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I Don’t Have Time To Write An Update, So Here Are Some Photos From My Trip To West Virginia

July 16, 2018 By Jeff 16 Comments

The New River Gorge Bridge. It’s more amazing in person than in a photo.

My Mom and Dad. Looking good for 76 years old!

Below the bridge, with some swimmers (and some drinkers). That dude sitting on the rock is working on a Coors Light.

Cashing in on the whole hillbilly thing. Eh, not a fan. In fact, I don’t even know how that shit’s “hillbilly.” Who would buy that? Seriously.

A terrifying display in a drug store. WTF??

Me and my brother. I don’t know what’s going on with my head. It’s perfectly round now, like Bobby Hill? And I swear I don’t have a double chin. Wildly unflattering…

More homespun “comedy.”

Hillbilly briefcase. I was near-tears by this point.

One of the most photographed spots in West Virginia: Hawks Nest State Park.

Now playing in the bunker
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  1. chill says

    July 16, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    The nature is beautiful. The hillbilly souvenirs, not so much.

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  2. Ginger says

    July 16, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Thoughts:

    Beautiful pictures of West Virginia.

    Drugstore sledgehammer: #marketing

    Hint: find a teenage girl to give you selfie-taking lessons.

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  3. Ognir says

    July 16, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    I have only ever been there once. I think it was around 74/75 when they were still building it. I was 8 or 9 years old.

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  4. madz1962 says

    July 16, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    Breathtaking pictures, Jeff. The water is so clean. You’ve got a great looking family. Cherish those memories.

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  5. Duff says

    July 16, 2018 at 2:12 pm

    I if you ever curate an e-commerce business, you have a customer for life.

    Great photos and glad you had a swell vacation.

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  6. Sluggy says

    July 16, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    Nice to see that novelty gag gifts are still alive and well in America….

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    • Jeff MacManus says

      July 16, 2018 at 2:43 pm

      Your parents look healthy. They must stay away from fast food and chain restaurants…unlike, um, some of their offspring. I mean kin.

      Reply
  7. PattyinCle says

    July 16, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    Went White Water Rafting on the New River about 20 years ago–that was a fun and beautiful trip.

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  8. Malcolm says

    July 16, 2018 at 4:07 pm

    What a beautiful state WV is…

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  9. Alex says

    July 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    Cool.
    …and then I noticed that the sling shot and clubs where made out of plastic. WTF. Can’t Mr.HillbillyBreifcase pick up some sticks from around the area? =-)

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  10. Root 66 says

    July 17, 2018 at 3:48 pm

    It might be a gag gift, but those chocolate-covered sunflower seeds sound pretty awesome! I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of such a thing here in the Buckeye State…we just have those peanut butter and chocolate Buckeyes (YUM!) I hope you enjoyed being with your folks.

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    • Ginger says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      Chocolate-covered sunflower seeds are real, and they are delicious!

      Reply
  11. AngryWhiteGuy says

    July 17, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    I need to hear you and Tim sing the Nehi jingle on your podcast together. It’s been 45 years, goddammit. Get the band back together. Last time was in my moms backseat of her car.

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    • Tim says

      July 18, 2018 at 12:49 pm

      No idea what you are talking about. More details please.

      Reply
  12. Wisey in Ttown says

    July 18, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    Jeff, don’t stand next to your brother’s peanut head and yours melon won’t look so huge. Nothing says redneck more than the ceiling tiles at that drugstore…..yuk!

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    • Groovy Chainsaw says

      July 23, 2018 at 10:25 pm

      Was that pic of you and your brother taken at one of those ” Mystery Spots” ? That would explain why your head looks so big but your brother looks like Michael Keaton at the end of “Beetlejuice”. Like we say here in NJ, I’m just saying.

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