"Alabama" Alabama by DrewV

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Alabama -- Better than you'd think

People tend to associate Alabama with evil: the Klan, Wallace, Selma, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Just kidding about Lynyrd Skynyrd. We have no proof that they were <b>actually</b> evil.

For most people, Alabama is a pass-through state. You pass through it going from Atlanta to Memphis or New Orleans, or from the Midwest to Florida. No one ever goes <b>to</b> Alabama. And frankly, that's a shame.

The truth, though, is that Alabama's actually a pretty durn groovy little state. Starting from top to bottom, you have Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, and the Gulf Coast. Actually, there's a lot of stuff in between, but let's stick to the best.

Last visit to Alabama: Sep 1999
Intro Written Sep 10, 2002
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MissyWQ Nov 1, 2008 at 9:57 PM

Lived at Ft. Rucker - Army Helicopter School, near Enterprise and Ozark. Many good memories with my 4 sons there in their own tree houses, moon-scape, etc. down behind our military housing.
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littlesam1 Apr 17, 2003 at 7:49 AM

Cotton farmers and scientists in the same city. Sounds kind of wild.
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RhondaRuth Mar 3, 2003 at 10:55 AM

Hey, love this page! I'm actually going TO Birmingham in April to meet a VT friend for the 1st time. Looking forward to judging your observations first hand.
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pipsqueak May 28, 2002 at 9:23 AM

Freebird! Play Freebird man!
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moneysavr Jan 5, 2002 at 5:13 PM

great page
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Sharrie Jun 25, 2001 at 6:48 PM

Ok, I believe about the beach, but the factory, really?
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jessicadf Jun 7, 2001 at 9:10 PM

I would *never* have guessed
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Geoff_Wright May 8, 2001 at 3:47 PM

Some interesting reading here. Thanks.
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rachel_sun Sep 11, 2000 at 9:32 AM

sounds a great place,exellent page
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Knoto Jun 26, 2000 at 12:52 PM

Nice,really nice!