We didn't have a heck of a lot of advertisers back in the Take One days, but a handful of companies were faithful from the first day, running regular ads and paying on time (important for a struggling publication!). Nashville attorney Bart Durham was one such advertiser, who came on board with the third or fourth issue...I remember ol' Bart cruising up to our Second Avenue office in his convertible sports car with payment for his ads. As regular as clockwork, he was...local printer Copies Unlimited was another regular advertiser; I worked there for about three days sometime in the 1980s. For my money, though, our two longest-running and most avid supporters were Mary Jane's on Elliston Place, and New Life Record shop on Charlotte in West Nashville. New Life's Lee Lane even contributed cartoons to the publication in later days. Thanx to both for their invaluable support!
