Sylva North Carolina – Curious as a Cathy

.Welcome Kittens & Dawgs! Last week, DH and I took a day trip to Ebbing, Missouri. Don’t forget to click on the images for an awesome viewing experience.

This quaint town isn’t new to us. We’ve been there many times in the past. I know what you’re thinking, “But, Cath you’re in east Tennessee and Missouri is several hours off”. So, why were we in Ebbing, Missouri?

The truth is, we weren’t in Ebbing, Missouri. In fact, Ebbing isn’t a real place.

We were really in the western North Carolina mountains community of Sylva (hometown to Mountain Faith Band ~AGT contestants). You may recall my mentioning visiting there and if not here’s a brain jogger, its next door to Dillsboro, the town that lines its streets with luminaries at Christmas. Here are three related posts ( 1, 2, and 3) to satisfy your curiosity.

To the right you’ll see the so-called Ebbing billboard business, but if you enlarge the image you can make out Jackson County displayed on the courthouse at the end of the street.

The next questions running through your head about now is why does Sylva, North Carolina have “Welcome to Ebbing Missouri” painted on the side of a building and why are do the business shingles read Ebbing?

Simple, Tinsel Town came to Sylva to film a new movie starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes and Peter Dinklage. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri revolves around a mother, Mildred Hayes (McDormand), who loses confidence in the local police to solve the murder of her daughter and buys three billboards to publicly blast the EPD for their lack of action to find the real killer.

We were about 50 feet from the director and McDormand. It appears he’s telling her what’s he’s looking for in this scene.

And…ACTION!

McDormand’s character, Mildred Hayes, yells, “You’re going to *beep* die!”

She dropped an unflattering, inappropriate word in her line, which I didn’t care for at all, but it was exciting to watching all the same.

The director watches. Is it a take or not?

It’s good!

The director approaches McDormand to give her a high 5.

The crew is quick to act gathering their stuff and to move on to the next scene.

The crew members were friendly, telling us hello or smiling at us as they passed.

Unfortunately, that one was taking place across the street inside the fake EPD. 🙁

This was a really cool way to end another day trip in the western North Carolina mountains. Now, I invite you to link your WW post below.

[tweetthis]Visit Ebbing Missouri on #WW & link up your #photo post! #ThreeBillboardsProduction[/tweetthis]

This was a long post, I sure do appreciate you sticking it out with me. I hope you come back for another peek through my lens with my newest addition of Skywatch Friday and get in on the Friday social media action. Have a fototastic day!