Jim Chappell: A Good Sport and Great Scholar

Jim Chappell

Seated at a table, Jim Chappell of Chappell’s Restaurant and Sports Museum opens a book of poetry and begins to read in a deep baritone. His finger scans the lines like a narrow spotlight illuminating the page. His voice warms to the words and revels in the rhythm and alliteration. The periphery of the room melts away, the banter of voices and drone of a television fade, and Chappell’s table transforms into a stage.

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