Love the shows this is becoming our new channel to watch since tv is so bad now .

I think Doug might possibly be the happiest person I’ve ever seen! He made me smile just watching him and listening to him reminisce with the rest of the guys. I love all of the old store memorabilia! Great job!

Doug is younger than a lot of us watching, but thank goodness he has an old soul and wants to keep the history alive.👏👏👏

God bless America

Back in 1983 I was the brand manager for Sundrop cola. I was told that Charlie Lazear created the brand and it was first sold in Gastonia North Carolina. I was also told when I took over the brand that Mountain Dew was developed by Charlie as well for a local Pepsi bottle .

I remember Mountain Dew back in the day. When it first came out, their slogan was , "it'll tickle your innards"

When I was a kid, my mom took me once a month, to a barbershop on the square in Independence, MO. It had the Coke machine like the ones in this store, put in your money, pull up the lid, and grab an ice cold bottle of pop from the pool of ice water therein. Also, there was a shoe shine stand that had a shoeshine man on duty, this was all back in the early 60s.

Yeah I'll keep up the good work. By. preserving it will show what real Americana is

Loved the entire video, lot's of History all around.. thank you!! 🤗 from Wisconsin 😊 You just don't see things like this anymore.

John, that was a good video. Mitchell seems to be one of those good souls.

I love history of the old mom-and-pop stores must take care and preserve thank you😊

I would love to see some sort of guid book on all these stores... Maybe I'll make my ultimate road trip.

What an eclectic collection of things, past.

Really enjoy your adventures this is my favorite Channel 👍

Just love things from the past i could look at these things all day

Hey I see you got Prince Albert in the can let him out let him out! Hahaha!

Thank you all for days gone by very nice store

I just loved this video getting to look back on the things that were around when I grew up.Thanks for sharing the video and the store is awesome and exciting.

Wonderful Way To End 2022, Fellas ! Good Times For Sure From Frosty Canada. Happy 2023 All ! ATB T God Bless

Absolutely awesome.

My Mama and Daddy owned a house/store just across the Madison/Carroll County, TN line in Carroll County. We moved there when I was 9. We sold it after Mama passed in December, 2002. We still had the scale where Mama weighed the bologna, cheese and other lunch meat, the old counters that were made like the ones in this video, the glass showcases, old cash register, one of the refrigerated drink boxes, the old kerosene container on the front porch. Thank you for sharing the videos and memories.

Happy New Year Y'all!!!

What a beautiful store. I am so glad you are preserving history. This is like a gorgeous museum to me. Only wish we had a store like this to go to.

You went and found another one! Great collection!! Thanks again for a great video.

I loved it and I watch the video of 97 year old Rosh ,I believe. Thanks

Now that’s cool

Love it ?? real great job they did to the store… love looking at all that awesome old treasures

This is really cool. I'd like to come and see the store for myself

Love old stores!

This place is so interesting. I could spend a week in there looking around,

This is my kind of people. Grew up watching Cas Walker, we need more Cas Walkers. Dolly was a high pitched, short haired little girl.

My mother went to school in Rugby, I went to school in Allardt,in the 50’s, I am 85.

Thats Cool I love History!

Another awesome collection of memorabilia.👍

No doubt best man cave in Tennessee. I already had plans to build one from board and batten barn lumber coincidentally almost identical to this one. Already got most the antique furnishings. This video offers much encouragement.

Thank you, excellent video. ❤️👍

Great show , love all the content .

Thank you for documenting this history.

Ole cas Walker we lived across the street his store in Lenoir City that was always fun going for gum and candy. Sad when that store burnt in the 80's

There is an excellent Mountain dew display at the East Tennessee History Center down on Gay street in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Id love to see John, Doug & Ralph together......the 3 stooges. Funny.

😊absolutely wonderful memories

I love Mitchell's store and it's collection. I especially love the tobacco stuff. I live here in the Old Tobacco Belt of North Carolina and grew up in tobacco. Daddy grew it and I was a full time tobacco farmer until 1996. My family raised tobacco since before the Civil War. These old stores were the backbone of a lot of tobacco growing communities in year's past.

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for showing and thank you for filming

Hello::::At 8:50 I have a 8 foot Oak show case like that. Over 100 years old, I got it 1979 for my shop. I know so well how it feels to start a small store business. Mine was different from most. A C B Shop on side of major 4 lane Hwy. before it became an Interstate. I met people from NY to California, selling and working on C B Radios !!! I closed store and got a Union Job. Guess I'm stuck with Show Case. lol Good memories !!!

This was a very interesting video

I ate many a snow cone at Cave Springs Church homecoming when I was growing up. Love your collection Mitchell, I've got to get up there and check it out.

Lord, I watched good ole Cas Walker many many mornings. I remember Dolly too. I'm about to tell my age, lol

Another great video, visiting Rugby, Corbin, Lexington, Pikesville, Duff and Sevierville late July so hope to visit some of the locations you have researched especially R.M Brooks in Rugby. Keep up the fantastic work promoting the are you love. Happy New Year from Steve in Scotland Slàinte Mhath (a toast for New Year)

I enjoyed that. I'd like to hear them play.

