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Most recent PHOTOS matching your search for 'Big Al'...- Big Al heading for three-million miles of driving (Photo ID: 104282)
Al Owens shared a very special anniversary, "21 years ago today I started a life changing career in the trucking industry. I was a middle aged... (click photo title to read more)
- Congratulations to Denise and Al Owens (Photo ID: 102394)
Denise Railley and Big Al Owens were wed at Swans Landing in Campbellsville on Sunday October 13, 2024 at 4pm by Reverend Bobby Bowe of Columbia. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Scenic Tennessee - on Rocky Top (Photo ID: 99994)
On his route south, driver Big Al Owens shared this picture of flaming fall color from Rocky Top, Tennessee. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Sharing harvest from travels (Photo ID: 99349)
Big Al shares this discovery from the road, "South Carolina peaches." ... (click photo title to read more)
- Home grown veggies (Photo ID: 99310)
An early-August bounty from Big Al's garden.... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Gyros in Charlotte (Photo ID: 98136)
As he is trucking across and discovering the US, Big Al Owens frequently shares foods he enjoys. He writes, "The Chicken King restaurant is Greek... (click photo title to read more)
- Travel: Big Al reports in from the road (Photo ID: 97213)
Big Al Owens, the truck driving man from Columbia, writes, "I am so thankful that many of you tell me you enjoy stories from my trips. I have been... (click photo title to read more)
- Travel: North Carolina looking great (Photo ID: 96606)
"The state of North Carolina is looking beautiful as I drive east this week." - Big Al... (click photo title to read more)
- Discussions of downtown improvements and politics (Photo ID: 96592)
Big Al writes, "I ran into long time friends at lunch looking at all the improvements around the town square, including the pool room open in that... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: best darn cheeseburger (Photo ID: 96591)
Big Al writes, "I enjoyed one of the best darn cheeseburgers anywhere, deluxe - and a side of fries - at Moore's Pool Room just off the square in ... (click photo title to read more)
- Travel: Big Al reports in from London (Photo ID: 95325)
This is the view outside London's Red Lion from Big Al Owens who normally writes in to Columbia Magazine about his OTR travels across America. He ... (click photo title to read more)
- Enjoyed Sheryl, Willie and Chris in concert, finally (Photo ID: 95080)
Travel writer Big Al Owens writes, "Before the Pandemic, I bought a couple of tickets to see Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, and Chris Stapleton in co... (click photo title to read more)
- Road trip - exploring beauty in eastern KY (Photo ID: 93251)
Big Al Owens and his wife Marsha traveled to a few miles east to Stearns, Kentucky. They met up with friends Paula and James Garrison and enjoyed ... (click photo title to read more)
- Singer John Anderson with Big Al (Photo ID: 92579)
Columbia's Big Rig Trucker, Big Al, writes, "I met singer John Anderson in Russell County at the July 4th celebration. He was a very nice guy an... (click photo title to read more)
- Congratulations to Allen and Marsha Owens (Photo ID: 91679)
Frequent CM contributor Allen "Big Al" Owens is happy to announce his marriage to Marsha Lajuan Owens in Daytona Beach, Florida on June 1, 2021.... (click photo title to read more)
- A good fall trip (Photo ID: 89326)
Big Al Owens writes, "Marsha and I took a midweek trip to Gatlinburg to enjoy the sights of the beginning of the Fall Solstice."
... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al and Ozzy in 1992 (Photo ID: 89070)
Big Al Owens poses with the Godfather of Metal after a concert in 1992 in Chicago on the "No More Tours" Tour.... (click photo title to read more)
- Ben Wells of Blackstone Cherry with Big Al Owens (Photo ID: 82190)
Ben Wells of Blackstone Cherry poses with Columbia's Big Al Owens at the Plaza Theater's New Year's Eve show. Ben is part of the second generat... (click photo title to read more)
- Headhunter Doug Phelps with Big Al Owens (Photo ID: 82189)
Big Al Owens poses with The Kentucky Headhunters' Doug Phelps outside the Plaza Theater, Glasgow, KY on New Year's Eve.... (click photo title to read more)
- Dumas Walkers (Photo ID: 82180)
Big Al writes, "On New Year's Eve, I mosied over to Glasgow, Kentucky with my friend Crystal Stotts and got to celebrate the new year with the Ken... (click photo title to read more)
- Tommy Corbin with Big Al Owens (Photo ID: 82179)
Big Al writes, "We also ran into an old friend Tommy Corbin who is a police officer in Glasgow now."... (click photo title to read more)
- Fred Young and Big Al (Photo ID: 82176)
Fred Young from the Kentucky Headhunters poses with Big Al Owens at the Plaza Theater.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al and Crystal Stotts at the Plaza Theater (Photo ID: 82175)
Big Al writes, "On New Year's Eve, I mosied over to Glasgow, Kentucky with my friend Crystal Stotts and got to celebrate the new year with the Ken... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al reports in from Austin, TX, home of the Jackalope (Photo ID: 81329)
The Jackalope is where Big Al spent Halloween evening in Austin, TX. The restaurant fits the description of diners/drive-ins/dives and is said to ... (click photo title to read more)
- Halloween in Austin, TX (Photo ID: 81326)
