Kazoo trivia: Macon, look what you gave the world
Learn some kazoo trivia from Melody Columnist Ed Grisamore ahead of National Kazoo Day Jan. 28.
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Time to win one for the tooter: Setting a new world record for kazoos in Macon
On National Kazoo Day next week (Jan. 28), officials at Visit Macon will announce a third attempt at the world record for "largest kazoo band."
MLK’s dream had its genesis at Dublin church
Martin Luther King Jr., then a student at Booker T. Washington High School, made his first public speech in 1944 at First African Baptist Church in Dublin (above), some 19 years before his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington.
Local Knowledge: The first Macon trivia of the 2025 New Year
Melody Columnist Ed Grisamore's Local Knowledge returns to ring in the new year one question and answer at a time.
When it comes to aging, long live the snuff
A century ago, only one in 100,000 people lived to see their 100th birthday. It has become so commonplace in our times that Hallmark now offers a line of birthday cards for centenarians. The secret to that many rings on the tree? It’s anybody’s guess.
Gris List: Poetry, frozen rivers, ‘big girls’ and bricks
From inauguration poetry to the frozen river of 1886, this week's Gris List from Melody Columnist Ed Grisamore is full of Macon history.
‘Big Brother’ made a difference in young man’s life
Ed Grisamore was 22 years old and Andy Pilcher was 10 years old when they were matched through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
Learning life lessons from Jimmy Carter
“We spent a lot of time together in the woods,’’ Blake Sullivan said. “It was a catharsis for him, a place where he could get away. When you go bird hunting with somebody, you get to know them well.’’
Don’t let the music die inside you
Melody Columnist Ed Grisamore encourages folks from all walks of life to tell their story.
Jesus stickers, Piggly Wiggly hats and the Prez
I have lived in Georgia 94% of my life, so it would be difficult for someone with that kind of tenured residency not to have crossed paths with Jimmy Carter.