tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post1317504364831797634..comments2022-03-29T16:23:28.027-04:00Comments on Heart of Hollyhill : Barefoot Ben Wilson on Main StreetAnn H Gabharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-34061599131157181322013-10-17T21:22:16.444-04:002013-10-17T21:22:16.444-04:00Maxie, I think he was in the Flim Flam Man that wa...Maxie, I think he was in the Flim Flam Man that was filmed here in my hometown. Maybe I should let Jocie enjoy some movie making on Main Street.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-86819074276309325882013-10-17T21:21:16.731-04:002013-10-17T21:21:16.731-04:00Garnett, I did use Harvey except I changed him a l...Garnett, I did use Harvey except I changed him a little and called him Old Sally. Well, I guess I changed him a lot. But my character still played the guitar and made up songs.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-68380848975244479172013-10-17T17:34:06.204-04:002013-10-17T17:34:06.204-04:00What movie was he in? Maxie
What movie was he in? Maxie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-5773361669830636752013-06-16T21:26:25.073-04:002013-06-16T21:26:25.073-04:00Thanks for using Mr. Wilson in your book....Saw th...Thanks for using Mr. Wilson in your book....Saw the old movie the other day with him in it and L-burg...Harvey would be a good one to use also...<br />Garnettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-65804283821274963522013-02-15T21:20:36.195-05:002013-02-15T21:20:36.195-05:00Thanks for sharing your memories of Ben Wilson. I ...Thanks for sharing your memories of Ben Wilson. I didn't use him in my book Scent of Lilacs or my Rosey Corner books either although he might have appeared in either of them. Glad you wrote a story about him. <br /><br />You sound like me in wanting to have a dog around. I've had one dog or another since I was about ten. Love my four legged friends. You had a number to pick from when you were a kid didn't you? Good luck in the drawing.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-87324902729753079082013-02-14T14:49:02.967-05:002013-02-14T14:49:02.967-05:00Ann, I remember Ben from when I lived in Lexington...Ann, I remember Ben from when I lived in Lexington. Then when we moved to Simpsonville, in Shelby county, he would come through there too, heading through Shelbyville to Lexington. I wrote a fiction story in writing group one time about a fellow like him, but didn't mention any names. However, the group all knew who I had referenced. <br /><br />About your dog question: I am 61 years old and I believe that I have had at least one dog (usually more than one)all my life except for about five years if you add the time together. My daddy loved dogs and we had as many as 15 at a time when we were young. Daddy hunted, so we had lots of hunting dogs as well as house and outside dogs. <br /><br />Charles and I have three now and I would have more if I could afford them. <br /><br />I am anxious to read Scent of Lilacs, but I will wait to see if I win a copy before I check it out from the library or buy it from Amazon. <br /><br />I truly enjoy your writing.<br /><br />Paula Pinkston<br /><br />Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769250309429976551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-53335427647989604092013-02-08T08:49:15.390-05:002013-02-08T08:49:15.390-05:00I used to think he looked like Santa Claus too, bu...I used to think he looked like Santa Claus too, but I never had the chance to talk to him. I was always a little scared of him anyway, but then when I was a kid, I was super shy of everybody. I didn't know about him working with horses until recently. As kids, there's so much we don't notice. Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-73807333042625915072013-02-08T06:06:07.507-05:002013-02-08T06:06:07.507-05:00I grew up in Anderson county and remember Ben Wils...I grew up in Anderson county and remember Ben Wilson well. When I was little I thought he was Santa Claus. He always stopped and talked to me and gave me a shiny dime. As I grew older I was still fascinated by him. I too heard the comments about the horses, I think he was a true life horse whisperer from Lawrenceburg.Bren7975https://www.blogger.com/profile/02887491965659664751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-14817872688985890712013-02-07T20:21:22.089-05:002013-02-07T20:21:22.089-05:00Jocie here. Thanks, Miss Kathleen. So glad you rea...Jocie here. Thanks, Miss Kathleen. So glad you read my Hollyhill Book of the Strange. We have Wes to thank for it. Did you read about how he ended up in Hollyhill? I don't really believe he fell out of a spaceship anymore - I don't think. But he has some great Jupiter stories. So you do think every snowflake is different. Interesting. I still have to think nobody has looked at every snowflake and that's a few gazillion snowflakes, but I'll have to give your idea some thought. I hope you win "the rest of my story" too, but that you'll come back here next week. I might find more strange to talk about or who knows? I might let strange old Zella take a turn.