November 28, 2025 • 17 mins
Hungry for a story that feels like home? We bring together apple-pie gratitude, a clear-eyed look at Henderson County’s housing market, and the voice of Virginia “Blackfeather” King Thompson, a Cherokee Appalachian storyteller whose words turn local history into living memory. From the naming of Little Hungry and Big Hungry to the spark that keeps kids spellbound, this conversation celebrates the way stories anchor identity and help a community move with purpose.
We open with ten years on the air and a tradition of thanking clients, then cut through the noise around real estate headlines. Inventory is up, days on market are longer, and prices have softened a touch—but activity remains steady, with more homes sold over the last twelve months than the previous year. We talk strategy for buyers and sellers in a calmer landscape: realistic pricing, thoughtful presentation, and patient, well-advised decisions that protect wealth and preserve legacy. Independence isn’t behind you; it’s the next right choice, made with clarity.
Blackfeather shares her path from listening to elders to captivating classrooms, and the honor behind her name—black for strength, feather for honor—bestowed by a fellow Cherokee woman. She explains how to engage children without gimmicks, why imagination is a skill to practice, and what it would take to grow the next generation of local storytellers. Along the way, we spotlight her upcoming appearance at the Henderson County Curb Market and the lifelong friendship that nominated her as our Hometown Hero, proof that community is built on small, consistent acts of care.
If you love local culture, want a grounded view of the Henderson County market, or need a nudge to start telling your own story, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share with a neighbor, and leave a review to help more folks find these hometown voices.
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SPEAKER_04 (00:00):
The George Real Estate Group Radio broadcast is
celebrating 10 years on WHKP.
The George Real Estate Group iscelebrating 10 years on the
radio live every Thursdaymorning at 1005 on WHKP 107.7 FM
and AM 1450, and streamingonline at WHKP.com.
(00:24):
Each Friday morning at 8.45, theGeorge Real Estate Group
presents the Hometown Hero Awardto someone in our community who
goes above and beyond to makeour hometown a better place to
live.
Here's this week's Hometown HeroShow.
(01:11):
How are you doing, Noah?
SPEAKER_05 (01:13):
Well, so thankful and happy Friday, and just so
much to be grateful for.
I hope everyone had a wonderfulThanksgiving yesterday and so
grateful to be here on ourHometown Hero series.
SPEAKER_04 (01:22):
We had a good show yesterday.
You and I chatted, and uh and Igotta tell you, he brought me an
apple pie.
It's as big around as one of thetires on my truck out there.
But it's got a big hole in thattire right now.
Right.
We thank you very much, sir, foruh your pie day.
That's a distribution you doevery year, right?
SPEAKER_05 (01:43):
We do, and it's it's a it's so fun to connect with
our clients and the communityand just a small gesture of
thanks and uh thanking ourclients and appreciating our
clients that we do every uh theweek of Thanksgiving.
SPEAKER_04 (01:56):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_05 (01:57):
Well, the real estate business uh looking ahead
to 2026.
Well, even before we get to2026, we're still busy.
There's 2026.
There's still plenty to do rightnow, and we're so grateful we've
had the privilege of helping somany families, and we're
continuing to help families, andwe've helped more families this
year than we did last year.
And we keep growing, we keephelping, you know, we keep uh
connecting with our clients andand in the market.
(02:20):
You know, it's this is this wasa conversation around the
Thanksgiving table yesterday,you know, like how's the market
doing?
And and is it gonna what's youknow, is it gonna get better and
what's the story?
And you know, you gotta becareful about all the headlines.
You know, the headlines are youknow saying the sky's falling,
and you know, the the marketit's softer, it's it's not
(02:41):
certainly not uh of anything ofalarm.
I mean, there's more inventory,homes are taking a little bit
longer to sell, days on markethave increased, the prices are
are soft, they've come down acouple percent, but it's not
like again, they're not havingdramatic drops.
Uh in the inventory levels haveincreased.
So, again, it's a the theinteresting thing to note
(03:01):
though, even in thatenvironment, there's been more
homes sold in the last 12 monthsversus the previous 12 months.
So, I mean, it's a steady markethere in Henderson County.
SPEAKER_04 (03:11):
Here in Henderson County.
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_05 (03:13):
And so we're helping people every day.
And uh, you know, we we lovehelping our clients, we love
advocating for our clients, welove hearing our clients'
stories because it's just it'sthe stories that connect us, and
it's the stories that you know,everybody's got a story, and we
love hearing our clients'stories.
