Lots of music (at The Groove)
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.
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
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Stooges Brass Band (@StoogesBB) Live at Joe’s House of Blues
#297 Stooges Brass Band @ Men of Class 2012 Joe’s House of Blues (by John Shaw)
The Stooges Brass Band play as the Men of Class come out of Joe’s House of Blues to resume the second-line, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)