Big Al Owens from Adair County, KY, at left, spent Halloween 2018 in Austin, TX with his new friend Kirsty from across the Pond. He recommends the... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens - terrific service at Norman's 44 (Photo ID: 80177)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, found a catfish dinner bargain in Prescott, AR. He was quite pleased with the $9.29 catfish feast he ate there,... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens finds the best catfish in Prescott, AR (Photo ID: 80176)
"All of this for $9.29. Best catfish, green beans, pinto beans, and mashed potatoes you will ever eat. Norman's 44 is in Prescott, Arkansas and... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Rig Trucker samples Texas Chicken (Photo ID: 79876)
I was at Edison on my 50th Birthday and sampled the Texas Chicken with Brussels Sprouts paired with Chivas Regal. - Big Al Owens ... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Rig trucker tests Edison-Patton Burger (Photo ID: 79599)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, recently visited internationally famous Edison & Patton Pub. He came, he saw, he ate it - dutifully recording w... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al tries Flatbread Pizza (Photo ID: 79473)
While at Edison & Patton Pub, Big Al also tested their Flatbread Pizza. Superb, he said. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al tries Beef Tamales in Houston, TX (Photo ID: 79472)
The menu at Edson & Patton Pub, Houston, TX, was short, so I decided to have the beef tamale. My fist bite floored me with the delicious flavors o... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al: A good breakfast at Ozzies Diner, Los Angeles (Photo ID: 77921)
A good breakfast at Ozzies Diner, Los Angeles, CA. I'm getting ready to watch the Chicago Cubs open up the 2018 MLB season in Miami. - BIG AL OWE... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al checks in from Los Angeles (Photo ID: 77920)
I am in Los Angeles @ Ozzies Diner having a good breakfast. I'm getting ready to watch the Chicago Cubs open up the 2018 MLB season in Miami. - ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens visits old friend, James Jennings (Photo ID: 76339)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, writes: Went through Littlefield, Texas after I left Lubbock to see an old friend, James Jennings. We chatte... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens runs with Jason Aldean crew (Photo ID: 75038)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig trucker headquartered on Heskamp Street, Columbia, KY, wrote Wednesday, October 4, 2017: "I ran with a couple of Jason ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al: McDonald's pricing and inflation (Photo ID: 74710)
Big Al photographed this sign at the original McDonald's in Downey, CA, which the company uses to make its claim that a $1.00 hamburger is a bett... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al sends prices from early McDonalds in Downey, CA (Photo ID: 74709)
Big Al photographed this photo of McDonald's 15c hamburger and 10c coffee days. Coffee at most McDonald's has is only six times as much as then, a... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens at original McDonald's - capsule history (Photo ID: 74706)
This poster capsulizes the history of McDonald's. - Big Al Owens ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in front of oldest operating McDonalds, Downey CA (Photo ID: 74704)
Famous Travel Writer Big Al Owners had his photo taken in front of the oldest McDonald's still operating, in Downey California. The mascot on ... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al tries world famous Laguna Burger (Photo ID: 73092)
I stopped at exit 108 in Casa Blanca, New Mexico and had a world famous Laguna Burger. It is delicious and very affordable - at $8.95 for a combo ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens at Dodgers Stadium with best friend (Photo ID: 72994)
My best friend Matt, left, took me to see our beloved Cubs in Los Angeles - BIG AL OWENS, the Big Rig Trucker.... (click photo title to read more)
- Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant (Photo ID: 72899)
Three future Hall of Fame baseball players from the Dodgers and Cubs - Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant, in my opinion. - Bi... (click photo title to read more)
- Kris Bryant of the Cubs (Photo ID: 72897)
National League MVP Kris Bryant of the Cubs. - BIG AL
... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al had front row ticket by 1st base (Photo ID: 72896)
Big Al in Los Angeles - "Had front row ticket by 1st base yesterday at the Cubs vs Dodgers game in beautiful Dodgers stadium with my best friend... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens captures National Anthem moment in LA (Photo ID: 72895)
Big Al was in the the stands when a very moving moment at any game, but especially so on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 27, 2017, when the na... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Cajun at Al-T's, Winnie, TX (Photo ID: 72067)
Fried crawfish, crawfish etouffe, mushrooms, and red beans and rice at Al-Ts Cajun Seaford & Steaks. - BIG AL OWENS. Paired photo. See: ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al makes pit stop at Al-T's Cajun Restaurant (Photo ID: 72064)
The Big rig made a pit stop by Al Ts Cajun Restaurant in Winnie, Texas last week. I had a craving for crawfish. Had a wonderful lunch and then hea... (click photo title to read more)
- Kyle Hendricks with Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker (Photo ID: 71307)
Kyle Hendricks and Big Al Owens at Spring Training for the Cubs. Kyle Hendricks - he is the future for the pitching staff for the World Series Cha... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al's souvenir Portillo's cup (Photo ID: 71298)