SPEAKER_04 (03:29):
Well, you're in luck today, my friend.
You teed it up very well towelcome our uh hometown hero,
Virginia King Thompson.
Virginia, good morning.
SPEAKER_02 (03:40):
Good morning.
SPEAKER_04 (03:40):
How are you?
SPEAKER_02 (03:41):
I am great.
SPEAKER_04 (03:43):
Well, uh, introduce us to your guest, or wait, maybe
I maybe I got that the other wayaround.
Who's the guest?
SPEAKER_02 (03:51):
Uh I have with me today uh Bernice Jones, and we
grew up together.
SPEAKER_04 (03:58):
She nominated you to be our hometown hero.
SPEAKER_02 (04:01):
I mean, I was surprised.
She gets me into troublesometimes.
SPEAKER_04 (04:08):
You two look like you could get into trouble.
Well, uh the good kind oftrouble is good trouble.
Yeah, the good trouble.
Uh Virginia, tell us about uhtelling stories.
You are uh an Appalachianstoryteller, and we talked a
little bit before we went on theair.
Uh there's some great storiesaround rolling around these
(04:30):
Appalachian mountains, and youyou tell a lot of them, don't
you?
SPEAKER_02 (04:34):
I do.
I tell many, many stories.
Uh I'm not happy if I'm nottelling stories.
I grew up telling stories andlistening to some very good
storytellers, not only here inHenderson County, but family,
but also uh storytellers inCherokee because I am of
(04:58):
Cherokee descent and I'm veryproud of that.
SPEAKER_04 (05:03):
Absolutely, yeah.
SPEAKER_02 (05:04):
And I am a true native of Henderson County,
though.
Born, they I've been here all mylife, never wanted to live
anywhere else.
SPEAKER_05 (05:15):
And who could blame you?
I mean, I I tell people all thetime I'm so biased to where we
live.
Was your and your family washere too in multiple
generations?
Yes, yes.
So w who did you start listeningto as a child that was telling
stories that made you say, I Iwant to I want to do that?
SPEAKER_02 (05:32):
Well, I listened to stories because back then
stories were told, not like itis today.
But I listened to family membersand uh elders of the Cherokee
tribe that told stories, and Iloved all these stories, and
they fascinated me.
(05:54):
And I started creating my ownstories, and my mother thought
there was something wrong withme because I'd create these
stories and I'd get up andtell 'em.
And she told the doctor, uh,something's not right.
The doctor said, You leave heralone.
(06:17):
She is using her imagination,and you leave her alone.
And I do have a big imagination.
SPEAKER_04 (06:29):
Good for you.
Good for you.
Uh where does uh uh where wheredo so you started listening to
I'm very intrigued by your uhyour Native American heritage
and the Cherokee part of this.
Yes.
Uh uh I grew up in Appalachiamyself and and I've heard those
stories and been aroundstorytellers and and and uh but
(06:53):
not of the of the NativeAmerican side of it.
Uh maybe uh you have a a shortstory that uh would involve some
Cherokee stories?
SPEAKER_02 (07:04):
Yes, I do.
And this involves not only aCherokee person but Henderson
County.
SPEAKER_04 (07:11):
Oh please, please, would you, Virginia?
SPEAKER_02 (07:14):
Yes.
Uh here in Henderson County wehave uh Little Hungry and Big
Hungry.
One is a creek, one is a river.
And how did they get theirnames?
Long ago, a Cherokee man waswalking through the mountains
and he had been walking longtime and he came to this creek
(07:39):
and he s rubbed his belly and hesaid, Hmm, little hungry.
He walked on and he finally cameto the river.
He rubbed his belly and he said,Hmm, big hungry.
And that's how they got theirnames from a cherry key man.
SPEAKER_04 (08:02):
It was hungry.
Thank you.
I've always wondered where thosenames came from.
SPEAKER_01 (08:09):
Now you know.
SPEAKER_04 (08:13):
So you do this uh i in uh the schools?
SPEAKER_02 (08:17):
Yes.
SPEAKER_04 (08:17):
You still do that?
Oh, yes.
Really?
Tell us about going to theschools and and children's eyes
when you tell these stories.
SPEAKER_02 (08:26):
Th I never have a misbehaving child.
They all are good listeners, andteachers say I mesmerize them or
I sprinkle magic powder on them,but I don't.
I just I'm still kind of a childmyself and I relate to them.
(08:48):
And um, it's fun to tell storiesto them, and I also encourage
them, you create a story, useyour imagination.
