Editor’s Note: Meeting the General
Posted on February 12, 2017 by bob in EdNote
(Originally published in May, 2010, in the print and on-line edition of Prime Magazine) I “met” retired Lt. General Hal Moore during a phone conversation in 2003, shortly before the U.S. went to war in Iraq. Working for Alabama Public TV’s For the Record news show at the time, I was looking for guests to […]
Moore Than a Soldier
Posted on February 11, 2017 by bob in Features
Prime Magazine periodically draws content from its archives. Our May, 2010 cover story was Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, depicted by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” Moore died Feb. 11, 2017. In the center boxes above are “Meeting the General,” from Prime editor Sandra Polizos, and “No Man Left Behind,” a feature by Tim Lennox, morning mews anchor with AlabamaNewsNet. Both appeared in the May, 2010 issue.
First Lady of the Revolution
Posted on January 23, 2017 by bob in Features
Prime Magazine has stopped publication, but will continue to draw timely content from its archives. Sunday, Jan. 29, the Capri Theatre in Montgomery will show a documentary on Henrietta MaQuire, a remarkable Alabamian who became 1st Lady of Costa Rica. Read her fascinating story here.
Award-winning Opelika distillery
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in Features
(story and photos by Niko Corley) Family (noun) – “a group of people who are related to each other … including people who lived in the past.” Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary likely didn’t have Opelika, Alabama’s John Emerald Distillery (JED) in mind when crafting its definition of “family.” But the description fits the distillery as closely as […]
REAL old-fashion eggnog
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in A Gracious Plenty
It can be difficult for a 70-year-old recipe to hold-up in the modern world; ingredients may not be available, or cooking methods practiced at the time may no longer be in vogue. Such is not the case with this month’s recipe for eggnog, comprised of classic ingredients and common preparation methods. Provided by Cecelia Deep […]
The Old Drake
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in OffTheBeatenPath
The old man sat in the front of the boat, completely still save for the rhythmic movement of his right thumb working up and down the length of a shotgun shell. “I love the way shells feel,” he said. “The smooth brass, the ridges.” He turned around. “Remember how I could twirl them around in […]
Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in Features, Travel
(By Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green) It’s 8:00 in the morning, and my husband and I have already devoured a huge stack of bourbon-infused flapjacks topped with Jim Beam Black Caramel sauce. This is not my normal style. I’m more of a spinach egg-whites-only omelet type of gal. But today I’m in Bardstown, Kentucky, […]
History Mysteries Solved!
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in History Mystery
Once again, Prime’s partnership with Alabama’s Department of Archives and History has identified a significant number of people and events from Archives’ photo collections depicting River Region life during the 1950s and ‘60s. WSFA-TV has also been helpful in this effort. To celebrate the project’s success, Archives held a November reception in honor of the […]
Dark Shadows: TV’s pioneer vampires
Posted on November 30, 2016 by bob in Tinseltown Talks
Were you one of those kids who dashed home from school in the late 60s to catch the latest developments in the fantasy/horror TV serial “Dark Shadows”? When the show first aired on daytime television on June 27, 1966, Kathryn Leigh Scott was among the original cast of the landmark soap opera. Five years and […]