The cup for the beverage of choice - Big Al didn't say - for what he says is "the best Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers at Portillos", M... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Rig Trucker at Portillo's (Photo ID: 71286)
Had a great time at Spring Training for the World Series Champions, Chicago Cubs, and had the best Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers at Porti... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al with Tom Ricketts in Mesa, AZ (Photo ID: 71199)
Big Al is on the road again, stopped by Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona and got to hang out with Tom Ricketts, owner of the World Series Champion Chic... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al, the Big Rig trucker, discovers Margaritaville, KY (Photo ID: 69511)
Big Al Owens, the Epicurean Kentuckian who travels and reports from almost every state, where his mother, Ella Goetz, enjoys a pretty-perfect Mar... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al celebrates a great moment in history (Photo ID: 69378)
Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker, with friends following the most amazing sports moment in his life. The Cubs won the World Series the first time in 10... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: World Series Victory Meal (Photo ID: 69376)
I was in San Diego , California at the True North Tavern celebrating the Cubs World Series win with my friends from Spring Training with this perf... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al Owens gives Wow to Wow Diner (Photo ID: 68589)
I had the best beef and bean burrito with red Chile sauce today. It comes with a side of wild rice, and beans at a great price. I definitely recom... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens at home offfice of Bumble Bee Brand (Photo ID: 68260)
Big Al Owens found visits Bumble Bee home office in San Diego, CA. For more on the company, see ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in San Diego with Chicago Cubs (Photo ID: 68259)
Big AL was in San Diego, California August 25, 2016, with the Chicago Cubs caravan during this historic season as the Cubs swept the Padres. T... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al shows what it's like in the cockpit of a Tesla (Photo ID: 67846)
There's hardly anything the driver can't know about Tesla from the drivers seat. Paired photo, see: ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker, tries a Tesla (Photo ID: 67832)
Big Al in a brand new Tesla, it is an all electric car that is totally gas free. He writes, "I was in Long Beach, CA and I did drive the Tesla ar... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al: My mom & Kenny Walker (Photo ID: 67806)
My Mom, Eula Goetz, was thrilled to meet Sky Walker and get an autographed keepsake card from him. - Big Al Owens.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in Los Angeles: Approaching L.A. (Photo ID: 67801)
Approaching Los Angeles. - Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al tackles Taco Salad, Inglewood, CA (Photo ID: 67800)
Taco salad with shredded beef in Inglewood, California. - Big Al ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al at Dodgers-Rays game (Photo ID: 67799)
Big Al shot a view from the stands in a recent LA Dodgers/Ray game the Dodgers won 3-2.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al visits LA Dodgers: At Dodger Stadium Sign (Photo ID: 67797)
Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker, poses by Dodger Stadium Sign. Photo 26 Jul 2016.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al visits LA Dodgers: Vince Scully souvenir photo (Photo ID: 67794)
Big Al the Big Rig Trucker, in Los Angeles with Vin Scully scene framed in the in the background. That's Scully - the legendary broadcast perso... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in California with Curly, Moe & Larry & a Raccoon Tail (Photo ID: 67662)
Big Al spotted the fanciest VW he'd ever seen - we'd ever seen, complete with the Three Stooges staring out the back. About that raccoon tai... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in St. Louis, MO: With Jack the Ripper (Photo ID: 67660)
Jack Anthony Clark, aka "Jack the Ripper," signs a baseball of Big Al Owens, Columbia, KY, aka Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. For more on Ja... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al is in St. Louis, MO, with Stan the Man Bat (Photo ID: 67658)
An Innocent Bystander captured this rare shot of Stan the Man Musial securing additional notoriety in the hands of America's and Adair Cou... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al is in St. Louis, MO, this weekend (Photo ID: 67657)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, and friend are in St. Louis, MO, today, Sunday, July 17, 2016. That's the Gateway Arch, left, in the backgroun... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al pays homage to James Dean, his late look alike (Photo ID: 67438)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, lower right shadow, stopped by Blackwell's Corner, to visit the site of James Dean's last stop. After buying ... (click photo title to read more)
- Pay a visit to Waylon's hometown (Photo ID: 65582)
Waylon Jennings may be just a cutout in this photo, but Big Al Owens is real and happy to report from the hometown of this famous country artist.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al visits Littlefield, TX, birthplace of Waylon Jennings (Photo ID: 65523)
Big AL, James and Helen Jennings, and Moonhoney in Littlefield, Texas at Waymore Liquor store. Littlefield is the birthplace of Waylon Jennings.
