28 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Ferrellsburg
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Appalachia, Billy Edd Wheeler, Brandon Kirk, Jim Comstock, Jim Comstock Seminar, journalism, Marshall University, newspaper, Richwood, Steve Eschelman, The West Virginia Hillbilly, West Virginia
I worked on two separate projects with Jim Comstock, West Virginia’s most famous newspaper editor, in 1994-1995. Here’s a little excerpt from The West Virginia Hillbilly (11 May 1995).
Writings from my travels and experiences. High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water. Mark Twain
This site is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and promotion of history and culture in Appalachia.
Genealogy and History in North Carolina and Beyond
A site about one of the most beautiful, interesting, tallented, outrageous and colorful personalities of the 20th Century
Brandon Ray Kirk 
He used to say he had the only newspaper under court order not to smell bad, after the ramp juice and ink experiment.
Hi, Randy. He told me the story. I think the U.S. Postal Service had an issue with the smell. 🙂