February 2022

Ms Be's Purple Bus in Ocoee, TN

Beautiful Purple Bus Has All Your Hippie Needs

All in all, this was a small roadside shop to purchase hippie-type items. She had a lot of clothes (some were handmade if my memory is correct), stickers of all sorts, glass items, keychains, anything you can think of Grateful Dead, etc. There was a sitting area in the front too which was nice. Or course, sitting anywhere in TN and just looking at the mountains brings a certain calm to anyone, I think. The company of the owner was great too because of her personality – when you meet a real hippie, you meet a unique person. Oh yeah, there was a constant sound of the Grateful Dead and other hippie-era bands playing on the bus’s sound system. I think I dropped $125 in this purple bus.

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Die Hard (1988)

Culture is a funny thing. Even though I’ve lived in America my entire life, I’m always discovering new aspects of our culture. This journey began when the plant manager wore an obscure shirt to the company Christmas party. When he approached my table, the conversation shifted to his shirt, and he seemed disappointed that only one person recognized it as a reference to Die Hard. Despite having watched this film many times, I didn’t realize fans consider it a “Christmas Movie”—or rather, the ultimate Christmas movie. Although I felt a bit guilty for missing the reference, I doubt he’s seen Silent Night, Deadly Night. Anyway, let’s dive into this film.

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