... (click photo title to read more)
- Travel with the Big Rig Trucker: Big Al on Easy Street (Photo ID: 65405)
The peripatetic Big Al Owens, an Adair Countian who finds the neatest places - on his job, mind you - showed up in a fitting place for him, Easy S... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al at Cubs Field in Mesa, AZ (Photo ID: 65330)
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- Big Al with friends in Tempe, AZ (Photo ID: 65304)
Big Al, in back, got an Innocent Bystander to snap this shot on Monday, March 7, 2016, while he was in Tempe, AZ. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: Arizona skies (Photo ID: 65302)
Big Al captured this scene at a stop in Arizona on Mon 7 Mar 2016. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al & Ron Coomer at Cubs Training Camp (Photo ID: 65270)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker writes: "This is the famous Cubs play-by-play announcer Ron Coomer, left, in Mesa, AZ, at the Cubs game. Ron an... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens and John, professional photographer covering Cubs (Photo ID: 65144)
"This is me on the left, with John, a professional photographer who is covering Spring Training for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs have not won the ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al's Chariot: H & O Freightliner out of Campbellsville, KY (Photo ID: 65143)
Regular CM Contributor Big Al Owens, who just contributed the excellent photo series from the Chicago Cubs Spring Training Camp, has an important,... (click photo title to read more)
- Cy Young winner at Cubs Training Camp (Photo ID: 65115)
Jake Arrieta, Cy Young winner - Big Al Owens... (click photo title to read more)
- Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and Manager Joe Maddon (Photo ID: 65113)
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts talks with the Cubs Manager Joe Maddon. - BIg Al Owens... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens & Kevin Youkoulis at Cubs Training Camp, Mesa, AZ (Photo ID: 65112)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucke, with Chicago Cub Kevin Youkoulis... (click photo title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Bag of Portillo's in Mesa, AZ (Photo ID: 65070)
Big Al found the taste of sweet home Chicago in a bag of Portillo's famed delicacies. Next thing to being in Chicago.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens with Tom Ricketts, owner of the Cubs (Photo ID: 65069)
Tom Ricketts, owner of the Chicago Cubs, and the man that Donald Trump cannot shut down (See ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Rig Trucker at Cubs Training Camp, Mesa, AZ (Photo ID: 65067)
Big Al has been in Mesa, AZ, visiting with his favorites from Chicago, including Tom Ricketts, the owner of the Cubs.... (click photo title to read more)
- The Changing Face of Jamestown Hill: UCB campus & Big Al's Place (Photo ID: 65054)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, still owns property on the block surrounded by Jamestown Street, Hayes Street, and Heskamp Street, and was prou... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens beside portrait of the great Roger Miller (Photo ID: 63842)
Big Al Owens inside the Roger Miller Museum, Erick, OK. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al Owens at Roger Miller Museum, Erick, OK (Photo ID: 63841)
Big Al had his picture taken in front of the entrance to the Roger Miller museum in Erick, OK... (click photo title to read more)
- Signs welcome visitors to Erick, OK, home of Roger Miller & Sheb Wooley (Photo ID: 63840)
King of the Road Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, found this on his travels along Route 66 in Erick, OK, about a thousand miles from Downtown Co... (click photo title to read more)
- CM pretty exclusive: Not Jackson Browne, standin' on the corner (Photo ID: 63757)
It is, in fact, Columbia, Vester, & Chicago, Illinois' own Big Al Owens standin' on the corner. He is, in fact, taking it easy in Winslow, just ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al & Lissette Martinez (Photo ID: 63430)
Big Al Owens and Lissette Martinez are seen together a lot lately.... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al shares photo of his authentic Thanksgiving (Photo ID: 63428)
Big Al Owens and Lissette Martinez and others shared this Thanksgiving groaning board of authentic Thanksgiving foods and beverages on Thursday, No... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al & Lissette Martinez enjoy Thanksgiving (Photo ID: 63427)
Big Al writes: "Happy Thanksgiving, Columbia, from Lissette Martinez and Big AL. This is Lissette's first Thanksgiving in America. ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Rig Trucker on history tour: Photo of Hanging (Photo ID: 63134)
Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker, on a fascinating history tour right close to home, took a photo of a hanging which took place in Bardstown, Nelson Co... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Rig Trucker on history tour: at Old Bardstown Jail (Photo ID: 63132)
My girlfriend Lissette, left, and I toured Bardstown recently and learned many unique things about the Bardstown area. Jesse James cousin ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker finds Burton, Texas (Photo ID: 63128)
Adair County may have a ridge for this prestigious family from England, but in Texas they have the entire community. - Big Al ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in the Big Easy: On board trolley, window open (Photo ID: 62085)
Big Al's I'm about-to-have-a-crawfish-platter at Saints & Sinners grin, captured by an Inocent Bystander as he rode, windowlight open on the way... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al in the Big Easy: Trolley Ride (Photo ID: 62084)
Big Al the Big Rig Trucker parked his truck and took a Trolley 904 on his way to Bourbon Street and Saints and Sinners, for a mandatory crawfish ... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al's Crawfish Platter at Saints & Sinners - II (Photo ID: 62080)
Had Saints & Sinners crawfish platter with boiled potatoes and corn on the cob. Delicious. About $20. - BIG AL OWENS. Paired photo. See also:... (click photo title to read more)
- Big Al parks big rig for visit to Saints & Sinners in New Orleans - I (Photo ID: 62079)
Parked the Big Rig in the Big Easy for a few hours and went to Saints and Sinners in New Orleans on Bourbon Street for some Crawfish. - BIG AL... (click photo title to read more)
| | Most recent STORIES matching your search for 'Big Al'...- Campbellsville man rams vehicle into gun shop (Story ID: 135117)
From Larry Joe Smith, 99.9 The Big Dawg
A Campbellsville man is charged with burglary after ramming his truck through the front door... (click title to read more)
- Letter: Some trucks are necessary (Story ID: 132872)
Big Al writes:
How about all trucks stop delivering goods to Columbia and then you have a reason to go to Campbellsville. No... (click title to read more)
- It was a night for love and celebrations at the Castle (Story ID: 129157)
On October 14, 2023 Big Al Owens and Denise Railley from Lebanon got engaged at the Kentucky Castle in Lexington.
