for this and all the things that you do to document our heritage. I'm a descendant of the Coleman's and Rose's from Grape Creek and Fain Mountain respectively. My Dad's parents are buried at Grape Creek Baptist.
My Mom was born in a cabin in Ranger on Panther Top Road. Ranger was originally called Letitia. My Mom's parents are buried at Ranger Baptist Church. Mom graduated from Hiawasee Dam School.
I'm proud of my roots and the sacrifice and hard work by my ancestors which gave me a childhood rich in love and with better opportunities than they were afforded............God Bless!!!
You are so welcome! Love those connections 😊
These interviews are priceless. This is one of my favourite themes on this channel and of course gardening! Thank you for bringing these interviews to us, Tipper! Granny looked really good at her birthday party.🙏❤️🇨🇦
Glad you enjoy it!
Hi Tipper, Thank you for sharing Johnny's story with us. He has a wealth of knowledge and is a good friend of yours and I enjoyed listening to Him share his life story.😊❤🙏🏻
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Thank you Tipper. I love this kind of stuff.I regret not asking and wrighting down this kind of history about my family.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
This was a wonderful look back! Thank you so much, Mr. Robertson.
Nice interview. Love hearing old stories. I especially liked the drag racing story. Good ol days. God bless.
Johnny reminds me of my Daddy. The stories are similar as well, the difference is I'm from southern West Virginia. Coal country.
Love that 😊
Great interview Tipper. I think it's wonderful that you're recording stories of Appalachia.
Thank you Robin!!
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Wow Mr Johnny was full of knowledge fron the past . This is the kind of person wanted to be teaching in our schools all over. Like Johnny he lived the good life and made it. He wad so interesting .I wish I could shake his hand . Thank you for this Interview. ❤😊patsy
So nice of you Patsy! Thank you 😊
Love hearing about the old days! Thanks Tipper. God bless y’all. 😀❤️
Thanks Tipper for introducing us to Johnny. He's an interesting gentleman and pleasant to listen to.
Love the stories
Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕
I really enjoyed this! Thank you Tipper, thank you Mr. Robertson ! 🙌🏼 💞
Thank you Miss Tipper for bringing us these awesome interviews. Mr. Johnny is so knowledgeable of his past and the history in his area. I could listen to him talk for hours. He seems like a very easy going guy. 😇🙏🏻🙌🏻❤️
You would just love him Pastor Lon 😊
Yup, he seems like one of the "good ole guys"! Innocent times. Love the old stories!!
Love these old country stories, of the used to be. Even though I no nothing of the area, just interesting.
So glad you enjoyed it 😊
Hello Tipper, John is so easy going . I love the stories he 's telling.. Definitely a different time that's for sure..I could listen to his stories all day..Thank you Topper for interviewing such a nice man, and knows so much history of the area..God bless..❤
He was very interesting and very soft spoken.
I’m going to love this! Thank you🤗
So glad!
Thanks for recording Mr. Robertson’s experiences. He’s definitely who my Papaw JB would have called “one of them good ol’ boys” in the best sense of that phrase. I wonder if his story could be put in a time frame, high school graduation, time in Viet Nam, and the 45 years of his business, etc. It would be good to understand his time in relation to that of Ms. Hicks and others from your family. You’re doing something important here.
Great interview please do more interviews with mr Robertson. Loved listening to him
Fascinating interview, Tipper, and Johnny Robertson was very interesting to listen to. Wouldn't mind hearing more stories from him in the future. Loved learning more about Culberson because we almost bought a modern-day house just up the highway about 20 years ago. My husband was a retired postmaster, so we were drawn to that little old Post Office and were sorry its surrounding community no longer existed.
He seems like such a joy to talk to!!! Love hearing others history and I was born and raised in Fort Smith Arkansas and now live just across the state line in Oklahoma
I enjoyed this so much. I hope it is to be continued.
I'm so glad 😊 I'll be sharing more
I love old stories like this 🥰
I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you!
I love listening to peoples past. So much information of the past. Really enjoyed the video!
Thanks Tipper!
I so appreciate how you interviewed this wonderful man.
That was a nice visit. I try all the time to imagine that big double lane, double wide road replaced with just a two lane along with a train depot, hotel, stores and a school up on the hill. Imagine that! Thanks Tipper.
I enjoyed Johnny thanks Tipper for the video I love to hear about how it was when people growed up l❤️ Shelby
Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Tipper
I really enjoy your interviews with folks…👍
Glad you like them!
Awesome interview!! I enjoy hearing these interviews!
