My daddy used to whistle all the time…. I wish I could remember the songs he whistled… Probably, “Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina.” I hear the birds sing every day (almost); and I know they are whistling just for me?????
I heard a whistle this past weekend in Augusta Mountain, Marion, NC. A beautiful piece of land. As we were crossing the mountain, I heard the whistle sound of the train… Not once but twice. (I also learned that part of “The Last of the Mohicans” was filmed right there on Augusta Mountain…A WOW, place! I even saw the movie on tv last night.) Website: http://augustamountaintop.com/
I heard the whistle last week as I was meeting with my friend “Banana Jack” in Loris SC, around noon. He said that he heard the whistle just about everyday. When his son is there with him, they would run down the street to see the train. He owns www.wlscradio.com streaming country, gospel & bluegrass online. Check it out! We’re planning a Bluegrass Saturday real soon!
It’s all about Railroads, transportation and the whistle stops across America? And, did you hear that Warren Buffett had purchased some railroads?
“Red” Baldwin loved trains and the color red! Lannie, his daughter and a good friend of mine, used to take him places to see and hear the sounds of the trains. Maybe passenger trains will make a comeback?! I’ve never ridden on a train.
Do you hear the sounds around you? Do you hear the music? Do you hear the whistling sounds? Next time you hear a whistle, just stop and listen for a minute….Take a WOW break!
This doesn’t have anything to do with a whistle or does it!……….I’m going to Carolina in my mind” (James Taylor–another BIG favorite song writer of mine) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gic6B-B6rpg&feature=related Notice the very beginning….you won’t be surprised what he’s doing! I have to say, I’ve gone back and the utube versions goes away after a while and this version does not have the whistling–sorry. It was really a good one.
THE SOUNDS OF CAROLINA and “Whistles” are another reason to CELEBRATE South Carolina!
Tags: Ashville, August, Banana Jack Murphy, Elaine Baldwin, Going to Carolina in My Mind, James Taylor, Loris, Marion, Mohican Indians, Mt. Mitchell, NC, Red Baldwin, SC, The Last of the Mohicans, trains, Warren Buffett
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