Summer’s Corner – Spiders in the Hairdo – David Holt & Bill Mooney

 

Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends

Published on December 13, 2005

Authors David Holt & Bill Mooney

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Hey, did you hear the one about the lady who had her beehive hairdo sprayed so hard that spiders started to nest in it? Of course you did, it happened to your next-door neighbor's cousin. Or was it your cousin's next-door neighbor? Folktales are not the exclusive domain of the past. They're alive and kicking in urban legends, those stories that are told as true, but always as happening to a friend of a friend.

 

We hear them in conversation and recognize them on the Internet. In this collection, you'll encounter stories about stupid criminals, scams and conspiracy theories, students clever enough to outsmart the professor though not smart enough to pass the test, and jerks who get their just desserts.

 

Based on David Holt and Bill Mooney's two-man storytelling show and their Grammy nominated audio, this collection will make your hair stand on end... possible into the shape of a beehive hairdo. These urban legends will teach readers the importance of courage and resourcefulness.

An amazing book that I enjoy every time I read it. I first learned of this book in middle school, when my librarian would read selections from the Scary Stories section for Halloween every year. The Urban Legends are amazing and just the tales themselves can cause shivers to run down your spine. If you want an interesting read that will get you hooked then this is it. When you get to the end you won’t know whether to look over your shoulder or continue normally.

Every young man dreams of a life of adventure. In 1968, David Holt found his life’s journey in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. With a passion to become an old-time banjo player, David traveled to remote mountain communities like Kingdom Come, Kentucky and Sodom Laurel, North Carolina searching for the best traditional musicians.

 

Holt found hundreds of old-time mountaineers with a wealth of folk music, stories and wisdom. There was banjoist Wade Mainer, ballad singer Dellie Norton, singing coal miner Nimrod Workman, and 122 year-old washboard player Susie Brunson. Holt learned to play not only banjos, but many unusual instruments like the mouth bow, the bottleneck slide guitar and even the paper bag.

 

For over three decades, David’s passion for traditional music and culture has fueled a successful performing and recording career. He has earned four Grammy Awards and performed and recorded with many of his mentors including Doc Watson, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff and Chet Atkins. Today he tours the country performing solo,  with his band The Lightning Bolts and with Sutton, Holt and Coleman.

 

Author’s Website:   https://www.davidholt.com/ 

 

Author’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/David-Holt/e/B001JS69ZW/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 

 

Author’s Goodreads:   https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/95832.David_Holt 

 

Bill Mooney starred for many years in the ABC daytime serial “All My Children” and is a two-time Emmy nominee for that role.

 

Holt and Mooney previously collaborated on Ready-to-Tell Tales and The Storyteller’s Guide. Their recording of Spiders in the Hairdo was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Spoken Word category.

 

Author’s Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/457183.Bill_Mooney?from_search=true&from_srp=true