And uh about sixty years I havebeen in schools and with other
groups, and I thoroughly enjoyit.
SPEAKER_05 (09:12):
It's amazing.
Can you tell us about yourfriendship with Miss Jones?
And by the way, Miss Jonesnominated you with a beautiful
handwritten note and uh andagain, can you tell us about
y'all's your your friendship?
SPEAKER_02 (09:26):
Well, we grew up together, and uh her daddy and
my daddy were friends, and ththey would visit each other and
she'd come along sometimes andwe'd play and have a good time.
And then when we started school,uh we were in school together.
SPEAKER_05 (09:46):
You've been friends since childhood.
Yes.
That's incredible.
SPEAKER_02 (09:51):
Never had a hard work.
Never had a hard hard work.
SPEAKER_05 (09:57):
That's amazing.
SPEAKER_02 (09:58):
That's what you call a true friend.
SPEAKER_05 (10:02):
Absolutely.
Can you tell us about your name?
I understand uh you're you'recalled Blackfeather.
Yes.
SPEAKER_02 (10:09):
Uh that is the name that I work under.
Uh my full name is Virginia,Elizabeth, Matilda, King,
Thompson.
I have a long name.
But uh most American Indians donot go by what people think of
(10:31):
as an Indian name today.
But if you are a performer,storyteller, powwow dancer, you
might have a special name.
You do not choose that name foryourself, it is given to you as
an honor by another AmericanIndian.
My name was given to me manyyears ago by another Cherokee
(10:55):
woman, and we had been at aschool together for a week, and
on our last day together as wesat and ate lunch, she said, I
am going to give you your Indianname.
Ooh, I was so excited.
That was an honor.
She said, I name you BlackFeather.
(11:16):
The meaning is black meansstrength, feather means honor.
And she said that to work withpeople, you must be a very
strong person, and you must be aperson of honor.
So that is the meaning of myname.
SPEAKER_04 (11:38):
That's amazing.
That is fascinating.
That really, really is.
I knew you were gonna be a greatguest this morning.
Um you know, you talking aboutmaking up stories.
That's what Dolly Parton saysabout her song.
That she just makes up stories.
SPEAKER_02 (11:53):
Right.
SPEAKER_04 (11:54):
And and that that's deep rooted in Appalachia, too.
It is.
Just like you said.
Have you uh ever th written asong or talked about that?
SPEAKER_02 (12:06):
I do not sing.
SPEAKER_04 (12:08):
Okay.
SPEAKER_02 (12:10):
I play no musical instruments, but when I hear
some good music, I have todance.
I g I hit the floor.
But uh I have never written Idid write something one time.
It was I was doing at AndersonCollege a program for school
(12:33):
teachers about how to teachabout American Indians in
school.
And I knew there was somethingthat I wanted to say, but in a
special way.
And I woke up in the middle ofthe night and in my mind I
heard, What color are you?
(12:55):
The next morning I surprisedmyself, I wrote down these
words, and that is the onlything I have ever written, and
it is what color are you?
What color am I?
But I do not express myself onpaper.
(13:18):
People say, Do you write downyour I said no, they're stored
in my brain, in my heart.
SPEAKER_05 (13:29):
Can you tell us about the next generation of
storytellers?
SPEAKER_02 (13:33):
We do have a few storytellers that have started,
and many of them are inCherokee.
I really don't know any here inHenderson County.
Now there may be some that havestarted, but I do not know that.
I wish that somebody would takethis up and continue with
(13:58):
storytelling because there isit's entertainment, it's
educational, and it's fun.
SPEAKER_05 (14:10):
I can tell these two ladies have so much fun
together.
SPEAKER_02 (14:13):
Amen.
We do.
SPEAKER_04 (14:15):
What was that movie about the two ladies got in
trouble?
What was the name of that, Noah?
Uh Thelma and Noah.
Selma and Lewis.
SPEAKER_01 (14:25):
Well, ours would be Virginia and Bernays.
SPEAKER_04 (14:31):
Well, uh, are you uh quickly we uh about out of time?
Uh you got any uh upcoming datesthat folks can see and hear you?
SPEAKER_02 (14:40):
I will be tomorrow at the Henderson County Curb
Market.
Perfect.
Oh, that's awesome.
Uh so if you're listening andyou need something to do
tomorrow, yeah, come by.
It's uh Christmas, open thehouse.
SPEAKER_04 (14:55):
Yes, it's their big day there tomorrow.
So excuse me.
Yeah.
