My hometown of Ashdown, Arkansas, had Wal Mart #17. They’ve since built a Super Center, but during my early teen years, it was a small store.
It was the early 1970s and Sam Walton still made trips to the grand openings of his new stores. He was there when ours opened, ball cap, pick up truck, and all.
But at my age, I was far more interested in what was sitting in the entrance than what was inside the store.
A pinball machine.
It ...
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2020