All posts in category Pie History

Love That Country Pie

A little pie/music history – today marks the anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan’s album Nashville Skyline in 1969. The album featured singles “Lay Lady Lay”, “I threw it all away” and “Tonight I’ll be staying here with you.” It also featured a duet with Johnny Cash on the track “Girl from the North [...]

Is P-Town Becoming Pie Town?

The Portland Tribune will have a story about Portland’s growing pie-culture in next Friday’s edition. They’ve been interviewing and photographing a slew of important players in this growing movement. I provided my perspective, but I wanted to expand on it here. I’m new to the scene, so keep in mind that I’m speaking to this [...]

Dear Frisbee, You’re Welcome. Love, Pie

As you may have heard, Walter Frederick Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee recently died. When I read about the Frisbee’s birth, I realized that we actually have our old friend pie to thank for the toy. It apparently dawned on Morrison that people may want to buy a saucer-like toy to throw around when [...]

The most famous song with the word “Pie”

February 3 marks the anniversary of the Day the Music Died, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson’s plane went down near Clear Lake, Iowa. This, as you know, is the inspiration for Don McLean’s hit “American Pie”. I’d always known the gist of the event and the song, but [...]