Local bands are in excess around Jacksonville State, with some successful and others not so much. One of the more successful and well-known bands is Derk and Elvis. Playing locally at Brother's Bar as well as in Anniston, Derk and Elvis have acquired a pretty sizable following.
For everyone, there is a calling. That notion in life that tells you that you are on the right track, have chosen the right field and are truly doing what you are good at. For Forrest Gump, it was ping-pong, or loving Jenny, or running a shrimping boat, or it could even be running.
"Well, here we are, and good morning to you--the very first good morning of what I hope and suspect will be a great many good mornings between you and I. Here it is, as Jack said, January 14, 1952, when NBC begins a new program called Today; and, if it doesn't sound too revolutionary, I really believe this begins a new kind of television.