Daily Archives: Sunday, January 11, 2009

It’s morning again in Allstate’s America

Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Rex Hammock

I don’t believe I’ve done much TV commercial reviewing here (other than during a Superbowl), but I had to comment on how great I think the current Allstate insurance ads are — the one embedded below. Dennis Haysbert’s voice is … Continue reading →

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The music of Butch Baldassari will play on

Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Rex Hammock

A photo I took in October 2005 of the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble. Butch is far-left. I’ve written before of the pleasure I had sitting quietly in a corner taking notes, while my son took lessons from the mandolin virtuoso, Butch … Continue reading →

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A Titans fan’s five stages of grief

Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Rex Hammock

After a disappointing, season-ending defeat, there’s a grieving process that goes like the following, during which you can almost hear the fan thinking: Stage #1 – Denial: “It was obvious who the better team was. Really, just look at the … Continue reading →

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About that Windsor Chair I made last summer

Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Rex Hammock

. A digital version of how the article appears in the magazine. Some of the people who read this blog may remember that last July, I spent seven days in North Carolina making a Windsor chair. As I chronicled the … Continue reading →

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