This past Tuesday started out a little early. As I had to cover over 500 miles to be at the Detroit Institute of Art in Detroit before two o’clock. This wasn’t just any trip. A few days earlier I received an invite to “Get Candid Detroit” from Denis Reggie (the father of photojournalists style wedding coverage) to attend a workshop with five of the best wedding photographers in the world. These guys don’t get together that often in one room and to be one of the few lucky one’s in the United States to witness this gathering… I’m without words.
Joe Buissink - Bambi Cantrell - Jim Garner - Ken Sklute - Denis Reggie
This past Saturday I volunteered to cover the”Blooms for the Cure” event which raised funds for the Knoxville Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation at Crescent Bend House & Gardens. The foundation that helps fund Breast Cancer research and the education for early detection. It turned out to be a beautiful day for the event as the gardens where overflowing with pink tulips and the guest were entertained by the Smokyland Sound Quartet of Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Star of Knoxville riverboat brought guests in during the “Blooms for the Cure”.
The Smokyland Sound Quartet performed several times throughout the day.
Crescent Bend House & Gardens will be hosting Derby Day on Sat. May 1st.
Mary Costa (the voice of Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty} signing “the pink bear for the cure”.
About Crescent Bend House & Gardens:
The Crescent Bend – Armstrong-Lockett House [part of the Kingston Pike Historic District add to the NRHP in 1996] & the William P. Toms Memorial Garden is located on Crescent Bend overlooking the Tennessee River in Knoxville, TN. This grand estate with its three (3) acre’s of beautifully terraced gardens entertains events throughout the year.
Traveling over to Florence, South Carolina to cover Darlington Raceway’s luncheon with special guest Mark Martin brought back fond memory’s of the past. We as a family when I was a kid would make our annual trip to Darlington for the Southern 500. Those were the glory days of Nascar. It was simple back then… lead, follow or I will move you out of my way and not necessarily in that order either. The normal questions were cover during the session, but two questions stood out over the rest. The first was in regards of Martin’s time in the number 6 vs his current ride with Hendrick Motorsports in the number 5 car. Mark stated he enjoyed both, but during the earlier years it was all about winning championships. Now it’s just simple having fun. A person could write volumes on the expression on his face. He glowed from within. The other question that stood out was when he was asked about who his favorite driver/drivers are. Richard Petty was 1st, but he kept repeating himself on the second one. Cale Yarborough. Now I was grinning ear to ear… as Cale was the first driver I ever pulled for. I’ll be pulling for Martin when Nascar returns to Darlington on May 8th.
