Tennessee

I have a theory that my great homestate of Tennessee is gradient scale of society. As one travels from Memphis, the westernmost point in TN, to the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area, you go from ghetto to redneck. The closer you are to the center of the state, the better your chances for finding normalcy.

Last night at the Academy Awards all of Tennessee was represented. It started with Dollywood herself representing the Pigeon Forge area of TN. Later in the show the exact opposite of Dolly Parton performed for the same award, Three-6-Mafia represented North Memphis in the rap that they wrote for Hustle & Flow. Recap: Three-6-Mafia: 1, Martin Scorsese: 0! Then Reese Witherspoon went on to represent Middle Tennesee and the small population of normal people in Tennessee. Sunday was a good night for Tennessee.

You know it's hard out here for a pimp!