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-64366640469253182882013-02-07T20:16:15.662-05:002013-02-07T20:16:15.662-05:00Maxie, I don't know how he kept from getting f...Maxie, I don't know how he kept from getting frost bite either. He must have had tough feet. And you know, you're right about some of the strange people you see these days. In the sixties in Jocie's little town, tattoos all up and down arms and rings in eyebrows or pierced tongues would have been considered way stranger than Ben Wilson going barefoot in the snow.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-87842361911116564262013-02-07T19:43:36.075-05:002013-02-07T19:43:36.075-05:00Hi Jocie, I have just come over to meet you. I do ...Hi Jocie, I have just come over to meet you. I do think snowflakes are different ~ inside, before they melt or join others on trees and fences and covering up the grass. Even twins are different even if some people say they are "identical." Especially if one is your special best friend. I bet you can tell!<br />I have not read about your family and where you live. I sure hope I win a copy of The Scent of Lilacs and hope you will add my name for the drawing. Thank you. Kathleen ~*~ Lane Hill House<br />lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]netLane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-5440804431419182732013-02-06T21:57:48.308-05:002013-02-06T21:57:48.308-05:00Well, he does sound strange, But, I've seen a ... Well, he does sound strange, But, I've seen a lot of strange people in my time. LOL But, I don't see how his toes didn"t get bad frost-bite. My brother in law used to wear shirts cut off at the shoulder seams in the coldest days! I told him I did not believe he wasn't cold. But, I have seen some really strange looking people in now times. Everything you can see completely in tattoos, and piercings in eyebrows, lips, nose, tongues, and as many as they can get in their ears. and some even on their bald heads. Now, that's strange in my opinion! Would love to win Jocie's book.<br /> Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-65316788673618446542013-02-06T20:33:29.817-05:002013-02-06T20:33:29.817-05:00I'd heard the same thing about the horse train...I'd heard the same thing about the horse training and I saw newspaper articles about him at the State Fair. And of course, I saw him walking all around Anderson County.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-89404358589568566072013-02-06T08:47:01.392-05:002013-02-06T08:47:01.392-05:00I was told that Ben Wilson was a very good horse t...I was told that Ben Wilson was a very good horse trainer when he was younger. I was also told that he walked to the State Fair in Louisville. WOWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-4554819948536312142013-02-06T08:20:11.122-05:002013-02-06T08:20:11.122-05:00But I didn't imagine Ben Wilson, Linda. He liv...But I didn't imagine Ben Wilson, Linda. He lived in my county and walked our roads. It was a different world, and while he might have been a little strange, I don't think anybody was ever afraid of him. Well, I wasn't any more than I was any person I didn't know well then. I was very shy as a child. <br /><br />I always enjoy your comments, Linda.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-33206374806740471742013-02-05T22:14:31.061-05:002013-02-05T22:14:31.061-05:00Hi Ann, Strange, yes, but I'm thinking scary ...Hi Ann, Strange, yes, but I'm thinking scary and downright spooky! But as they say it takes all kinds. What an imagination you have Ann! You are inspiring...Have a great week...LindaLinda McFarlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-37842079305466383192013-02-05T18:42:23.344-05:002013-02-05T18:42:23.344-05:00Got you entered, Shelley. Thanks for reading about...Got you entered, Shelley. Thanks for reading about Jocie and friends.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-50780107118193090032013-02-05T15:12:54.645-05:002013-02-05T15:12:54.645-05:00I THINK ITS STRANGE TOO. ENTER ME IN THE GIVEAWAY....I THINK ITS STRANGE TOO. ENTER ME IN THE GIVEAWAY. THANKS.SHELLEY SUMMERSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-1802025375993311672013-02-05T10:52:29.066-05:002013-02-05T10:52:29.066-05:00It always seemed a little strange to me too, Liz, ...It always seemed a little strange to me too, Liz, when I used to see him when I was a kid. Jocie will be digging up more interesting or maybe ordinary things about Hollyhill in the weeks to come. Got you entered in the drawing.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-68028221278358636512013-02-05T10:51:07.688-05:002013-02-05T10:51:07.688-05:00Great, but if you want to be in the drawing you...Great, but if you want to be in the drawing you'll have to leave a name or a way to connect with you. If not, just come back every Monday to see what's going on Hollyhill's Main Street in 1964,Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-40191164440679437972013-02-05T09:04:25.773-05:002013-02-05T09:04:25.773-05:00Ben walking up the street barefoot in the snow doe...Ben walking up the street barefoot in the snow does sound a little strange . But it does sound good. Please enter me in the giveaway .Thanks<br />lizd225(at)gmail(dot)comElizabeth Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644179410929813792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991565655147295456.post-69784520186010642802013-02-05T08:23:41.930-05:002013-02-05T08:23:41.930-05:00Just this little "blurb" has me captivat...Just this little "blurb" has me captivated already!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com