Thursday, February 22, 2024
The Foto -- Part 9 -- And The Winner Is...
----The second set of contestants stepped up looking reticent but willing to give it a go. The drum roll announced it, the shuckers produced the fine looking oysters on their slimy beds and both contestants gave it a go. They lifted up the shell, swallowed the oyster down. Hursey silently counted to...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
The Foto -- Part 8 -- The Drum Roll
Hursey, Durell and Elvis Berry, all being cousins and at one time or another working in Ben's Cafe, far off in Antlers, Oklahoma, were well versed in oysters, and in every way one could cook, or not cook, and serve them. They were all three great shuckers, and they knew the in's and outs of Oyster...
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Saturday, February 17, 2024
The Foto -- Part 7 -- The Whing-Ding
It was a glorious Friday Night Party. Everyone was happy and everyone was hoping, and hope in, itself, is what keeps life going. The contestants that had a quarter to enter, had signed up. The bets had been made on the entrants. The wives had been cooking all day. The musical instruments had been...
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Friday, February 16, 2024
The Foto -- Part 6 -- Moving Along
The Music, Dancing and Food was the easy part, especially and always for people in dire straits, low on dough, but wanting to have a good time. The women could whip up food dishes that tasted good even if they didn't have everything they needed. Hursey's Mom used to make vinegar pie when she didn't...
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Thursday, February 15, 2024
The Foto -- Part 5 - Anticipation
The oysters were ordered and the Flyers announcing the shindig were printed and Durell and Elvis Berry were out distributing them, putting them up all over town: Friday Night Shindig Town Park Music - Dancing - Pot Luck Oyster-Eating-Contest Contest Entrant Fee: twenty-five cents --Place your Bets...
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