He writes, "It was a be... (click title to read more)
- Chicago pizza (Story ID: 126951)
By Big Al Owens
A few weeks ago, my girlfriend Denise and I went north to the Windy City. On our visit we went to the best place for... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens travels close to home at this writing (Story ID: 124493)
By Big Al Owens
I made my way downtown Thursday to pay the tax man and decided to stop off at Moore's Pool Room for lunch - one of ... (click title to read more)
- Travel with Big Al: at Crow, Nelson, Stapleton concert (Story ID: 122365)
By Big Al Owens, on the road again
Before the Pandemic, I bought a couple of tickets to see Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, and Chris St... (click title to read more)
- Road trip to Stearns and Barthell Coal Camp (Story ID: 119628)
On a beautiful October weekend Big Al Owens and his wife Marsha traveled to a few miles east to Stearns, Kentucky.
They met up with an old ... (click title to read more)
- Wedding announcement: Owens and Burke (Story ID: 112204)
By Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker
Save the date December 19th, 2020, Marsha Lajuan Burke and I are going to be married in Columbi... (click title to read more)
- New Years with the Kentucky Headhunters and Artimus Pyle (Story ID: 101482)
By Big Al Owens
On New Year's Eve, I moseyed over to Glasgow, Kentucky with my friend Crystal Stotts and got to celebrate the new y... (click title to read more)
- Austin, TX food and Halloween celebration shared by Big Al (Story ID: 100402)
From the Road by Big Rig Driver, Big Al
Big Al Owens reported in from a Halloween stop in Austin, TX. He said he had a great time, m... (click title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al reviews Edison & Patton, Houston (Story ID: 98114)
'1st bite of Beef Tamale floored me with delicious flavors of beef, guacamole, and sour cream . . . ' - BIG ALClick on headline for co... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens visits original McDonalds in Downey, CA (Story ID: 92738)
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By Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker
On Monday, September 11, 2017, I was fortu... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens in LA for Cubs-Dodgers game (Story ID: 90806)
Album attached, from the Sportswriter who rose from a little farm at Vester, KY; the small town of Columbia, KY, and the county seat of Cook County... (click title to read more)
- Advisory from Hunter Durham: Go light on the peppers, Big Al (Story ID: 88899)
Hunter Durham writes:
OK, Big Al: Who has a mouth big enough to eat that sandwich. Boy, it looks good. But go light on the peppers... (click title to read more)
- Big Al and Tom Ricketts (Story ID: 88797)
Cubs looking for back to back National Championships
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By Big Al Owens, t... (click title to read more)
- Walmart Academy opens with commencement and ribbon cutting (Story ID: 88195)
This center will bring 90 Walmart employees per week into Columbia from 20 different stores around the state. Columbia was selected, according to A... (click title to read more)
- Steve Coomer to Big Al: 10 more titles and Cubs can match Cards (Story ID: 86744)
Steve Coomer writes:
Congrats to Big Al on Cubs victory, but as a St. Louis fan for 52 years I wish it would have been another ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al: Cubs deliver perfect ending to a perfect season (Story ID: 86721)
The first World Series title for the Cubs in 108 years bring the most amazing feelings a sports fan ever had, Big Al says. His only regret was wish... (click title to read more)
- Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al on Wow Dinner, Milan, NM (Story ID: 85731)
(Wow Diner, 1300 Motel Drive, Milan, NM 87021, roughly 20 hours, around 1,425 miles depending on route, from downtown Columbia, KY - See Google map... (click title to read more)
- Travel: Big Al Owens in beautiful San Diego, CA - album (Story ID: 85290)
Click on headline for introductory item with photo(s) and see YouTube Video about one site he visited, the former Showley Bros.Candy Factory, which... (click title to read more)
- Travel with Big Al: His Dodger/LA album 26 Jul 2016 (Story ID: 84656)
Album posting in progress... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Album: St. Louis & California (Story ID: 84474)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, shares another great album, with baseball photos from the beer & baseball center, St. Louis, MO, and an outlyer tak... (click title to read more)
- Billy Joe Fudge: Agrees with Mark Hale, Big Al on truck stop (Story ID: 84160)
Billy Joe Fudge writes:
I've been saying the same thing for several years, Big Al. In fact, I found myself a couple of weeks a... (click title to read more)
- Mark Hale: Columbia has an opportunity for nice truck stop (Story ID: 84153)
His favorite choice of a big chain truck stop would be Flying J, with a Denny's inside. For Columbia, a really good local truck stop, with a Betty... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens visits Waylon Jennings' hometown in Texas (Story ID: 82033)
The big rig trucker/storyteller Big Al Owens frequently shares stories from the road. This one was written about a stop at the home of famous singe... (click title to read more)
- Big Al reports in from Cubs Spring Training, Mesa, AZ - Album (Story ID: 81306)
Big Al says he, and Las Vegas, think 1916 is the year the Cubs will win the series for the first time in 108 year!