Uh and we've got a certificatefor you.
Noah that's okay.
Noah's got a certificate foryou, and uh and it's got a
couple of free lunches aroundtown.
SPEAKER_00 (15:08):
Oh my goodness.
SPEAKER_04 (15:09):
Well, I like to eat and we just you both go out to
lunch, don't you?
SPEAKER_00 (15:13):
We will.
She will go with me.
SPEAKER_04 (15:15):
Thank you so much for coming, both of you,
Bernice, for nominating Virginiaas uh our George Real Estate
Group Hometown Hero.
Noah, get us in touch with thegroup.
SPEAKER_05 (15:25):
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Hometown Heroes series.
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And here's the best part (15:37):
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(15:58):
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We're here to help you protectyour wealth, preserve your
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(16:20):
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SPEAKER_04 (16:33):
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Rock, North Carolina, nearHendersonville in Henderson
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(16:54):
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(17:18):
Hero Series every Friday morningat 8 45.
The George Real Estate Group Radio broadcast is
celebrating 10 years on WHKP.
The George Real Estate Group iscelebrating 10 years on the
radio live every Thursdaymorning at 1005 on WHKP 107.7 FM
and AM 1450, and streamingonline at WHKP.com.
(00:24):
Each Friday morning at 8.45, theGeorge Real Estate Group
presents the Hometown Hero Awardto someone in our community who
goes above and beyond to makeour hometown a better place to
live.
Here's this week's Hometown HeroShow.
(01:11):
How are you doing, Noah?
SPEAKER_05 (01:13):
Well, so thankful and happy Friday, and just so
much to be grateful for.
I hope everyone had a wonderfulThanksgiving yesterday and so
grateful to be here on ourHometown Hero series.
SPEAKER_04 (01:22):
We had a good show yesterday.
You and I chatted, and uh and Igotta tell you, he brought me an
apple pie.
It's as big around as one of thetires on my truck out there.
But it's got a big hole in thattire right now.
Right.
We thank you very much, sir, foruh your pie day.
That's a distribution you doevery year, right?
SPEAKER_05 (01:43):
We do, and it's it's a it's so fun to connect with
our clients and the communityand just a small gesture of
thanks and uh thanking ourclients and appreciating our
clients that we do every uh theweek of Thanksgiving.
SPEAKER_04 (01:56):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_05 (01:57):
Well, the real estate business uh looking ahead
to 2026.
Well, even before we get to2026, we're still busy.
There's 2026.
There's still plenty to do rightnow, and we're so grateful we've
had the privilege of helping somany families, and we're
continuing to help families, andwe've helped more families this
year than we did last year.
And we keep growing, we keephelping, you know, we keep uh
connecting with our clients andand in the market.
(02:20):
You know, it's this is this wasa conversation around the
Thanksgiving table yesterday,you know, like how's the market
doing?
And and is it gonna what's youknow, is it gonna get better and
what's the story?
And you know, you gotta becareful about all the headlines.
You know, the headlines are youknow saying the sky's falling,
and you know, the the marketit's softer, it's it's not
(02:41):
certainly not uh of anything ofalarm.
I mean, there's more inventory,homes are taking a little bit
longer to sell, days on markethave increased, the prices are
are soft, they've come down acouple percent, but it's not
like again, they're not havingdramatic drops.
Uh in the inventory levels haveincreased.
So, again, it's a the theinteresting thing to note
(03:01):
though, even in thatenvironment, there's been more
homes sold in the last 12 monthsversus the previous 12 months.
So, I mean, it's a steady markethere in Henderson County.
SPEAKER_04 (03:11):
Here in Henderson County.
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_05 (03:13):
And so we're helping people every day.
And uh, you know, we we lovehelping our clients, we love
advocating for our clients, welove hearing our clients'
stories because it's just it'sthe stories that connect us, and
it's the stories that you know,everybody's got a story, and we
love hearing our clients'stories.
SPEAKER_04 (03:29):
Well, you're in luck today, my friend.
You teed it up very well towelcome our uh hometown hero,
Virginia King Thompson.
Virginia, good morning.
SPEAKER_02 (03:40):
Good morning.
SPEAKER_04 (03:40):
How are you?
SPEAKER_02 (03:41):
I am great.
SPEAKER_04 (03:43):
Well, uh, introduce us to your guest, or wait, maybe
I maybe I got that the other wayaround.
Who's the guest?
SPEAKER_02 (03:51):
Uh I have with me today uh Bernice Jones, and we
grew up together.
