Photo TR_Biz Trip to Dothan Alabama

[TheRapidsNerd]

I had a video shoot near Dothan Alabama this week and was just in awe over the wackiness on the way there. The following pics are only a small part of the stuff I saw. There were giant metal roosters, curious tin men with large man parts made from mufflers, a pioneer shopping village/flea market, a regular pioneer village, stands selling nuts everywhere, and odd church signs saying things like "Surely, I will come quickly." There was even a bar called "Dykes". Just a ton of inuendo everywhere.

 

There were just lots of random signs, oddities, and stuff that reminded me of TPR. There was even an FEC like Southern Adventures, but I'll get to that in a bit.

 

Briefly, Dothan is the peanut capital of the south and has an International festival to celebrate it. Funny, I live in Alabama and have NEVER heard of this. Well, they celebrate by putting out these 4 foot painted statues all over town in front of businesses. Think the painted themed cow crossed with Mr. Peanut around various cities. There are soldiers, firemen, nuts holding cell phones, and, my fav, the mighty golden peanut infront of one of the banks. No kidding. They love their nuts! Why? Apparently in a near by town, the cash crop was cotton until the boll weevil moved in. This forced them to start growing peanuts or something similar and the towns made more money than on cotton. Somewhere there is a statue honoring and thanking the weevil for hosing them over. The Holiday Inn desk clerk lady told me this while I checked in.

 

My trusty digital camera crapped out, so half of this is cell phone pics. Will post the few remaing pics later when the servers aren't skittish. Enjoy!

At first it was "Awww, Hamsters for Elissa." Then it was "Dancing hamsters with behives and leopard dresses." That's it! Too much wackiness today. It's bedtime for one very tired nerd.

James, you could definately appreciate this one.

Yes, you too can sleep with Pink Floyd for just $10! Act now!

Found the hotel. Got a town/peanut history lesson at the front desk, then went next door to the strip mall to poke around. There was a Tuesday Morning kinda store with random stuff, like these happy pants.

Symbolic Wes shot.

They had bumper boats and a nice go-kart track, but no real coaster. I'd have loved a Jeeper's Python or Little Dipper.

Got lost on the way to the hotel and stopped at Adventureland FEC to ask directions. The sign said it had a coaster, but it was a Max Flight VR simulator. I like Max, but what weakness! Got a Squishie for the road and tried again to find the hotel.

What the duece?!

Some of the afore mentioned peanut statues.

Badcock. Good Furniture. "& More" frightens me.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Oh great! Now it's stuck in my head.

I'm a tractor, I'm a tractor...I'm a tractor...

I stopped for gas in "Trojan Territory", so sayith the town water tower.

Hehe! Mac's Nut Shop. That's funny!

And all this time, I was seasoning with the fake stuff...

Boooooored driver PoV.

[Tömmioh]

Yay for random TR's!

 

Nice and funny pics, like badcock and the 'dragqueen' hamster, it's cool.

Looking forward to see the rest of this TR and more real nuts! plastic, edible, and human and edible-plastic-human ones!

[CoasterJunkie]

Badcock Furniture makes me laugh everytime I hear it....they are all over the place here where I live.

 

Look forward to more

[TheRapidsNerd]

Thanks gang! Still trying to wrestle the good pics off my camera's memory card. Dunno what's it's boggle. The gig memory card might be on the outs. Those and thumb drives just don't last long some times.

 

If nothing else, I'll post the ho-hum cell phone pics shortly.

 

Ok...it's shortly. On to the pics.

I leave you with the most humerous part of the trip that didn't get eaten by my ailing camera. These billboards were all over...and they're serious!

Now that's a happy meal prize! Yes I'd like a flat bed and fries with that...to go please.

My second McCredit of the trip. Elissa and Robb are probably both smiling because it's McDonald's AND food. No worries, I love McDonald's and food too!

Apparently, this has been a real problem at the local shell station. Who cares?! It's wednesday, we're done early, and I'm headed home.

Aha! Finally something happy and familiar after a crazy work day and weird surroundings. Happily finished my latest coaster model this trip.

A drunk skeleton and vampire in a skirt were outside the karioki bar. Sounds like the start of a bad joke doesn't it?

Whew! Just a nice normal fountain. Better head to breakfast.

Ok the pool is still normal...except for the mail box...that has a phone in it? Whaaaaa?

Nice palm tree....hey...wait a ding dang minute! Palm trees?! In Dothan Alabama?!

Nice pool on the way to the free continental breakfast. Fairly normal.

Early morning at the Holiday Inn Dothan. Cool. Quiet. Peaceful. Fairly normal.