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Gramling’s closing reveals frontier trove documents

A couple of months ago, I made a routine visit to Gramling’s Feed & Seed Store on South Adams Street to purchase several sacks of cracked corn. Dave Lang I’ve been a customer for as long as I can remem- Guest columnist ber. As I was leaving, Stan Gramling told me that he would be closing his store in several weeks, which he did at the end of June. ❚ We talked about the history of the store, which opened in 1915, and the Gramling family. They had im- migrated to South Carolina from Hamburg, Germany, in 1739 and during the 1830s moved to Leon County, settling in the Cen- terville area. See GRAMLING’S, Page 3C

From top: Sign from the early 1900s Stan Gramling, owner of Gramling's feed store, which closed in June decorate the walls at Gramling’s hardware after 104 years of business, recently shared some old documents. store; Historical document from the ALICIA DEVINE/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT Gramling family. SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT Tallahassee Democrat - 08/18/2019 Copy Reduced to 79% from original to fit letter page Page : C01

Stories, friendship keep Hot Tamale sizzling Amanda Sieradzki weekly crafts and activities. She also bathrooms at the Baltimore Zoo who Council on Culture & Arts volunteers for Second Harvest Food was a blues singer with Billie Holiday,” Bank to distribute food and goods to the recalls Fogelin. “That was the moment I “I’ve spent a lot of time looking for surrounding area. realized that you never know who you’re people’s hidden stories,” says Adrian While running both projects she has talking to. You don’t know their story Fogelin, one half of the musical duo Hot heard “a million stories,” and feels a and you don’t know where they come Tamale. stronger bond with humanity because from, but you better know that they are As an author and singer-songwriter, of them. These stories become the fuel far more complex than you think they Fogelin excavates these stories by con- for her writings — songs about people are.” necting to her community. She created living on the fringes or having unexpect- As Hot Tamale gears up for their Siz- Adrian Fogelin and Craig Reeder have The Front Porch Library in her neigh- ed gifts. been performing together for 10 years. borhood, which provides families with “I met a woman who cleaned the See HOT TAMALE, Page 4C RAY FAASS