Click on headline fo... (click title to read more)
- Travel with Big Al Owens: Erick, OK, home of Roger Miller (Story ID: 79546)
Click on headline for album
Big Al Owens reports in from the road. He's been in Erick, OK, home of humorists/singers Roger Mill... (click title to read more)
- Latest from Big Al Owens - Photo album (Story ID: 79225)
Frequent CM Contributor Big Al Owens sent some pictures to bring readers up to date. They are attached to this mini-album for easier viewing. ... (click title to read more)
- April Shepperd: On the taste of crawfish (Story ID: 77706)
'Their taste lies somewhere between shrimp and lobster. Unlike lobster that usually retains its flavor, crawfish soak up the spices of the boil. A... (click title to read more)
- Big Al on What Shrimp Taste Like (Story ID: 77666)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker writes:
In answer to Mary Ann Brown's Question: Crawfish taste similar to shrimp in my opini... (click title to read more)
- COF offers Epicurean Edification on what crawfish taste like (Story ID: 77663)
COF writes:
Wahl, If its enny help, back in the day we'uns use ta call em "mud puppies."
COF at Dun Roman
High o'er Bea... (click title to read more)
- Question for Travel Writer Big Al - What does crawfish taste like? (Story ID: 77658)
Mary Ann Brown writes:
Simple question for Big Al? I am not a seafood person but have eaten shrimp and catfish but that is abou... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Travel Album: In the Big Easy (Story ID: 77653)
The Roving & Grazing Big Rig Trucker, Big Al Owens, was in New Orleans recently, at work. Along the way he parked his truck, took a trolley and headed... (click title to read more)
- Roger D. Smith spots an Adair Countian at original Starbucks (Story ID: 77242)
Comments re photo 61769 Recognize anyone you know at the original Starbucks... (click title to read more)
- Big Al the Big Rig Trucker: on Downtown Coburg omission (Story ID: 75993)
Comments re photo 60929 Growing Coburg KY Downtown Business District... (click title to read more)
- Bear Album of & Jun 8, 2015: Egypt Album (Story ID: 75796)
Photos of the Bear which visited Egypt, Adair County, KY are linked here for reader convenience. Thanks to Janet Biggs, Alice & Mike Curry, and Big Al... (click title to read more)
- Awaiting picture after report from Heart of TX of Bear at Egypt (Story ID: 75746)
Bear sightings in Adair County gone nationwide, as we are hearing from all over: From Texas, from Fayette County, and Egypt and Zion, KY... (click title to read more)
- Letter: Big Al Gets Things Done (Story ID: 73719)
Jon Halsey writes:
I have long realized that "Big Al" is definitely a "Man of the Hour" but I never realized what a "Mover... (click title to read more)
- Christine Rowe: Thanks to Big Al for Buddy Holly story (Story ID: 73688)
Big Al fan writes from Australia
Christine Rowe writes:
Thank you for sharing your great Photos :-)
I hope y... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: A visit to West Texas (Story ID: 73679)
By Big Al Owens, The Big Rig Trucker
I was recently in a remote town in West Texas that seems to produce some of the finest musician... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: Merry Christmas Columbia Magazine readers (Story ID: 72078)
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads Columbia Magazine. Thanks for the feedback from my travels, hope to have a wonderful year in 2015. - Big Al ... (click title to read more)
- Al Owens: A visit to Dallas, 51 years after JFK assassination (Story ID: 71667)
'I was overcome by a powerful presence as I entered the school book depository that day. It was an eery feeling to be in this locale.' - BIG AL O... (click title to read more)
- On the Road Again with Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker (Story ID: 71113)
It's a Big Rig Epicurean Road Report on Crawfish House in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; and a Sports Report from the Shoeless Joe Jackson House, i... (click title to read more)
- Big Al, The Big Rig Trucker, has semi truck solution (Story ID: 68940)
By Big Al Owens
There's a simple solution for the problem of semi's continuing to drive through the Square. There should be signs ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al was member of Class of 1986 (Story ID: 65470)
Big Al writes:
I graduated in 1986 from ACHS. Big Al Owens (Donnie) --Big Al
... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: President Obama visits Big Al in Nashville (Story ID: 65083)
When a fellow worker asked Suzanne where BIg Al was that day, she said he was going to hear the President. The co-worker said she, too, had wanted ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: You never know what you might see in Nashville (Story ID: 63540)
The Predators lost the hockey game, but Big Al and Suzanne score photos with Vince Gill, and they make a debut on the Kiss Cam displayed to the ent... (click title to read more)
- Congratulations to Ralph and Glinda Waggener (Story ID: 62677)
Big Al & Suzanne Burton write :
Congratulations Ralph & Glinda... --Big Al Owens & Suzanne Burton
... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: Finding the Soul of Memphis - Album (Story ID: 62362)
Album in progress, from front page click on headline, then scroll down for photo(s) as added... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience (Story ID: 61101)
After seeing the show at the War Memorial in Nashville, frequent CM contributing Entertainment Reviewer Big Al Owens writes . . . after the 1st ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al favors Adair School District decision to fire baseball coach (Story ID: 60529)
Big Al Owens sent a letter in favor of the decision by the Adair County School District to fire the baseball coach.... (click title to read more)
- Big Al reviews Kris Kristofferson show at the Ryman (Story ID: 59599)
Legendary Singer performs Why Me, Lord at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, TN and tells how he found salvation the night Larry Ga... (click title to read more)
- Derby Redux: Pennsyltuckian story about memorable Downs trip (Story ID: 59434)
The author says his friend's weekend and description of the Derby are reminiscent of Hunter S. Thompson's description in "Fear and Loathing," ... (click title to read more)
- COF comments on Big Al remark, from Knifley viewpoint (Story ID: 59415)
With the secret to a long life without getting older
COF writes:
While a stalwart raconteur and bon vivant,... (click title to read more)
- Big Al gives irreverent definition for Maury query (Story ID: 59413)
Big Al writes:
Older Americans is for those who are too old to cut the mustard anymore.
