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'It was painted red the stripe was white It was _________ feet from the bow to the stern light secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta'

eighteen. Alan likes to collect classic cars, antique boats, and Harley Davidson motorcycles.

'I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her We put on a shine; put on a _________ Built out of love, made for the water'

motor. Alan was born in Newnan, Georgia and now resides outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

'Ran her for ______, 'til the transom got rotten a piece of my childhood that will never be forgotten'

years. His favorite childhood memory is of the red go-cart that his dad built for him.

'It was just an old _________ boat with a '75 Johnson with electric choke'

plywood.

'A young boy two hands on the ______ I can't replace the way it made me feel And I would turn her sharp and I would make her whine'

wheel. Alan's obvious interest in boats came from his father as a young boy.

'He'd say, "you can't beat the way an old wood boat ______" Just a little lake across the Alabama line'

rides.

'But I was king of the ocean when daddy let me _______'

drive. Alan enjoys fishing and also teaching his daughters to fish.

'Just an old half ton ___________ Ford My uncle bought new in '64 Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smoking A couple of burnt valves and he had it going'

shortbed. Alan's favorite place to relax is the Gulf of Mexico.

'He let me drive her when we'd haul off a load down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of ______ ______ I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals smiling like a hero that just received a medal'

Thigpen Road.

'It was just an old hand-me-down Ford with a ______speed on the column and a dent in the door A young boy two hands on the wheel I can't replace the way it made me feel'

three.

'And I would press that clutch and I would keep it right and he'd say, "a little _______ son you're doing just fine"'

slower.

'Just a dirt road with trash on each side But I was ______ ______ when daddy let me drive'

Mario Andretti.

'I'm grown up now with ________ daughters of my own I let them drive my old Jeep across the pasture at home maybe one day they'll reach back in their file'

three. Alan's three daughters are Mattie Denise (13), Alexandra Jane (10-this August), and Dani Grace (6-this August).

'And pull out that old memory and think of me and smile and say It was just an old _____ ____ _____ Rusty floorboard, hot on my feet A young girl two hands on the wheel'

worn out Jeep.

'I can't replace the way it made me feel And he'd say, "turn it ____ and steer it _____, Straighten up girl, you're doing just fine"'

left ; right.

'Just a little ______ by the river where we'd ride'

valley.

'But I was high on a _________ When daddy let me drive'

mountain.

'When daddy let me drive Oh he let me drive ______ let me drive'

daddy.

'It's just an old plywood boat With a '75 Johnson with ______ _____'

electric choke.

Alan's dad Eugene passed away on ....

January 31, 2000. Alan's father Daddy Gene passed away on January 31, 2000. His mom, Ruth, is still living.