This Ain't No Shoe Store!

By Jim Reese

In this second edition of his memoir This Ain't No Shoe Store Jim Reese further chronicles the life of his father Burney Reese and the members of The Enterprise Social and Come What May Club, a freewheeling cast of characters who frequented Reese's Diner in the town of Enterprise, Alabama from 1947-1970. Included in this sequel are more stories told by a master of telling stories and a hilarious letter about Burney to the author from a waitress who worked with him at Ed's Restaurant in Enterprise from 1970-1975. The writer concludes his book by revealing the spiritual side of his father and some of his own personal experiences including his second baptism and some brief remarks about the EF4 tornado of March 1, 2007 that took the lives of 8 high school students and 1 adult. The author was the Superintendent of Education of the Enterprise City School System when that event occurred. If you like to laugh and reflect on times gone by, you will enjoy this nostalgic walk through the eyes of Jim Reese.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08DBVKYCH
• ISBN13: 9798653722530
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Simpler Times, Small Towns

Even though I am a Northener, I throughly enjoyed Jim Reese's book. He is really successful at bringing the characters from his Fathers Diner to life. This could have taken place in any small town in America. An exceptionally good read! Kudos to the Author

This Ain't No Shoe Store is a time machine.

Travel back to a simpler time and meet the patrons of an old fashioned diner. Well written and moving. Everyone can relate to the true stories told in this humorous look at a by-gone era.