- Big Al
... (click title to read more)
- (Ad) In half a day - House is rented using CM Rental Photo Ad (Story ID: 58272)
CM CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: It simply works!
... (click title to read more)
- Ed Pipalski poses questions on crosswalks (Story ID: 57517)
Ed Pipalski writes:
The stop lines are placed on the roadway prior to the pedestrian cross walk lane so vehicles do not obstruc... (click title to read more)
- Question: Should white stop lines be placed farther back? (Story ID: 57506)
Shannon writes to Big Al Owens:
Big Al Owens - I totally agree. White lines instructing you where to stop at an intersection ar... (click title to read more)
- Wants driving tips from Big Rig Trucker on regular basis (Story ID: 57499)
Suggests he send critiques on Mom and Pop restaurants
Mary Knight writes to Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker:
Big ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens: It's important to stop behind painted stop line (Story ID: 57494)
Big Al Owens writes:
I have noticed in my years of driving a Big Rig that most people do not stop behind the painted stop lin... (click title to read more)
- Travel & Sports: Big Al meets Jim Riley, Terry Randall teammate (Story ID: 57261)
They took Georgia Tech Yellowjackets to the NCAA for first time. Randall was on those great teams when Donald Doss was manager, before H. Hunter Du... (click title to read more)
- Travel: Rinegar. Joe Rinegar. Rhymes with vinegar (Story ID: 57066)
How we met an unforgettable man met in one of life's most common emergencies, on a visit to Moore County, Tennessee. Evoked on reading: ... (click title to read more)
- Great Wooded South: Whiskey Fudge shines for the family (Story ID: 57049)
Big Al's travelogue and the sign, Whiskey Fudge, brings to mind the man known as Bourbon Fudge, a kinsman of Billy Joe Fudge who created a magical... (click title to read more)
- Big Al's visit to Lynchburg Tennessee (Story ID: 57037)
Moore County, TN, still has gotten the message which still isn't heard in Adair County, either, Big Al says
Big Al Owens, the Bi... (click title to read more)
- Picking up freight, meeting Kix Brooks at Arrington Vineyards (Story ID: 56569)
Mr. Al, the Big Rig Trucker, makes pickup at gorgeous Arrington Vineyards, gets to meet Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn, an owner of the vineyard. Ar... (click title to read more)
- Agrees with Big Al Owens suggestion (Story ID: 54478)
Celia Stuart writes:
That would be a good name for times like this. Young people and old would remember this hero. - Celia... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens wants new name: Dakota Meyer Elementary School (Story ID: 54469)
Big Al writes:
I agree and I think the new school should be named after a real hero. I suggest Dakota Meyer Elementary - Big... (click title to read more)
- Wonders if anybody knew where Rosa's Cantina is? Anyway? (Story ID: 52556)
Comments re photo 45585 World FPS Champion writer Rebecca, Cousin Jenny... (click title to read more)
- Epicurean Comment: What is needed is fresh potato Curly Q's (Story ID: 52419)
BJ Fudge can visualize Big Al's Dream of Big Al's (East Columbia) Bar and Grill. What the restaurant needs - what Columbia needs - curly q, deep fr... (click title to read more)
- Big Al wants to legalize the sale of alcohol in East Columbia (Story ID: 52406)
Would consider coming off road to open Big Al's Bar & GrillBig Al Owens writes: I am interested in finding out if an... (click title to read more)
- Big Al more sold than ever after second visit to Circle R (Story ID: 51251)
By Big Al Owens, the Big Rig TruckerI could not get enough last night. I dined again at Good old Circle R and the chef and Jennifer, wh... (click title to read more)
- Big Rig Trucker gives blessing to latest CR (Story ID: 51239)
Roaming and GrazingThe Big Rig Trucker, Big Al Owens, called after the editor of CM had been retired for the night for three hours - af... (click title to read more)
- Big Al: New Orleans on Tv; Chicago vs Nashville rinkside (Story ID: 51002)
A Nashville evening was great if not perfect. The Cats did beat pesky Cards on Tv. But the Blackhawks beat our Predators one lousy goal - breaking ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens experiences Experience Hendrix in Nashville (Story ID: 50542)
ENTERTAINMENT: Big Al and son Wichita check in from Nashville, TN, with a rave review of The Experience Hendrix show, and with this dessert first B... (click title to read more)
- Billy Joe Fudge thinks world class truck stop is needed here (Story ID: 50447)
Agrees that neighbors have voiced some legitimate concerns, but sees ensuing development which might bring Cracker Barrel - and says maybe even a G... (click title to read more)
- Says truck stop would be a good thing for Adair County (Story ID: 50446)
Comments re article 50439 With a little cooperation, Big Al would help put Columbia on ... (click title to read more)
- With cooperation, Big Al would help put Columbia on the map (Story ID: 50439)
He says a truck stop in Columbia, KY, would be a gold mine for the community. He's het up, but probably without realizing that Miss Vicky wasn't po... (click title to read more)
- Big Rig Trucker Music Critique: Ronnie McDowell in Edmonton, KY (Story ID: 50387)
