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Red(neck) White and Blue
OK, so I’ll admit there’s something dangerous about listening to Jerry Reed, Johnny Paycheck and Hank Williams Jr. while at work on a Thursday afternoon. Follow that up with dinner at a restaurant at the edge of a college town … Continue reading
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Tagged America, blue collar, manual labor, pride, rednecks, struggle
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