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Copyright � 2019 Tallahassee Democrat. All rights reserved. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights , updated March 2007. 08/18/2019 August 19, 2019 9:40 am (GMT +4:00) Powered by TECNAVIA Tallahassee Democrat - 08/18/2019 Copy Reduced to 88% from original to fit letter page Page : C04 4C ❚ SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2019 ❚ TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT BEST-SELLERS Hot Tamale HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Continued from Page 1C Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 2. “The Inn” by James Patterson with zling Summer Show at Blue Tavern on Candace Fox (Little, Brown) Aug. 20, Fogelin and her music partner 3. “One Good Deed” by David Bal- Craig Reeder want to tell these stories. dacci (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) They’ve been harmonizing together for 4. “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth 10 years, and borrowed their name from Ware (Gallery/Scout Press) a Robert Johnson song lyric—“hot ta- 5. “Outfox” by Sandra Brown (Grand males and they’re red hot, yes she got Central Publishing) ‘em for sale.” 6. “A Dangerous Man” by Robert Fogelin first met Reeder at Tallahas- Crais (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) see’s Downtown Market. She saw him 7. “The Nickel Boys” by Colson performing on the sidewalk and felt he Whitehead (Doubleday) needed another voice in the mix. Just 8. “The New Girl” by Daniel Silva then, a woman walked up and started (Harper) singing alongside him, which gave Fo- 9. “Summer of 69” by Elin Hilder- gelin the courage to do the same. After a brand (Little, Brown) decade of working together, she says 10. “Chances Are ...” by Richard Rus- they’re well attuned to each other’s mu- so (Knopf) sical strengths. “When you sing with someone for a HARDCOVER NONFICTION long time you get good at covering the Adrian Fogelin and Craig Reeder first met at the Downtown Market 10 years ago. 1. “Tiny but Mighty” by Hannah thin spots in their voices and at know- They'll perform a summer show on Aug. 20 at the Blue Tavern. JOHN OWEN Shaw (Plume) ing what you do well and what they do 2. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama well,” says Fogelin. “Sometimes I sing (Crown) high but sometimes I sing low and Craig if I’m building them but as I’m finding 3. “Dare to Lead” sings higher than I do. We have a lot of them.” If you go by Brene Brown range in putting a song together.” Songs will come in bunches for Foge- The Hot Tamale Sizzling Summer (Random House) Fogelin’s music journey began with lin, who has written as many as five What: Show 4. “Unfreedom of her grandfather. She inherited his gui- tunes in two days. Hot Tamale practices the Press” by Mark tar, a Sears Roebuck Archtop Harmony for shows for four hours every week. When: 8-10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20. R. Levin (Threshold and wanted to learn the riff to The Ani- They infuse humor and melancholy Blue Tavern, 1206 North Mon- Editions) mals’ “House of the Rising Sun.” After a equally into their setlists. Songs follow Where: roe St. 5. “Three Women” few failed attempts, her mother placed characters from sidewalk musicians to a by Lisa Taddeo her in guitar lessons. woman who sells tickets at a cheap Cost: $2 cover (Avid Reader) The instructor discovered Fogelin’s movie theater. However, what makes For more information please 6. “Girl, Stop Apologizing” by Rachel singing voice, and soon after she joined the duo stand out in performances are Contact: call 850-212-5204 or visit https:// Hollis (HarperCollins Leadership) two high school bands, Half Priced Par- their slapstick “shticks.” www.facebook.com/ 7. “It’s Not Supposed to Be This adise and King Snail. When she began “We’re like old-time vaudevillians, events/689168651531467/. Way” by Lysa TerKeurst (Thomas college at the Rhode Island School of we have no shame,” laughs Fogelin. “We Nelson) Design, Fogelin was nervous to be out pack the trunk with props. We don’t 8. “Justice on Trial” by Mollie Hem- on her own, so she turned to her first take ourselves too seriously and have ingway and Carrie Severino (Reg- friend, the guitar. the absolute best time.” For Fogelin, the latter is a statement nery) “I took out my guitar and sat in the Fogelin often carries a feather boa, from the heart. Her guitar accompanied 9. “The Pioneers” by David McCul- stairwell of the dorm,” remembers Foge- while Reeder will sport a cowboy hat for her through difficult times. Music pro- lough (Simon & Schuster) lin. “It just so happened that the guy a Hank Williams tune. One gag begins vides comfort. She says stories will 10. “Never Settle” by Marty Smith playing the commencement ceremony with Reeder asking why they don’t have come up and bite her and that words (Twelve) heard me playing, so he had me sing a cover band, only to then whip out fake and songs are as alive as the air we with him at the freshman welcome mustaches so as to be their own cover breathe. MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS event.” band, “Snot Tamale.” “If you are ever going to be in the mo- 1. “The Reckoning” by John Grisham Fogelin played in a series of duos be- Hot Tamale has brought this fun ment, it’ll be when you’re making mu- (Dell) fore finding her groove with Reeder and atmosphere to venues around Tallahas- sic,” says Fogelin. “You’re not thinking 2. “Turning Point” by Danielle Steel Hot Tamale. The band covers every- see as well as the Monticello Opera about the past or what’s ahead. You’re in (Dell) thing from folk to Motown. Fogelin en- House and the Sopchoppy Opry. Their that one note and your hair is standing 3. “Willing to Die” by Lisa Jackson joys playing anything melodic, though music has also made the rounds on dif- on end because you’re so amazed at how (Kensington) she isn’t a fan of generic love songs. To- ferent radio stations around the world. it sounds.” 4. “Connections in Death” by J.D. gether, she and Reeder have composed For their summer show they’ll include Amanda Sieradzki is the feature Robb (St. Martin’s Press) hundreds of their own songs and like to The Youngbloods’ “Get Together” which writer for the Council on Culture & Arts. 5. “Laughter in the Rain” by Debbie tout their work as “original, but not Fogelin refers to as “the hippie national COCA is the capital area’s umbrella Macomber (Harlequin) painfully so.” anthem,” an old doo-wop standard “One agency for arts and culture (www.talla- 6. “Crucible” by James Rollins (Wil- Fogelin’s songs follow a narrative Summer Night,” and original “Ain’t No hasseearts.org). liam Morrow) structure with sparse fingerpicking on Friend Like An Old Guitar.” 7. “Frontier America” by William W. her guitar. She is amazed with how Johnstone (Pinnacle) Reeder will take her “pencil sketch” of a 8. “Cottage by the Sea” by Debbie song and adds “embroidery” with bass, Macomber (Ballantine) rhythm and lead guitar riffs. In the song- 9. “The Art of Racing in the Rain” writing process, she’ll start by singing a (movie tie-in) by Garth Stein (Harper phrase that transforms into a melody. In Debt to the Paperbacks) “I always think of songs as being IRS? 10. “Paradox” by Catherine Coulter stored in a place with a door,” says Foge- (Pocket) lin. “Sometimes the door opens and the songs come out. I never feel so much as Copyright � 2019 Tallahassee Democrat. All rights reserved. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights , updated March 2007. 08/18/2019 August 19, 2019 9:41 am (GMT +4:00) Powered by TECNAVIA Competition opens for 2019 Florida Book Awards

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