When the World Was Flat
Two weeks after election day in the USA, I want to remind you of when the world was flat. It wasn’t that long ago. My great-grandfather Pawpaw Avery Smith who died in 1966 knew the world was flat. Pawpaw Avery sits in center. Uncle Roy Lee stands in uniform in the center. They couldn't agree about flat or round. Here are links to songs about all but one of the people in this photo. Aunt Katherine (top left). Aunt Edith (top, second from left). Aunt Princess (top right). Uncle Roy Lee (standing center). Mawmaw Smith (sitting center). Pawpaw Avery (sitting center). Mawmaw , my grandmother (top, second from right). It’s clear that I need to write a song about Aunt Bonnie (sitting left). LISTEN NOW · 3:07 In 1964, my dad who was eight years old was sitting behind a big armchair on the rug in Pawpaw Avery’s house. Dad was reading a book and hoping to have an hour or so to himself with his cowboy adventure when he heard arguing. The shouting got louder and the two v
