Category Archives: Virginia

Rivers and Splotches

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Last weekend, my son Jake and I drove over to the inleted shores of northeastern Virginia, around the York River, the Rappahannock River, the Piankatank River, the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.

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The Tomato War

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Inside the mouths and bellies and minds of Southerners, a war has been raging for years. OK, the conflict has mostly been in my own mind, but I did my best to start a bigger fight.

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A Hundred Yards and a Bucket of Blood.

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Terry Taylor

The rain came early and hard. The thunder and lightning came next. It went on all night and stayed in the morning. No one cared. They came for a reason and everyone who had a reason got what they came … Continue reading →

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DNA On The Grill

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Summer is officially here with Memorial Day past and the torched meaty smell of smoky perfume in my backyard every afternoon. People are grilling.

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Readnecks

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Terry Taylor

They gather at the Barnes & Noble early Saturday morning to drink coffee and discuss a few books. They speak in the hushed, reverential tones of people who have been raised to respect the edicts of a stern librarian. Seven of them … Continue reading →

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Roy’s Big Burger

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Just a little piece north of Richmond, Virginia, on Lakeside Avenue amid the 1940-ish neighborhood and the plethora of auto repair establishments, there wafts the aroma of the 1960s. In a ramshackle square of a building straight out of a … Continue reading →

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Southern Tourist Attractions

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Terry Taylor

Recently, I was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on a shoot with Dee Briggs, and we happened by Rock City on top of Lookout Mountain, the granddaddy of Southern tourism icons. “See Rock City”, the barns, Ruby Falls — it made me … Continue reading →

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The Brunswick Stew Feud (say that fast 5 times)

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Terry Taylor

This past weekend, Shockoe Bottom here in Richmond filled up with liquid again. Except this time, it was not murky water from a Gaston-ish flood but a murky, gastronomical flood of Brunswick Stew that swirled and puddled around hundreds of … Continue reading →

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The Massage

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Terry Taylor

My back is hurting and I limp here and there around Rainmaker Studios, crablike, contorted and bent. This is not new. I have this ailment on a regular basis and it runs its course and then I’m fine. Today, however, … Continue reading →

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Richmond Boy and NASCAR

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Terry Taylor

By Dee Briggs, Production Guide I don’t get the NASCAR thing. This is what I tell people who bring up the subject. I don’t know if this is some pompous rendition of my pseudo highbrow tastes not to be linked … Continue reading →

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