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Hair and Makeup professionals Sarah Mays and Sue Ransom stand near camera on the set of Sweet Home Alabama, c. 2001
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Sue Ransom was a Bad Ass

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 - by Drewprops - 5 Comments.

Tonight our friend Dawn Turner shared the sad news that our friend Ransom had lost her battle with cancer. Her first name was Susan, and I occasionally remember her being called Sue …

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The iconic Trans Am and big rig, together again.
Atlanta / Film Patrol / Hymn / Your Pal Drew

Saying Goodbye to The Bandit

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 - by Drewprops - Leave a Comment

My friend Katie Willard Troebs called me today and told me that Burt Reynolds was in heaven with JL, a legendary transportation captain we all knew and loved.  We lost …

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Gary Duncan and an Insert Car
Hymn / Movie Set

The Time I Met Gary Duncan

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 - by Drewprops - 2 Comments.

I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot this week. One memory in particular. It was the late 1980s and I was still a college student. We were at the …

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Hymn / Your Pal Drew

The Funeral Service of JL Parker

October 4, 2017October 5, 2017 - by Drewprops - 15 Comments.

This past Saturday morning we met down near Forsyth, Georgia, to celebrate the life of JL Parker, who passed on September 27th, 2017. I have written down my memories of …

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To Thine Own Self

April 21, 2017 - by Drewprops - Leave a Comment

Yesterday morning I was finally compelled to begin cleaning out dad’s office. A year ago this would have been impossible, as that room reverberated with his passage through life. Every …

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Atlanta / Hymn / Your Pal Drew

Chick-Fil-A Coleslaw Catastrophe

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 - by Drewprops - Leave a Comment

On the way to lunch last Tuesday my friend Linda Simon made a passing reference to Chick-fil-a discontinuing their coleslaw, which seemed a rather odd thing to say since the …

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Film Patrol / Hymn / Movie Set

Remembering Tate Nichols

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 - by Drewprops - 8 Comments.

In the early hours of Saturday morning word went out that our friend Tate Nichols had passed away in North Georgia, and my condolences go out to all of his …

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Film Patrol / Hymn / Popular Posts

Sarah was all of us

February 24, 2014February 20, 2019 - by Drewprops - 14 Comments.

Dolly grip Tripp Pair has been handing out little stickers that say “Stop and Care” for several years now, and he’s been so very earnest about it. He has meant …

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Hymn / Popular Posts / Your Pal Drew

Scars from The Cancer Grenade

July 13, 2009June 21, 2013 - by Drewprops - 10 Comments.

I made the accompanying USA Today style illustration to show the location of my scars without grossing anyone out, and to tell the story of how I decided to let …

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Hymn / Podcasts

I Want to Be Bea Arthur

April 27, 2009April 2, 2017 - by Drewprops - Leave a Comment

With her passing at age 86, Bea Arthur, star of “Maude” and “The Golden Girls” is once again in the news. As a child I always found Bea Arthur rather …

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