A mission to sell more news journals took me from Tennessee into Kentucky where the presence of KFC was immediate and abundant. Chicken-ladened billboards abound.
And the birthplace of Col. Harlan Sanders is listed as an “attraction” on the info sign at the Corbin exit of I-75. I didn’t stop, having just stretched my legs at an antique mall devoid of any good baseball stuff. But may catch it on a return trip.
Checking into my hotel in Lexington, I was pleased to see so many good dinner choices within walking distance — since getting back into my car was undesired. Bounding down the sidewalk on a perfect spring evening, I carefully considered my options.
Malone’s. Carrabba’s. Max and Erma’s. T.G.I.Friday. Old Chicago. Outback. And many more.
But as I crossed Man O’ War Blvd, a KFC on the corner caught my eye — and apparently my taste buds. After completing my combination exercise/restaurant search, I entered KFC and ordered the combination grilled chicken meal.
The Colonel made me do it. I had been conditioned by the signs and symbols along the Interstate.
There has to be a lesson here that will help with selling subscriptions to Baptists Today. I’ve just got to figure out what it is.
Director of the Jesus Worldview Initiative at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee and former executive editor and publisher at Good Faith Media.