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Comment on Andy Griffith Show Rankings – Season 4 by burritonator

burritonator — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:34:49 +0000

I think the phrase is “tick a lock”. Aunt Bee also says it in one episode, and she puts her hand up to her mouth and makes a motion like she is locking a door. I’ve never heard the phrase anywhere other than the Andy Griffith Show.

Comment on Andy Griffith Show Rankings – Season 4 by vG

vG — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:28 +0000

episode “up in barney’s room”: what is the phrase that barney says to andy (i’ve heard it in other episodes), sounds like “take a lock!”, in context it means “shut up!”…can’t quite make out exactly what the phrase is, though. anybody? ideas?

Comment on Top 10 Locally-Owned Kingsport Restaurants by Lawson

Lawson — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:43:01 +0000

I found out something recently, that I meant to share with you. I ate at Tomoko’s and I couldnt tell much difference from Moto’s at all. Maybe it was a tiny bit cheaper, but the taste was the same. I then found out from someone I work with, who is also in the food services business, that Tomoko took several cooks and other employees from Moto’s when they opened up.

Also, SS noticed that three of your favorite ten resturants are in former Wendy’s buildings. I thought I had posted that, but I dont see it anywhere on here.

Comment on Top 10 Locally-Owned Kingsport Restaurants by Lawson

Lawson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:10:25 +0000

I cant believe that my two favorite resturants in Kingsport arent on the list….Purple Cow and TK’s !!!

I come down to Kingsport, just top eat these places. Sadly, Ive ate about 90% of whats on TK’s total menu and about 75% of what’s on Purple Cow’s ( which is saying a lot ). Before I started my diet, I would eat Purple Cow twice a week, from work. The fact that they deliver is a huge thing for me. If they didnt, I wouldnt have ate from there as much. And if anyone reading this needs suggestions of what to eat from either place, Id be more than happy to provide you with several.

I do like Plum Tree. Its my favorite Chinese resturant thats non buffett, in the entire Tri Cities. We have a newer place in Bristol that is my favorite Chinese buffett though. Its called Min ( or Ming ) Dynasty. They have a chef that will let you pick what you want off a raw bar and then he will prepare it for you in the wok, for no extra charge….very nice. I ate there a few weeks ago. I like China Wok but the buffett is way too small to my liking. It may be the smallest buffett Ive ever seen.

Now Molcajetes is AWESOME !!! I think its the best Mexican food in Kingsport, without a doubt. However, El Matador is JC is my favorite Mexican place in the Tri Cities.

Chef’s….I love that place too. Me and SS used to eat there weekly while I was on lunch break from work. I love that they are very fast on delivery too.

Nick’s….I used to love, but the last time I got something there, it wasnt good and was too pricey , for what I got. I could have eaten Chili’s for cheaper…

I havent ate at Sharon’s technically since they changed over. I ate there while they were in transition to the change over and I didnt like it at all.

Fisherman’s Dock, the owner is hateful…called me a liar…and everything I get there, has this wet, watery taste….doubt I will ever eat there again.

KGC-sadly, havent ate there since it was open in the early 90s.

Tomoko-havent ate there either. I dont think that Bristol has much of ANYTHING better than Kingsport, except Japanese food. We have two GREAT places..Tokyo ( off Euclid Ave/Commonwealth Ave area ), which is great….and Kobe ( off exit 7 ) which is a lot better than Tokyo ( which is saying a lot )Trust me on this one !!!

And Pratt’s….classic….what else can ya say about a place where you can eat from a porch swing.

Comment on What Have I Been Up To? by Justin

Justin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:05:42 +0000

Ahh..Fallout 3! One of the best games ever made..found all of the bobbleheads, bought each and every expansion. Bought it the day it came out and still get enjoyment out of it. Fallout: New Vegas comes out in March ‘10!

Oh, and…hello again!

Comment on Dollywood Part 1 – Introduction by D-J

D-J — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:32:43 +0000

Hey Brent, love the Dollywood articles! I am also doing the same thing in writing a series of articles about Dollywood. I am also going to write articles on Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, The Great Smoky Mountains, Dixie Stampede, and other stuff in that area. Like you, I’ve also been going since the early 80s back when it was Silver Dollar City. I think I still have one of the original plastic mugs with the Silver Dollar City logo on it!

Do you remember the Dollywood Jamboree, the show that closed the park every night?! Remember James Rogers? Elwood Smooch aka Billy Baker?! I spoke with James after one of his shows last October and asked if they will ever do a Dollywood Jamboree again and he said he was just talking with management about that recently, so who knows, maybe they’ll do it again if we are lucky!

Now Elwood, he moved out of Pigeon Forge (he always calls it Pigeon Toad) to Chattanooga. Again, last October when I went, I just HAD to stop along the way and see my buddy Elwood, so we drove like 10 or 12 hours from here (South Florida) all the way to see his show that evening. The next morning we headed over to Gatlinburg.

Take a look at my site and tell me what you think! I added lots of high res pictures that I took to my posts. And I did a Dollywood Rides article where I have my pics along with people’s ride videos on YouTube! Leave me some comments and let me know if I am forgetting anything! My site is in my name link, or here at Somewhere In The Mountains.

Comment on The Flooded Mine by D-J

D-J — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:02:53 +0000

I’ve never been to Silver Dollar City in Branson, but I did start going to Silver Dollar City in the early 80s. I REALLY miss the Flooded Mine, too. This is really the only ride I think Dollywood is really missing. Maybe someday they’ll add something back in that’s similiar and updated! Maybe we should start a write-in campaign! Ok, serious question for anyone thats been to Branson’s Flooded Mine: does it have the same theme music that Dollywood’s Flooded Mine had?! I can still hear the music as I type this… Was that original music or is it widely available elsewhere? If so, whats it called?

Comment on Fun Fest 2009 Treasure Trackers – Friday by burritonator

burritonator — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:50:52 +0000

Thanks for the information, Chad. It sounds my hunch was right – it was chaos!

Comment on Fun Fest 2009 Treasure Trackers – Friday by Chad Roller

Chad Roller — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:20:01 +0000

I actually was rushing to Sensabaugh when i heard the fourth clue. I had a hunch after the third clue, but I did not think Sensabaugh was even on the map for treasure trackers, so at the time I didnt bother to think to look there.

Once I turned onto the road for sensabaugh it starting to rain extremely hard. It was nearly impossible for me to even see where I was going.

The first tunnel is on the left of the road with a tiny spot to park that would hold maybe 3 cars. It was pure chaos. I turned around because there were at least 20-30 people inside the tunnel and well over 100 people in the area. In fact, on my way back out, a man had parked his truck IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD and left his vehicle, no where to be found. This reduced the road to a standstill and I was even forced to call the police to try and have them guide traffic out of there.

It was a good hiding place, but not for an event like this. This was probably the worst place to hide the medallion, and honestly i thought it was part of churchill.

And the second clue? What the heck does that have to do with anything?

Comment on Restaurant Review – Sharon’s Hamburgers by burgergirl

burgergirl — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:18:41 +0000

Hey, Since this post was written back in Sept. Sharons has come a long way… improved decor and service. And the burgers are fantastic. I encourage you to give it another try.