SPEAKER_04 (03:58):
She nominated you to be our hometown hero.
SPEAKER_02 (04:01):
I mean, I was surprised.
She gets me into troublesometimes.
SPEAKER_04 (04:08):
You two look like you could get into trouble.
Well, uh the good kind oftrouble is good trouble.
Yeah, the good trouble.
Uh Virginia, tell us about uhtelling stories.
You are uh an Appalachianstoryteller, and we talked a
little bit before we went on theair.
Uh there's some great storiesaround rolling around these
(04:30):
Appalachian mountains, and youyou tell a lot of them, don't
you?
SPEAKER_02 (04:34):
I do.
I tell many, many stories.
Uh I'm not happy if I'm nottelling stories.
I grew up telling stories andlistening to some very good
storytellers, not only here inHenderson County, but family,
but also uh storytellers inCherokee because I am of
(04:58):
Cherokee descent and I'm veryproud of that.
SPEAKER_04 (05:03):
Absolutely, yeah.
SPEAKER_02 (05:04):
And I am a true native of Henderson County,
though.
Born, they I've been here all mylife, never wanted to live
anywhere else.
SPEAKER_05 (05:15):
And who could blame you?
I mean, I I tell people all thetime I'm so biased to where we
live.
Was your and your family washere too in multiple
generations?
Yes, yes.
So w who did you start listeningto as a child that was telling
stories that made you say, I Iwant to I want to do that?
SPEAKER_02 (05:32):
Well, I listened to stories because back then
stories were told, not like itis today.
But I listened to family membersand uh elders of the Cherokee
tribe that told stories, and Iloved all these stories, and
they fascinated me.
(05:54):
And I started creating my ownstories, and my mother thought
there was something wrong withme because I'd create these
stories and I'd get up andtell 'em.
And she told the doctor, uh,something's not right.
The doctor said, You leave heralone.
(06:17):
She is using her imagination,and you leave her alone.
And I do have a big imagination.
SPEAKER_04 (06:29):
Good for you.
Good for you.
Uh where does uh uh where wheredo so you started listening to
I'm very intrigued by your uhyour Native American heritage
and the Cherokee part of this.
Yes.
Uh uh I grew up in Appalachiamyself and and I've heard those
stories and been aroundstorytellers and and and uh but
(06:53):
not of the of the NativeAmerican side of it.
Uh maybe uh you have a a shortstory that uh would involve some
Cherokee stories?
SPEAKER_02 (07:04):
Yes, I do.
And this involves not only aCherokee person but Henderson
County.
SPEAKER_04 (07:11):
Oh please, please, would you, Virginia?
SPEAKER_02 (07:14):
Yes.
Uh here in Henderson County wehave uh Little Hungry and Big
Hungry.
One is a creek, one is a river.
And how did they get theirnames?
Long ago, a Cherokee man waswalking through the mountains
and he had been walking longtime and he came to this creek
(07:39):
and he s rubbed his belly and hesaid, Hmm, little hungry.
He walked on and he finally cameto the river.
He rubbed his belly and he said,Hmm, big hungry.
And that's how they got theirnames from a cherry key man.
SPEAKER_04 (08:02):
It was hungry.
Thank you.
I've always wondered where thosenames came from.
SPEAKER_01 (08:09):
Now you know.
SPEAKER_04 (08:13):
So you do this uh i in uh the schools?
SPEAKER_02 (08:17):
Yes.
SPEAKER_04 (08:17):
You still do that?
Oh, yes.
Really?
Tell us about going to theschools and and children's eyes
when you tell these stories.
SPEAKER_02 (08:26):
Th I never have a misbehaving child.
They all are good listeners, andteachers say I mesmerize them or
I sprinkle magic powder on them,but I don't.
I just I'm still kind of a childmyself and I relate to them.
(08:48):
And um, it's fun to tell storiesto them, and I also encourage
them, you create a story, useyour imagination.
And uh about sixty years I havebeen in schools and with other
groups, and I thoroughly enjoyit.
SPEAKER_05 (09:12):
It's amazing.
Can you tell us about yourfriendship with Miss Jones?
And by the way, Miss Jonesnominated you with a beautiful
handwritten note and uh andagain, can you tell us about
y'all's your your friendship?
SPEAKER_02 (09:26):
Well, we grew up together, and uh her daddy and
my daddy were friends, and ththey would visit each other and
she'd come along sometimes andwe'd play and have a good time.
And then when we started school,uh we were in school together.
