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Hank Williams: I Saw the Light
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Ghostsoldier
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I'm looking forward to this movie...I've been a Hank Sr. fans since I was a kid, growing up singing all his songs.
The wife and I just got back from vacation, where we re-traced the Last Ride of Hank and Charles Carr (his driver), from Knoxville, TN up to Oak Hill, WV, along Highway 19. I took lot of photos of the various locations where they supposedly had Hank's last meal, the SkyLine Drive Inn where Carr supposedly realized Hank was dead, and the site of the now-gone Pure Oil station, hospital and morgue in Oak Hill, where Hank finally ended his Last Ride. It was a lonely road, that one.
I've got pics, if anyone is interested (I just didn't want to hijack this thread, without asking).
Rob
The wife and I just got back from vacation, where we re-traced the Last Ride of Hank and Charles Carr (his driver), from Knoxville, TN up to Oak Hill, WV, along Highway 19. I took lot of photos of the various locations where they supposedly had Hank's last meal, the SkyLine Drive Inn where Carr supposedly realized Hank was dead, and the site of the now-gone Pure Oil station, hospital and morgue in Oak Hill, where Hank finally ended his Last Ride. It was a lonely road, that one.
I've got pics, if anyone is interested (I just didn't want to hijack this thread, without asking).
Rob
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By all means, please share!
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Sounds great. Make it a thread of its own in The Steamer Trunk.
Ghostsoldier
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You got it, DH, and I sure will, RBH...been a long weekend for me; I'll try to get those pics up tonight, in a new thread.
Rob
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I've been a Hank Williams fan all my life. Not much choice really as my Dad raised me on his music from before I can even remember. I saw a Hank Jr. show back in the early 80's, and also saw Hank Sr's original Drifting Cowboys in concert around that same time frame. Hank Sr. was a great talent who unfortunately was beset with demons that he just couldn't conquer.
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I got this at a flea market over 20 years ago. One of these days I'm going to get around to having it framed.
Just catching on to this thread, the hat Major made for Tom Hiddleston is superb.
What a great poster, Dale, I'm living in Canton OH right now, his intended "final destination" until he got hijacked to that Grand Ole Opry in the sky.
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That is way cool Perry. I'm at the other end of the spectrum, his childhood home, Georgiana, AL is a couple hours drive from me, and Montgomery, where he first rose to fame and his final resting place, is right down the road, maybe an hour's ride. There is an excellent museum there which has on display, among other things, the Cadillac he was riding in when he died. Apparently Hank Jr. drove that car to high school every day.
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"There is an excellent museum there which has on display, among other things, the Cadillac he was riding in when he died. Apparently Hank Jr. drove that car to high school every day. "
That would be interesting to see.
The Audtorium in 1957:
Now:
That would be interesting to see.
The Audtorium in 1957:
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Glad to see it has retained much of it's original character.
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Here is another shot of Tom Hiddleston as Hank.
He looks good wearing the Buckaroo Hatters hat!
He looks good wearing the Buckaroo Hatters hat!
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I like the suit and tie too.
jamesmac1801
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Really wanna see the movie .
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We saw the film in Nashville on the 25th.
I thought it was fantastic!
Rodney Crowell did a great job transforming Tom Hiddleston into Hank Williams.
I thought it was fantastic!
Rodney Crowell did a great job transforming Tom Hiddleston into Hank Williams.
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How was the period look - the set dressing, sites, costumes, etc.?
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I thought it was perfect. Costumes were fantastic, Lahly Poore did a great job.
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I have to say I lost interest pretty quickly.
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For what reason(s)?
