Tuesday, August 31, 2010
American Hollow (part1)
This is a very enjoyable documentary I found on You Tube. It's long, there are 10 parts. I thought some of you might enjoy it like I did. I was not shocked at the rude comments directed at this family. I only wondered who people think they are? This is a decent family of hard working people who live at the poverty level. I don't think they have anything to be ashamed of myself.
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I watched the one episode, and I think I'll wind up watching the rest. I like them.
Did you notice how straight and beautiful their garden was? They are not afraid to work. Iree said something to the effect of "We worked hard. It didn't hurt us none." I think that's what is so wrong with many today. Very few are really okay with accepting responsibility and working.
I have a snake phobia, and as Iree's son was rifling the leaf litter in the woods, I could hardly watch, as I am sure there are poisonous snakes around. I'm also sure that they know how to watch for them, and would see them long before I did, but all the same. . . :::shivering:::
DD ~ long time lurking and this will be my first post on your blog.
My father's family is from Kentucky. He left because he joined the Army during WWII. His whole family is still down there and they are the most sincere, hardworking, family oriented people you will ever meet. I get really pissed when people who aren't aware or who are closed minded make fun of them. Thanks for showing this.
They impressed me. All their houses were clean as a whistle and they had nice gardens. Iree reminds me of my grandma. I was raised hillbilly, we just didn't have no hills. :)
Thanks for sharing that. I am going to search out the others now.
those people have more depth and soul that the ones who 'judge' them....they are richer than wealthy people in my book....
I think I saw this a few years back. Was it done by Bobby Kennedy's daughter?
Now maybe you can understand why I get a little defensive when someone uses "hillbilly" like it is a bad thing. These are real people - I see people like them everyday. This is where I live. They make me proud !!
That comment was defensive. Were you talking to me?
wow, troll put in some energizers today eh?
Anyone of us could have ben born into this type of life. Don't look down on people because they are different. Save that look for all the assholes out there!
It's a shame Iree can't get her quilts to one of the folk art centers to sell. They are beautiful. Much better looking than the Amish quilts in my area.
And most of them worked harder than the 'employed' people around me.
I watched all of it. Thank you for sharing it with us. It reminded me of my family in Alabama. They are called "hicks" over there. We used to go there every year for the family reunion. We would stay at my Aunt Beck's (pronounced aint beck) house. She would put out a buffet of homegrown vegetables and a little ham or chicken. It was the best food I've ever tasted.
My only grind is with that little shit, Clint. He would've toted an ass whoopin' if he ever talked to me or treated my house that way.
Thanks again for sharing!
DD, if you can find this VHS in a thriftstore or something, I happen to know it's worth a mint. 400 bucks on ebay a few years back.
bima
I only watched the first few minutes, but...wow...what a beautiful garden...and those quilts!!! I would love to have one of those! They look like a family that loves each other, deeply. And they are not afraid of hard work!! I know some people here that need to learn that kind of work ethic. Can't wait to watch the rest!
Daphne
Rory Kennedy is Bobby and Ethel's baby daughter. She was born after her father's death.
if u want to watch something almost like this program. Look up country boys on pbs.com . David s a good friend did this doc. On two boys living in the alp mountains. Its a great story. Some parts like chris story is very sad. A little bit of it reminds me of that movie lilys of the valley. Great movie... More people need to wake up and learn from these familys. Live is not about gain and things. Its about family and strengh. Avas mommy...
Thanks for the tip. If anyone else knows of any documentarys like this, I'd appreciate it. I love watching real story about real people and I have such a hard time finding them in all the shit. I was trying to find vids of a womans life in Africa and so far all I've found is idiot vids.
I didn't mean it to sound defensive. I know a couple of times someone has posted something negative about hillbillies and I have said something like "aww, c'mon now". It is no different than saying that everyone that lives in Hollywood lives this glam lifestyle. Unless you have been there, you probably have the wrong impression of Hollywood. I guess we are so used to people that don't live here in the mountains using it as a derogatory term, our ears perk up when we hear it. No offense intended.
I've only watched the first part, but will definitely be watching the rest. Thank you so much for posting this DD, it reminds me of the few good people that were in my family, my grandma's cabin & little farm up in the mountains where nothing went to waste & she made everything including the lye for her soap & the most beautiful quilts & rugs out of scraps. Thank you so very much for bringing those wonderful memories back.
It looks pretty interesting and I will watch the rest.
It reminds me of a program I watched on PBS a few year ago called Country Boys. It's about 2 teenage boys growing up in Appalachia, trying to make a life and trying to get out. It's very long but documented very well.
It touched so many people, viewers actually wanted to help one of the boys after it aired.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/countryboys/view/?utm_campaign=viewpage&utm_medium=grid&utm_source=grid
I like those people. They remind me of my ex's family who live similarly in Northern Ontario. (Just because he's now my ex, doesn't mean his family wasn't wonderful. They are, and we stay in touch.) There are no jobs there, either, and a much shorter growing season than that in the Southern US. Nonetheless they're the hardest working people I've ever known. They all have huge gardens, at harvest they have canning parties and share everything with everyone. No one starves, and no one - no one - turns away anyone in need.
Isn't it funny how those with almost nothing are the first to give you whatever they have.
As for Clint, he's just young yet, he'll grow and learn just like everyone else.
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