I don't know the history of the Blue Ridge Assembly, other than it is Billy Graham territory...or was at one time.
I had one one-on-one interaction with Ruth Graham at Montreat. (claim to fame, ha) She came and spoke with a small group of us college girls. Montreat was Presbyterian (maybe it still is). I went there because of its Charismatic connections. Oh well. I realize you may not want to share on here where abouts you live, but it you do, I'd be interested. I grew up in Hickory. Moved away for 6ish years after I joined The Way, and then moved back in 83 to help care for my dad after he was in a car wreck. Dad had a head-on collision up around West Jefferson (I think it was...or maybe Newland). He suffered a C-4 sever spinal cord injury. He lived 13 more years after that and he lived well in spite of his injury. I laugh now thinking about one Dad story. Since you know the area you might appreciate it. Get this...he drove from Hickory to Lenoir in his "surrey." He drove on old Hwy. 321-A. My mom followed him in the van. She was a nervous wreck; Dad had a blast. ;D I wrote a snippet about that here: http://tossandripple.blogspot.com/2010/01/quadriplegia.html ********* --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <jchwelch@> wrote: > > > > About all recall about CH in those days is the Rathskeller (?) Restaurant. > > I was in my early teens. My siblings are 4 and 7 years older than I. > > Yes, many a Thur night (college weekends always start Thur nights, right?) at > the Rathskeller over pitchers of beer. They also had great lasagna with all > the greasy bread to line the stomach before a night of beer. > > > Black Mountain is part of my stomping grounds. Many fond memories and of > > course I still get up that way occasionally. I love the Blue Ridge. It be > > in my blood me thinks. > > > > I went to Montreat for a semester (1977) and then dropped out to study and > > serve with The Way. I was interested in counseling at the time. > > > > If you were still in that area in '77, you and I may have seen each other > > at some point at the health food store in Black Mountain...seems it was on > > Cherry Street? ;) > > I only went to residence courses at the Blue Ridge Assembly in 74/75. What > religious denomination did the facility belong to? Loved those rocking chairs > on the porch of the residences overlooking the mountains! > > > But you had probably moved on by that time. > > By then I was a TM governor, and was just about to become full-time at the > Men's Capital at Livingston Manor. > > > Do you currently live in western NC, if you don't mind me asking? > > Yes. > ___________ > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Exactly Carol. Majored in biology/chemistry and haunted the basement > > > halls of Venable! Even joined a frat out on Finley Golf Course. I loved > > > UNC and Chapel Hill...that's where I learned to meditate. Residence > > > courses at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain. Heady daze! I loved > > > your line below regarding your siblings going to UNC..."I didn't...I > > > jointed a cult." What a sense of humor and what a nice spirit you have > > > that comes through loud and clear in your writing here and at > > > tossandripple.blogspot.com. (Those of you who haven't visited need to go > > > to see what good honest writing looks like.) I wish you nothing but the > > > very best! > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <jchwelch@> wrote: > > > > > > > > LG, you might have been CH when my sblings was there. (early/mid 70s) > > > > > > > > My mom's side of the family were all Tarheel fans. Mom was one of 11 > > > > siblings, so I have lots of cousins from Mom's side, and the majority > > > > attended UNC-CH. I have one cousin who applied to UNC-CH and got > > > > accepted just to turn it down and show all the cousins. *chuckle* Both > > > > my siblings went to CH. I didn't...I joined a cult. haha > > > > > > > > One of my friends from college years made a bumper sticker: "I'd rather > > > > have shit on my boots than tar on my heels." He went to NC State. :) > > > > > > > > ****************** > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > So you were a Terrapin, huh, with good ol' Lefty Driesell? I was a > > > > > Tarheel during the Dean Smith era and when games were played in > > > > > Carmichael Auditorium. We'd line up all night for tickets to a game. > > > > > NC State had Thompson, Burleson, and Towe; we had McAdoo, Kupchak, > > > > > Waddell, and Hoffman; and you guys had Davis, Lucas, and Boyle. What > > > > > a time that was for ACC basketball! > > > > > > > > > > Yes, last night's game was exciting and everything a final should be. > > > > > Very enjoyable but I stayed up way past my bedtime! > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh God, laughinggull now I feel nostalgic. And old! I remember > > > > > > 40 years ago when I was married and attending Univ of Maryland, > > > > > > we'd watch ACC basketball which I loved. One of my favorite > > > > > > players was David Thompson who played either for UNC or NC State. > > > > > > The way he could float up to the rim of the basket! Poetry in > > > > > > motion IMO. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John correctly predicted Louisville as the winner but from the > > > > > > score I'd say it was an cliff hanger pretty much all the way > > > > > > through. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: laughinggull108 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 5:56 PM > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tonight! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > Anyone watching??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
