Mystery Hole

Right at a bend in Rt. 60 in Ansted, West Virginia, stands a wildly-colored Quonset hut with a Volkswagen Beetle crashed into it.  True to the grand tradition of the American roadside attraction, the Mystery Hole does everything it can to draw you in.  If it takes a wrecked car, a clown, a gorilla, a bear, and garish paint job, so be it.  It’s just a mile west of Hawks Nest State Park, and if you are in the area anyway, it’s worth a visit.
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Skull Salt and Pepper Shakers

Here’s the latest entry in “Salt and Pepper Shakers I’ll Never Use.”  Thanks to Mark Cline, P.T. Barnum of the Blue Ridge, for bringing them to my attention.

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Mark Cline as Barney Fife

I just added several photographs to my article on Mark Cline.  He recently sent them to me, showing the many different impersonations he does for theater, community events, and his own amusement.

Mark also reported to me that he is already working on this year’s April Fool’s joke.  He says, “I think it’s going to be big!”  I don’t doubt it.

More at: http://www.tackytreasures.com/places/markcline-faces.html