Last week on Thursday, October 18, a reception was held at legendary Royal Recording Studios in South Memphis to announce the opening of Royal Entertainment Services, a booking agency that will be operating in conjunction with the studio.
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DJ Paul (@DJPaulKOM) at Spin Street, Memphis
DJ Paul (@DJPaulKOM) at the album release instore for his new album “A Person of Interest” at Spin Street in Memphis, 10/22/12
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
Slim Goodies Diner, Uptown New Orleans
Slim Goodies Diner on Magazine Street in New Orleans’ Uptown neighborhood is a great place for breakfast, 10/22/12. Like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/slimgoodiesNOLA.
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
Gravier Street After the Second-Line, 2012
People walk down Gravier Street after the end of the Men of Class second-line. Notice the night club in the middle of an otherwise-residential block. New Orleans, 10/21/12
The Men of Class Second Line Ends at the Yacht Club
The Men of Class second-line comes to an end at the Yacht Club on North Broad Street, 10/21/12
Heading Back Across The Bridge
The Men of Class second-line heading back across the bridge to the Yacht Club on Broad Street where it began, 10/21/12
Men of Class Second Line Uptown, 2012
The Men of Class 2012 second-line, Uptown 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