Stone Mountain Village, Thanksgiving morning, 11/22/12 (at Stone Mountain Village)
Travel
Valet Boutique, Huntsville AL
I was disappointed to learn that Kreativ Sole had closed, but Huntsville has a new upscale hip-hop boutique called Valet Boutique (@ValetBoutique) that has a full array of urban wear for the discerning customer. Visit them at http://valetboutique.blogspot.com/, like them at http://www.facebook.com/valetboutique or follow them at https://twitter.com/ValetBoutique.
Georgetown: A Mississippi Ghost Town
On the way back to Memphis I passed through Georgetown, Mississippi, a town which is largely abandoned, although people still seem to live there. Although I could find nothing about the town’s history, certain clues suggest that it was an early 20th-century company town, notably the divided boulevard called Railroad Avenue, as well as the perfect street grid which is not common in Mississippi. Finally, there is a railroad engine at the highway crossroads surrounded by an iron fence and bearing the name of a gravel company. Perhaps Georgetown was the company town and headquarters for the gravel company. At any rate, the gravel must have played out, and Georgetown now is virtually a ghost town.Â
TBC Brass Band Live at the Blue Nile
After the Men of Class second-line, I grabbed a dinner at Tru Burger on Oak Street, and then headed down to Frenchmen Street to catch my homeboys in the TBC Brass Band at their Blue Nile gig. I was somewhat torn, as Victor Goines was performing at Snug Harbor several doors down from the Nile, but I always support To Be Continued whenever I’m in New Orleans, 10/21/12
Stooges Brass Band (@StoogesBB) and the Men of Class Heading Up MLK
The Men of Class second-line heading up Martin Luther King Boulevard with the Stooges Brass Band, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
The Men of Class at Sportsman’s Corner
The Men of Class second-line arriving at Sportsman’s Corner, Second and Dryades, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
Stooges Brass Band (@StoogesBB) at Men of Class 2012
#301 Stooges Brass Band @ Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Men of Class and Stooges Brass Band head up Dryades toward Second Street, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
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