Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.

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Whatever happened to Daddy Macs off the Campbell Station Road exit. Was previously a chicken joint.

Would go down and catch live music every now and then.

Thought it was a really cool place.

Pond beside it with hotels right across from it.

Hated to see it close down.
 
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MAD said:
Did any of you ever meet this guy?

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Yes. Anyone who lived in OR from the 70's until he died probably met him. Huge intimidating man. He loved all high school activities. athletics, music program, whatever. Always ready to be a sponsor. His son(s?) run Big Ed's now.
 
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MAD said:
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When I was little, we'd go to Big Ed's twice a month and Ed was almost always sitting at the bar. I'd get dad to let me go talk to him and get his autograph. I don't know how many of those little paper plates I had him sign. He was like a living legend to me.

I worked at the Ingles in Clinton during high school and Ed shopped there. As soon as he'd came in, we'd start bird dogging him until he got close to the registers. Then it was a race to get to bag his groceries and take them out to his car. He'd give a $20 tip every time. That was more money than I was making in whole a 4 hour shift.
 
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TN-POSSUM said:
When I was little, we'd go to Big Ed's twice a month and Ed was almost always sitting at the bar. I'd get dad to let me go talk to him and get his autograph. I don't know how many of those little paper plates I had him sign. He was like a living legend to me.

I worked at the Ingles in Clinton during high school and Ed shopped there. As soon as he'd came in, we'd start bird dogging him until he got close to the registers. Then it was a race to get to bag his groceries and take them out to his car. He'd give a $20 tip every time. That was more money than I was making in whole a 4 hour shift.
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That is a wonderful story. He sounds like a legend.
 
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One of my dad's friends owned a strawberry farm in Clinton and was friends with him. I used to work out there as a young kid and Ed would bring pizza to trade for strawberries. Felt like he brought enough to feed everyone working in the fields
 
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