Thursday, June 3, 2010

Get Yer Biscuit On

Sometimes it takes moving from a place to realize how much of it has become you. You can live your entire life in one location and never know how the people or the place has impacted you or shaped your personality until you leave. You find that you are taking with you much more than you had anticipated and you treasure those memories, the people, the places and how you have been shaped by each.

Since our move to North Carolina, I'm the only one I've seen in our neighborhood wearing cowboy boots and a belt buckle. I own a hound dog. My dear friend and neighbor, She-she, calls me "Tennessee" and has a ringtone for me that is "American Woman". My favorite shirt says "Knoxville Girl" and was handmade at Yee-Haw Industries. I find myself saying things like, "Well that's about as useless as a gun-shy coonhound" and I show up at the morning bus stop drinking coffee out of a beer stein and wearing a holey 1982 World's Fair t-shirt. But the irony in all that is that I was raised a city girl. Fountain City, to be exact. It wasn't until I received my Knoxville Girl t-shirt from Jae that I embraced my heritage and found my true love for that place. (Despite the fact that I will forever be indebted to the University of Tennessee for my degree. Literally...)

It is with great pride that I can say that I have forced, er, positively influenced all of my new friends and neighbors with the "Tennesseeisms" that I feel are necessary to understand me. They have come to terms with the understanding that when a sentence is started with "God Love Em" it is going to be interesting and seem to have no problem with asking me to repeat myself when I get carried away and 'my old accent gets the best of me'. My current obsession, or, "enlightenment project" is to help them all to understand the beauty that is Yee-Haw Industries. (Go to their etsy store and check out their wares.)

Greeted by this picture upon walking up to the door, only ads to the charm one finds on the inside...



*snicker*

(I have put my favorite photos from the trip on my flickr page, so you can go view them there, if you'd like.)

They look like this:

While I was wandering around Yee-Haw and shooting some pictures, I noticed they were printing posters for the First Annual International Biscuit Fest. Intrigued, I came straight home and began researching the event and immediately informed all my neighbors. She-she may have been the most excited. She coined what has now become the catch-phrase (NPC), which stands for "Not a Porn Convention".

SNORT

I must admit, we have really enjoyed giggling over this until both of my sons began yelling NPC every time I mentioned Biscuit Fest. I'm not sure if, much like Deuce quoting Beastie Boys lyrics, this makes me an awesome mom or a horrible influence... The jury is still out on that one.

So, dear reader, if you happen to be in K-town this weekend, please come find me at Biscuit Fest (NPC). I shall be sporting my Knoxville Girl t-shirt and taking pictures of all things biscuit. Who knows, I may even rustle up a new shirt or two at Yee-Haw to help culture ya'll.


But, if my kids ask you, "NPC" stands for "copyright infringement".

7 comments:

The Stiletto Mom said...

A biscuit fest? That sounds right up my alley, have fun!!! Of course it doesn't match well with my new low carb diet after putting my swimsuit on for the first time this year. Bummer.

Tara R. said...

I need a "Knoxville Girl" tee. I was home last weekend visiting the old folks and would have proudly worn it. I sure miss my Tennessee mountains. I even know where Fountain City is, and was in attendance at UT during the glorious World's Fair of '82.

Had I known about the Biscuit Fest (NPC) I would have timed my visit accordingly.

Carrie said...

They are running commercials for it here, something about Egyptians. They really should have had you as the mastermind of their marketing team. :)

Amo said...

Tara, you can 'get yer own' on their etsy page! (Hint: I usually wear a M or a L in t's, but their XL fits perfect.)

Carrie, more businesses should have me as their mastermind. You should start a fan club...

Unknown said...

The important thing is that we give our children a firm foundation to stand on before they spread their wings. Then when they want to fly back to the nest (or basement) they know where to go.

Malinda and Del said...

First off, I love Yee Haw Industries as well! I have a "Knoxville Girl" t-shirt too and several notecards I want to frame and hang on my walls.

Secondly, why did Knoxville come up with a biscuit festival AFTER I moved to a place where plotting a trip home involves 3 months of planning and 2 days to drive home? I would have been all over that :)

Unknown said...

sigh