GOOD VIDEO JOHNNY ROBERSON WAS A GOOD ONE MY FAMILY DONE ALOT OF BUSINESS WITH HIM THROUGH THE YRS
Glad you enjoyed it! He is really great 😊
Interesting interview... thanks Tipper 🤗❤️
Very enjoyable "Remember when..." visiting around town! !
I’ve been through Culberson a few times while traveling to Murphy. It reminds me of a community just across the state line from me called Edwardsville, Alabama named after my 4th great grandfather Josiah Edwards and his father William who came from Chatham County, North Carolina. It was the county seat of Cleburne County until 1906 then it was moved to Heflin. After that it died off and now just a community. Great job, I love the stories from the elders even if it’s not in my area. I feel like we keep these places and people alive by telling stories from the past.
Thank you Trey! Love that history from your area and family 😊
Wonderful video!!!!!! We need more like this! So interesting ❤
It is so cool to.hear about villages that used to be towns. My area in south-central/eastern Iowa has many of those. After church, we drove by the "town" of Newbern. It had an old church, one small, old brick bldg that now had a garage door and about 4 or 5 house clustered around them. It was so sad as it used to be a prosperous coal town like some others close by we plan to go to.
I love these interviews. The people are so interesting and sweet!
Tipper I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Mr Robinson stories. I would like to hear more, please.
So interesting he can trace his family back that far. Interesting man.
Very interesting fella!
Nice interview Tipper I didn’t realize until recently how close to Georgia you live
Loved the video listening to stories and knowledge. Thank you for sharing Tipper hope you have a great day.
I worked at Magnavox too but it was Baker by that time! 1976!
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Johnny is an example of God in his life working! When bad things in life came against him he just kept his eyes focused ahead,God worked things out! The military,his wife passing,his children, now a wife beside him. And worked,built good life,survived,now retired. God bless him!! It would be a plus and blessing to stay where you're planted! I think! You know people, they know you, extended family.
This was incredible. I love hearing this history. I would love to hear more stories
Isn't it interesting how things change. Here's what Wikipedia says about Culberson:
"Culberson is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. Culberson is located on North Carolina Highway 60 near the Georgia state line, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Murphy. Culberson has a post office with ZIP code 28903.[2][3] Culberson is also home to a store, a few churches, a flea market, a local winery, several family-owned businesses, and a gas station on the NC/GA state line."
But it was more than that once. I love this. Thanks so much Tipper and Mr. RobesoCulberson is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. Culberson is located on North Carolina Highway 60 near the Georgia state line, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Murphy. Culberson has a post office with ZIP code 28903.[2][3] Culberson is also home to a store, a few churches, a flea market, a local winery, several family-owned businesses, and a gas station on the NC/GA state line.n (I hope that I got that right. I am very sorry if I didn't).
Thank you!!
He bought that service station from my daddy, Johnny is a mess for sure, still get a load of wood from every year!! Great interview good times to remember..
Love that connection 😊
I guess it was the late 60's or early 70's. my dad bought a 57 chevy that had been confiscated from one of the drag races. If I remember correctly it was from one of the culberson races. I think I still have a photo of the car packed up somewhere. I"ve been to Johnny's several times and yes, his old shop is a landmark. He is a fine man and I enjoyed his story.
Love that! Thank you 😊
Bobby G had his black 1966 Dodge Cornet 500, 383 4barrell siezed, it was sold @ auction, Lofton Hatchett ended up with it.
I used to ride in it with Steve driving. I heard that the fatalities were due to 2 cars locking bumpers.
Thank you for sharing that information!
Aww…I am fascinated by the table. Looks like it could be travertine. Would like to know the story.
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Can you show us the places he's talking about?
It would be a great video 😊
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He competed on Drag Race? What season? What is his drag name?
😊 He never raced, just watched the others
You make me want to move!
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I met a guy in Marmet, WV that claimed to be an IndyCar driver back when it was basically a high-powered soapbox derby car. A couple days later he signed me a black and white photo of him sliding upside down on the track...with no roll cage. His scalp was peeled back due to only having leather "helmets." According to him, he has been presumed to be dead from that crash and his SS# was even retired. I asked his son when he wasn't around if he was crazy or telling the truth. He vouched for him 100%. I wish I could find the picture or even remember his name but I can't now. He made me promise to never tell he was alive though. I'm sure he's gone now since he was 90 or so 10 years ago.
Fascinating!
Who were his parents? He didn't say.
😊 I will ask him Papaw
someone give that man his own youtube channel!
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