I don't know about a "pop-culture" experience as for this week, but I've experienced the effects pop-culture can have on a small town. Red Boiljng Springs is a small, sleepy little town. Located in north eastern Tennessee, and claiming less than 400 residents, this charming community thrives upon tourism to survive. Tourism, you ask? Well, as I have discovered this week, this town is also a historical landmark. RBS use to be a huge tourist attraction, home to sulfer springs and a billion hotels (this is an extreme exaggeration), it was very popular up until 1959.
Now RBS is a run down town, overrun with historical enthusiasts and a generation of wangster wannabes. I traveled there for a car show and discovered that the new generation carries slider phones and sports MTV endorsed clothing labels. In a city that seems to be living half a century in the past, the twelve year olds in gang gear mar the landscape even more definitely.
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