There is a movie that came out in the very early 70’s. It was cheaply made about the creature that roams the Boggy creek swamp system of Arkansas. When it came out my dad and his three brothers had to take everyone in the family to see it. First scary movie I saw at the cinema. My dad and his brothers loved it, cause they grew up hearing the tales about the Fouke Monster.

The movie was done like a documentary showing the stories that were going around. I almost jumped out of my skin when the creature stuck its arm through the broken window. You never forget your first scary movie, no matter how lame it may have been. Even though this movie was not high tech or done with good equipment, it still gets a lot of interest. Here in Arkansas one does not have to go far to find someone that either has a copy or as seen it. And then it is also easy to find someone who has their own personal story.

I met this girl the last week I was in High School. We hit it off rather quickly and dated all that summer before I headed off to college. That summer I drove a blue 1967 Mustang coupe. I was always doing some work on that car. If I wasn’t doing something to make the car better, I was having to fix what had broke that week. So when the Mustang was out, I had to drive daddy’s 1964 Chevy. This was the car that I learned to drive a stick shift in. I used to tell people that the only thing I liked about that car was that the front seat was one seat. Making it easy for my girlfriend to be right next to me while I was driving. That car had some problems. Now I have a few fond memories about that car and you are about to read my favorite.

Most dates I had with my high school sweetheart had me drive 10 miles out to her place, bring her back to town to eat and then a few more miles to the movies. After the movie it was out to her Grandmothers for a short visit. Then it was home where we parked in the driveway and made out until her curfew. Sometimes we were interrupted because her little brother and sister liked to sneak out and spy on us.