SPEAKER_05 (09:46):
You've been friends since childhood.
Yes.
That's incredible.
SPEAKER_02 (09:51):
Never had a hard work.
Never had a hard hard work.
SPEAKER_05 (09:57):
That's amazing.
SPEAKER_02 (09:58):
That's what you call a true friend.
SPEAKER_05 (10:02):
Absolutely.
Can you tell us about your name?
I understand uh you're you'recalled Blackfeather.
Yes.
SPEAKER_02 (10:09):
Uh that is the name that I work under.
Uh my full name is Virginia,Elizabeth, Matilda, King,
Thompson.
I have a long name.
But uh most American Indians donot go by what people think of
(10:31):
as an Indian name today.
But if you are a performer,storyteller, powwow dancer, you
might have a special name.
You do not choose that name foryourself, it is given to you as
an honor by another AmericanIndian.
My name was given to me manyyears ago by another Cherokee
(10:55):
woman, and we had been at aschool together for a week, and
on our last day together as wesat and ate lunch, she said, I
am going to give you your Indianname.
Ooh, I was so excited.
That was an honor.
She said, I name you BlackFeather.
(11:16):
The meaning is black meansstrength, feather means honor.
And she said that to work withpeople, you must be a very
strong person, and you must be aperson of honor.
So that is the meaning of myname.
SPEAKER_04 (11:38):
That's amazing.
That is fascinating.
That really, really is.
I knew you were gonna be a greatguest this morning.
Um you know, you talking aboutmaking up stories.
That's what Dolly Parton saysabout her song.
That she just makes up stories.
SPEAKER_02 (11:53):
Right.
SPEAKER_04 (11:54):
And and that that's deep rooted in Appalachia, too.
It is.
Just like you said.
Have you uh ever th written asong or talked about that?
SPEAKER_02 (12:06):
I do not sing.
SPEAKER_04 (12:08):
Okay.
SPEAKER_02 (12:10):
I play no musical instruments, but when I hear
some good music, I have todance.
I g I hit the floor.
But uh I have never written Idid write something one time.
It was I was doing at AndersonCollege a program for school
(12:33):
teachers about how to teachabout American Indians in
school.
And I knew there was somethingthat I wanted to say, but in a
special way.
And I woke up in the middle ofthe night and in my mind I
heard, What color are you?
(12:55):
The next morning I surprisedmyself, I wrote down these
words, and that is the onlything I have ever written, and
it is what color are you?
What color am I?
But I do not express myself onpaper.
(13:18):
People say, Do you write downyour I said no, they're stored
in my brain, in my heart.
SPEAKER_05 (13:29):
Can you tell us about the next generation of
storytellers?
SPEAKER_02 (13:33):
We do have a few storytellers that have started,
and many of them are inCherokee.
I really don't know any here inHenderson County.
Now there may be some that havestarted, but I do not know that.
I wish that somebody would takethis up and continue with
(13:58):
storytelling because there isit's entertainment, it's
educational, and it's fun.
SPEAKER_05 (14:10):
I can tell these two ladies have so much fun
together.
SPEAKER_02 (14:13):
Amen.
We do.
SPEAKER_04 (14:15):
What was that movie about the two ladies got in
trouble?
What was the name of that, Noah?
Uh Thelma and Noah.
Selma and Lewis.
SPEAKER_01 (14:25):
Well, ours would be Virginia and Bernays.
SPEAKER_04 (14:31):
Well, uh, are you uh quickly we uh about out of time?
Uh you got any uh upcoming datesthat folks can see and hear you?
SPEAKER_02 (14:40):
I will be tomorrow at the Henderson County Curb
Market.
Perfect.
Oh, that's awesome.
Uh so if you're listening andyou need something to do
tomorrow, yeah, come by.
It's uh Christmas, open thehouse.
SPEAKER_04 (14:55):
Yes, it's their big day there tomorrow.
So excuse me.
Yeah.
Uh and we've got a certificatefor you.
Noah that's okay.
Noah's got a certificate foryou, and uh and it's got a
couple of free lunches aroundtown.
SPEAKER_00 (15:08):
Oh my goodness.
SPEAKER_04 (15:09):
Well, I like to eat and we just you both go out to
lunch, don't you?
SPEAKER_00 (15:13):
We will.
She will go with me.
SPEAKER_04 (15:15):
Thank you so much for coming, both of you,
Bernice, for nominating Virginiaas uh our George Real Estate
Group Hometown Hero.
Noah, get us in touch with thegroup.
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