Saturday, January 9, 2016

JJ presents....

The Subway Lounge.  We've had a rough week. Fighting over the airport.  Bricks. Stokes.  and more Stokes.  Its time to relax the way we used to in Jackson.  Here is some nostalgia for you as the music of King Edward, Fingers, the Houserockers, Abdul, Ms. Karen's cooking, and the late great Patrice Moncell come back to life for a few minutes. 




Thanks to Robert Mugge for allowing JJ to post this clip from his film Last of the Mississippi Jukes.

Posted by Kingfish at 6:59 PM

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

There IS a reason why JJ is #1! Thanks KF.

January 9, 2016 at 7:08 PM
Anonymous said...

Oh, what memories that brings back. Like so many, I had some great late, late good times enjoying the music, melody and mood at the Subway. I wish it were still there.

January 9, 2016 at 7:25 PM
Anonymous said...

I gave up going to the Subway Louge after watching some guy trying to buy
crack with a check outside the door.

January 9, 2016 at 9:28 PM
Mark said...

It's a shame that of all the money the city has wasted on projects that brought nothing of value to anyone, they only helped expedite the Subway's demise.

January 9, 2016 at 9:41 PM
Anonymous said...

A Friday night would start at the 10 oh 1, then on to Poets and either the Dock or the Subway. Saturday night rinse and repeat. Those were the days.
Too bad the Subway fell into such disrepair, and I was actually surprised to see the lack of Schimmels just recently. Both nothing but flat ground nowadays.

January 10, 2016 at 12:39 AM
Anonymous said...

Ah I remember giving the guys outside 5 or 10 bucks to keep a watch on your car so that it would not get broken into....

January 10, 2016 at 7:13 AM
Anonymous said...

I thought this was gonna be an upbeat thread. My bad.

January 10, 2016 at 7:22 AM
Anonymous said...

Jimmy King and the Houserockers still play on occasion.

The only way the Subway was able to make it for as long as it did was because there was no rent. The only bills were water and gas and electric. Jimmy and Helen lived across the street and loved the music and the joy it brought to white and black. He made very little money doing it.

Jimmy raised some fine kids too....Ivy League educated son and a nurse daughter....who cooked your chicken and made your blues dogs back in the day when the store was on the right side of the club.

F Jones does it's very best to continue the tradition and much praise must be given to the Dillon clan for all their hard work. (did you say Juan Valdez?)

Jimmy is an example of what Jackson can be if we stop the strife and bottle throwing and let our love for our music take over for a little while....humility and grace personified.

January 10, 2016 at 8:51 AM
Anonymous said...

8:51, I'll second that! Jimmy and Hellen King and their kids are some of the finest people I have ever met in my life! I agree 100% Jimmy King ...humility and grace personified!

January 10, 2016 at 10:13 AM
Kingfish said...

Miss Karen could cook!!!

January 31, 2016 at 11:02 PM

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