Come see me at the Knicely Conference Center, 2355 Nashville Road, Bowling Green as I participate in the SOKY Book Fest. I’ll be signing copies…
The first 100 copies of “Life Behind the Counter-the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores” are being shipped out to me tomorrow. This…
Fred Noe is the Master Distiller at the Jim Beam Distillery and, whether he knows it or not, played a huge role in resolving some…
Just like the last chapter about Delivery Guys, this chapter uses the term “Salesmen” as a matter of accuracy as all of the local liquor…
I try to use gender neutral language in most cases, but decided to title Chapter 30 “Delivery Guys” because in this instance all of the…
Over Chuck’s 40+ years in the liquor business in Bowling Green, I would guess that at least 1,000 different folks have worked for Chuck at…
It’s different today, but in the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s bootleggers were a major force in the adult beverage industry. Chuck had many good customers…
In his 30’s and 40’s, Chuck averaged 1 vacation a decade. Once he got his liquor stores off the ground, he averaged about 2 vacations…
No book about the Commonwealth of Kentucky would be complete without a reference to The Kentucky Derby. Chuck had his own Kentucky Derby experiences as…
Some years ago, Trader Joe’s introduced a wine known as “Two Buck Chuck”. Two Buck came from the retail price of the bottle of wine…
In Chapter 24 of “Life Behind the Counter-the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores”, you will read about Chuck’s approach to giving a…
In “Life Behind the Counter-the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores”, we read that Chuck took great expense to make sure that he…
The Glagsow radio station 106.7 FM and DJ Bobby Rambo sponsored a promotional trip to the Bahamas for some of the station’s advertisers and friends.…
Chapter 21 of “Life Behind the Counter-the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores” is about the annual Dove Hunts that Chuck and his…
I’ve not posted any Chapter reviews in a couple of weeks for “Life Behind the Counter-the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores”, but…
Chapter 20 of “Life Behind the Counter- the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores” goes into detail about Chuck’s activities during the Christmas…
Chapter 19 of “Life Behind the Counter- the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores” evolves around the General Motors Corvette Assembly Plant. With…
In Chapter 18 of “Life Behind the Counter- the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores”, you will read about Chuck’s involvement in the…
After getting Chuck’s #4 established, Chuck turned his attention to starting a microbrewery. There are many microbreweries operating in America, so this project should have…
Friends, check out this spring update from Chadwick and me. It also has a wonderful piece of music played by Chadwick that everyone will enjoy!…
Chapter 16 of “Life Behind the Counter- the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores” centers around the Glasgow Golf and Country Club. The…
Chapter 15 of “Life Behind the Counter- The story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores” is about the Glasgow Veterans of Foreign Wars Post…
Chadwick and I had a wonderful visit with Rev. Babydoll Kennedy, Pastor of Taylor Chapel AME Church in Bowling Green. Here’s the link for part…
The previous chapter discussed Chuck’s attempt to build a new liquor store in Owensboro. But Owensboro was not the only city besides Bowling Green that…
Chadwick and I have an interesting discussion about a particular faith that grew out of West Africa. In this episode, we discuss the Orishas (spiritual…
My last chapter preview left off with Chuck’s 4th liquor store in Bowling Green with the opening of Chuck’s of Hartland. Now, Chuck was ready…
Chuck opened his fourth store in Bowling Green and it was not like the other three. This store was just 2,000 square feet and it…
In Chapter 11, you will read about Chuck’s next store in Bowling Green, known officially as Chuck’s Liquor Outlet and unofficially as Chuck’s #3. In…
In Chapter 10 of Life Behind the Counter, the Story of Chuck Evans and his Liquor Stores, we will read about Chuck’s store on Three…
Check out our latest interview with Sareth Nan, a Buddhist Monk at the Wat Ahram Meinjai Temple. This Temple serves the Cambodian Buddhist community in…
Back in full health, Chuck next faced a challenge like no other: The Beer Wars. The Beer Wars were localized battles between Chuck and his…
Many of you have asked about when the book about Chuck Evans and his liquor stores will be ready for purchase. I’ve discovered (the hard…
Chapter 8 is titled “Chuck Evans’ Liquor Outlet”. This flagship store on Louisville Road was Chuck’s destiny. His ups and downs over the previous 20…
Chapter 7 is one of the longer chapters in the book about Chuck and his liquor stores. The title of this Chapter is “1983”, as…
Check out the lastest interview that Chadwick and I had with Ken & Laura from 190 Vision. Part One of the interview is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE7l9MpPW3Q…
In Chapter 6, we take a break from the liquor stores and head to the farm. Chapter 6 is titled “The Farm”, for right now…
The title of Chapter 5 (as of right now) is “Finding a Partner”. Chuck and Maxie decided to move locations as the city limits of…
Chadwick and I spent a few hours with Prescott Khair, Pastor of the Bowling Green Seventh-day Adventist congregation. Part One of that interview premiered yesterday…
Chapter 4 centers around a Bowling Green original- the Country Ham Motel. The Country Ham Motel was located next door to Chuck and Maxie’s liquor…
Those of you who have lived in Bowling Green for a few years will remember the world famous Country Ham Motel. This Motel is actually…
Chapter 3 is one of the longer chapters in this book. It begins with Chuck and his dad moving their liquor store to the corner…
Thanks to everyone for watching Part Two of the interview with Imam Sedin Agic of the Bowling Green Islamic Center. Here is a link to…
Chapter Two is one of the shortest chapters of the book because I have so little memory or knowledge about the subject. This chapter centers…
Chadwick and I had a great interview with Imam Sedin Agic of the Bowling Green Islamic Center for the next two episodes of A Journey…
I’ll preview each of the 37 chapters of the book about Chuck and his liquor stores, first with Chapter One. Chapter One is entitled “A…
The first video in the A Divine Journey series made its debut on Saturday, January 30. Chadwick and I were very pleased with the fact…
Life Behind the Counter-the Story of Chuck Evans and His Liquor Stores is complete. I’m currently finishing my second review of the manuscript and will…
The first episode of A Journey Divine will premier Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Please subscribe to the channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDjESGEmdKV6wowoltgu-JA/videos and click the notification bell so…
I’ve finished the book Life Behind the Counter-The Story of Chuck Evans and His Liquor Stores! It comes in at just over 70,000 words. Right…
The first episode of A Journey Divine will premier on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 10:00 a.m. There is a YouTube Channel called “A Journey Divine”…