tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post6850417080649729954..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: The Old Hometownmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-55744379477759800282010-04-14T16:15:42.032-05:002010-04-14T16:15:42.032-05:00"Nothin but the dead and dyin back in my litt..."Nothin but the dead and dyin back in my little town..."<br /><br />The 40-mile stretch of coal and chemical towns in West Virginia where I grew up in the '50s and '60s -- solid middle-class enclaves back then, up to and including the state capital -- is a saddening husk these days. Aging population, economy on life support, blocks of empty storefronts. I've seen a lot of the same on travels in other states too.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63316281854352370692010-04-14T13:23:57.502-05:002010-04-14T13:23:57.502-05:00Very evocative and genuinely touching. Thanks for ...Very evocative and genuinely touching. Thanks for sharing it.Dannoreply@blogger.com