A little blast from the past for those of you out there who were in East Tennessee from 1954-1971. If you were around during that time, then you remember Cas Walker’s Home and Farm Hour on WBIR. Cas Walker — the proprietor of Cas Walker’s Supermarkets — was a genius when it came to promotion, and was tireless in getting the name of his store into the public eye.

Cas was a flamboyant as he was successful and he grew to be a giant in the political arena of East Tennessee. In fact, once he got into a fistfight at a Knoxville City Council meeting.

Serving up a little High Quality Farm-Fresh Cas Walker Whup Ass

Cas passed away in 1998, but I am convinced that, if it came down to it, Cas would still whip the ass of anybody who’d take him on — even though he has been dead for 10 years. Here’s a little flashback of Cas for those of you who remember him:

Just to think Cas was going to jail all that time, just to get the publicity.

But after all, as Cas always said:

You tell ‘em Cas!

– Go Figure …

Images Courtesy of: The Ole Coon Hunter – Cas Walker

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