Oh, Kentucky

Paducah's old Kresge is coming down, but, thankfully and gloriously, MP3s of its old overhead background music can be downloaded from OddioOverplay.com (5 stars, highly recommended!).

All the people we used to know

They're an illusion to me now

Some are mathematicians

Some are carpenter's wives

Don't know how it all got started

I don't what they're doing with their lives

This week's #TBT at Kentuckeean.com features downtown Lexington, 1973.

I'd never heard of Rudell Stitch.

"This is a way I can keep it alive and let them know Tollesboro was something."

Reliving the beginnings of the Metcalfe County High marching Hornets.

Could we be at the end for the West Jessamine marching Colts? 

Gov. John Y. Brown opened an economic-development office for Kentucky in Japan in 1983. This guy was the first employee, and now he's retiring.

"Hardin County is sitting on a great series of reports. It has the attention of the state. Things are going well and it’s time now to push ourselves to another level. Don’t be content. Go all in."

Magnolia boom, too.

Louisville's Dizzy Whizz: still going, still reportedly good.

"Where Special People Matter" in Berea.

Battle of the #kyproud wines.

Transylvania's faculty want the university president to go.

UK's coach needs ("respectfully") the shipments to his house to stop.

What was Greg Oden doing in Bowling Green?

The show, which didn't, won't go on in Mayfield.

All systems are go for Frankfort's Funnel Cake 5K, however.

Also, I know we've noted the ongoing 400-mile yard sale across U.S. 68 a few times already this week, but I'm doing so again today just to have an excuse to use the following picture from 400mile.com.