For ten bucks per, Edmonton, KY, venue offers quite a value, Big Al saysClick on headline for review and photo(s) By Big ... (click title to read more)
- 1st LWC National Champs get overdue banner, 40 years later (Story ID: 50239)
The 1971-'72 Lindsey Wilson Junior College basketball roster: Steve Campbell, "Big Al" Crim, Micah Harvey, Mike Humphress, Pat ... (click title to read more)
- Lindsey Wilson to honor 1971-72 National Championship Basketball team (Story ID: 50134)
The 1971-'72 Lindsey Wilson Junior College basketball roster: Steve Campbell, "Big Al" Crim, Micah Harvey, Mike Humphress, Pat ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al comments on son's, Wichita Owens', posted fiction (Story ID: 49994)
Comments re article 49981 Bojangles The Death BringerBig Al writes: ... (click title to read more)
- Owens Bros. - Big Al and son Wichita - Super Bowl album (Story ID: 49845)
The Owenses are in Indianapolis, sending back photos. Longer dispatches are anticipated later today or tomorrow. This album is intended to make it eas... (click title to read more)
- Big Al asks if he can have Bud with lunch after election (Story ID: 48128)
Big Al Owens After this election, can I go to eat lunch here in town and wash it down with an ice cold Bud? -BIG AL... (click title to read more)
- Big Al gets double trophy in Big Buck episode (Story ID: 47777)
The Rest of the Story: He also hit the radiator on his rig, and now leads not only in the deer hunting category, but also in the Big Game Radiator ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al: Talbott Tavern & Big Al & Don Roussin (Story ID: 46686)
Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker and Epicurean Kentuckian, visited and reviewed the famed Old Talbott Tavern, 102 W. Stephen Foster, Bardstown, KY... (click title to read more)
- Big Al, Big Rig Trucker's Birthday today and lots of others (Story ID: 45647)
Thanks to Eula Goetz for writing to remind everyone that today is the birthday of Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker. Big Al Owens is in Detroit today, ma... (click title to read more)
- Wishes many more safe miles for the Big Rig Trucker (Story ID: 45277)
Eula Goetz writes: Allen, Dad and I are very proud of you. Congratulations & many more safe miles. --Eula Goetz... (click title to read more)
- The Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker story: 1,000,000 Mile Milestone (Story ID: 45270)
A tribute to one of Adair County's noblest professions, and to one particular practitioner, Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, who's now driven the... (click title to read more)
- The Adventures of Big Al, Big Rig Trucker: El Rancho Hotel episode (Story ID: 44660)
When last he left us, Big Al was in mortal shock after seeing the WWII prophylactic poster in ... (click title to read more)
- Special Ads, News, for FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011 (Story ID: 44174)
Clicks to favorite Sunday with CM for May 1, 2011, columnist Plus selected favorite stories and m... (click title to read more)
- Special News, Ads, for WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011 (Story ID: 44128)
Clicks to favorite Sunday with CM for May 1, 2011, columnist Plus selected favorite stories and m... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Eats: At Al T's in Winnie, TX (Story ID: 44003)
Big Al turns Cajun in Winnie, TX, where he has a high $ meal (price not revealed, this article) at Al T's. The Seafood Platter is practically a buf... (click title to read more)
- Reader maintains that Arizona is so in America (Story ID: 44000)
Comments re article 43988 Big Al Owens standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona (Story ID: 43988)
Big Al, the Big Rig Trucker: The Eagles' Album, Winslow, AZClick on headline for introduction and photosBig Al shared his to... (click title to read more)
- Big Rig Trucker: Big Al visits USS Texas in Houston (Story ID: 43986)
Click on headline for story plus photo(s)Big Al Owens, the Big Rig TruckerThe USS Texas was an American battleship which... (click title to read more)
- Thinks there is a painting in Winslow, AZ photo from Big Al Owens (Story ID: 43969)
Comments re article 43959. Big Al Standing on the Corner in Winslow AZMaury ... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Standing on the Corner in Winslow, AZ (Story ID: 43959)
Comments re photo 40089: Big Al Owens Standing on the Corner in Winslow AZ... (click title to read more)
- The Cat came back (Story ID: 43726)
The urgent search for Sheila Owens' big yellow cat has been called off. The cat is back. He had found a sulking place up under a neighbor's house, as ... (click title to read more)
- Big Rig trucker rolling into Houston in time for Final Four (Story ID: 43397)
Allen Owens writes:The H & O rig will be rolling out of here tonite for Houston, Texas. I have a delivery in Houston on Friday morn... (click title to read more)
- Big Al Owens is welcome to come to greatest ACHS reunion ever (Story ID: 43307)
Marian Grant send personal invitation to Big Al Owens to send in reservation and he can come to the Biggest Adair County High School Reunion ever -... (click title to read more)
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