Amazing place

Great video. So many nice items. God Bless Y'all 🙏

Hello from Ontario Canada. I have recently discovered your channel and I'm really enjoying it. Thanks for sharing

I remember when Mountain Dew tasted like Honey Dew Mellon! Lots of very unique things in your museum of Store Stuff! JO JO IN VT 💞💨❄️☃️

Enjoyed this video.

I miss seeing all the "baccer" fields as a kid in northeast Kentucky. I love the unique places and people in the videos. It's almost like we're in the conversation too!

Enjoyed this video. Absolutely Awesome!

As a young fella back then, I remember many of the items shown here. My Great Grandparents had a grocery/general store that I loved to run around in. I always wondered what happened to all of the contents when the interstate construction took the place. Thanks John for another great old store video owned by great folks!

Enjoyed the video of Mitchell's store/museum. That was a real treat. I even saw a sign of Floyd's Barber Shop. The original Floyd's Barber shop is still in Mt Airy, NC which is Surry County, the county I live in. Thanks John for the video. Be safe and God bless. Happy new year.

Great Job ! Good Memories

What a wonderful video.

my grandpa was from barren county ky this whole area reminds me of barren county in the 1960s -1970s

Your picking guys should come here to England...theyd be astonished at what theyd find....if i tell u my house was built in 1652 ....and its not the oldest in the village...our Church was built in 1096 ...i actually live near the English Channel....just 23 miles from England to France. I go across to France regularly to Flea Markets and Vintage Fairs ....pick up mainly stuff from 1800s. Love ur channel

i remember those old stores like that iloveyour vidoes keep up the good work

Man I would love to visit that place and pickers paradise great job john!!!

Thank you for a Very interesting video. I would love to come to visit & stay for about a month to see everything. Love your channel. Hey Doug love your place too

These are always fun! Hope yall have a wonderful New Years!!

IM FROM DALLAS I LOVE THIS SHOW TRYING TO GIT UP THAR

Another interesting and informative video. I hope you and your family have a Happy and Healthy New Year. Can't wait for the tree house camping video.

I remember my father used to smoke camels. It really takes me back !

Awesome

Cool piece of history! Douglas was funny..haha 😄👍

What a great place!.

Very good, really enjoyed it

Great Video, I enjoyed it very much, as I do all of your Content. I also collect Antique Radios, I have over 200 of them, I'll be 69 in 2 weeks, and I've been collecting Radios my entire life.

I enjoyed your video.Thank for sharing with us.

Absolutely wonderful video thank you sir

I don't care what you say these guys are pretty good

I can remember Kaz walker coming on about 5am ever morning. And I'm in mckee ky and he came in Crystal clear. Ever morning. That was way back in the day

I remember seeing alot of this Stuff when i was Young,, at Milford Warf Store on Hwy 58.. I think i knew the Lady that Owned that Moonshine Still...

I’m 46yrs old and when we were kids we could go up to the old local Motel up the street and buy cigarettes out of a machine. The bar right up the street still had one when I was 21 also.

Having grown.up.in east tennessee back in 1960's and 1970's. My mom was from the fairview community located about 4 miles west of jonesborough. My Paul Good owned and operated Paul goods rolling store. He had an old school bus paintrd a gray color. I remember grandma blanche jones traded with Mr Good.

i have/had relatives in Grainger county TN with the last name Cosby . my greatgranddad had a store in Thorn Hill TN =]

The water cooled soda pop machines were the best for keeping bottles the coldest, but from all I've ever heard, were the worst on cooler maintenance and were the proceeded by cool air units in same basic cabinets. I did not like the cool air units. They had bar slides for the removal of soda pop. Trouble was, the mechanism at the end was hard to get the bottle through. By the time you'd get the bottle up and out the bottle cap would hurt your fingers.

Really enjoyed

Very interesting!! nice trip down memory lane!! Thanks!! Happy New Years!!

Nice turn from the Bill Clinton convo!…. Smooth!

In 1973-74 I was buying smokes out of the machines for 35 cents. Stores were 25-30 cents a pack. more people back then bought by the cartoon because you could save a little bit

thanks

I do remember the old cigarette machine in a laundry place. They had an old candy machine, too. But I have not seen an old candy machine anywhere. Guess that's the next fine? Nice place right here brings out memories. Thanks

I believe the Mountain Dew was first developed and sold by the man who developed the brand, Dr. Enuf in Johnson City, Tenn.

WOW!! Love it

I have an ice cream scooper jus like that but the handle is green instead of orange. Also it was my mother laws n we got it along w alot of other stuff wen she passed away.

Great show!

Mitchell Cosby is my dad's cousin.

Awesome jonh

Great video.

I remember Dolly on Caz Walker.

Thank you for the video! If you are looking for stories, Leonards picking parlor in gate city is one. I have played many a jam session there! Ask anyone in gate city where it is, they can tell you. I play hammered dulcimer and accordion.

that hank snow stuff slick