Articles by Roger Truesdale
Roger Truesdale: Some things you never forget
Something just wasn’t right about that Sunday back in February 1971. It was too warm and humid for a winter day. I was home in Rolling Fork for a weekend getaway from school and a taste of Mama’s home cooking.
Roger Truesdale: Writer’s block and remembering Lynn
Some of you may have noticed that I have been absent over the last few weeks. I have had writer’s block. I called on a friend of mine who writes and edits for a living. He gave me hope. He confessed that he, too, suffers from this malady once in a while.
Roger Truesdale: Backroads and hellos
“I once was lost
But now I’m found.”
“Amazing Grace,” by John Newton
I can get lost anywhere. I have no sense of direction.
Roger Trusedale: ‘You got that right’
“Barney came to the gossip bench and said ‘I barbecued a dog
on a tractor axle yesterday down at the dump yard’
And nobody looked surprised, if they were listening at all
‘Cause when you’re old to act surprised you have to try real hard.”
“Barney” – Written and recorded by Mac McAnally
I’m to service station food what Craig Claiborne is to the finer dining establishments in New York. On my travels here and yon I have subconsciously recorded where the lamps are that warm the best burritos, egg rolls and, above all, chicken tenders that Mississippi has to offer.
Roger Truesdale: ‘Mr. Rabbit, you gonna make it?’
On New Year’s Eve I spent a quiet evening at home with a cheap bottle of champagne and off-the-shelf caviar — a tradition I started many years ago, even when I had a life.
Roger Truesdale: It’s snowing in Leland
Snow storms seem to evade the Golden Triangle. I might be the cause.
Roger Truesdale: Elvis and the Taliban
Before our president, the Joint Chiefs and the National Security Council make their final decision about Afghanistan, getting us deeper into our hunt for Osama Bin Laden or obliterating the Taliban, they would be well-served to buy me a plane ticket to come brief them on Elvis.
Roger Truesdale: A festival kind of guy
This past weekend made six for six Great Delta Bear Affairs in Rolling Fork, a festival held to commemorate President Teddy Roosevelt’s bear hunting trip to the south Delta.
Roger Truesdale: For Cousin Tuffy and his sidekick, Victor
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine gave me a signed copy of Memphis historian Ron Hall’s latest book, “Sputnik, Masked Men, and Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling.”
Roger Truesdale: For Cousin Tuffy and his sidekick, Victor
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine gave me a signed copy of Memphis historian Ron Hall’s latest book, “Sputnik, Masked Men, and Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling.”
Roger Truesdale: Fall — my favorite
Can you hear it? Can you smell it? Can you see it?
I can — fall.
My Blackberry sounded at 4:18 Tuesday afternoon. I set it several weeks ago to remind me that I could end my self-imposed summer hibernation and celebrate the autumnal equinox, the beginning of fall.
Roger Truesdale: A Blackberry jam
I just got a Blackberry.
Some of you — that’s folks living the good life — may be wondering whether or not I picked it myself or bought it at the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market.
No.
Roger Truesdale: Finding true love in the fantasy suite
How I got hooked on “The Bachelorette,” I’ll never know.
I’m so ashamed.
For those of you who make better use of your time, it’s a reality series/contest produced by ABC.
Roger Truesdale: Confused
This health care crisis they keep talking about has gotten me confused, and — please don’t take this as bragging — I’m not nearly as dumb as I look.
Kady Truesdale: The man behind the column
“Let me tell you a secret, about a father’s love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us.
He said daddies don’t just love their children every now and then.
Its a love without end, amen, its a love without end, amen.
“A Father’s Love” by George Strait
These lyrics ring so true in the Truesdale household. Throughout the duration of this column you have heard many a story about the man behind the column’s three children — also known as Number One Son, Number Two Son, and Third Favorite. “Strummin’” this week will take on a different perspective, to tell you about Number One Dad from the perspective of Third Favorite, his only daughter, Kady.
Roger Truesdale: Hoping Detroit gets on the right bus — this time
I began taking an interest in hot cars when my bicycle lost its appeal with the girls in my class, somewhere around the age of 12.
Roger Truesdale: ‘Never take a job’
“If I had your hand, I’d throw mine in.”
Those are the words of encouragement I gave one of my best pals a few days ago during what turned out to be a pretty somber visit. His job is going away. I had to remind him that he is super intelligent and has a laundry list of accomplishments he couldn’t fit on a four-page resumé.
Roger Truesdale: It can’t be just luck … or can it?
Before you begin reading this Sunday’s interesting and informative “Strummin’,” you should know that I’m lucky.
Roger Truesdale: The Delta Music Institute road trip
A couple of Saturdays ago a singing pal of mine and I took a day trip over through the Delta. The drawing card was a concert to celebrate the start-up of the Delta Music Institute (DMI) at my old alma mater, Delta State University.