Saturday, January 3, 2026

What to do, What to do?

It is 1986 in Jackson.  What is there to do on a Saturday night? 







27 comments:

Anonymous said...

Since I’m not a “Double dumbass” I would’ve gone to see Star Trek IV to hear Scotty tell Admiral Kirk “There be whales here!”

Anonymous said...

Going to Jack & Jill's, the Palm Beach Club, Poets, or George Street, and then ending up at the Dock to close out the night.

Anonymous said...

Three Amigos at Metrocenter. I might have been there.

Anonymous said...

Goto Jackson and watch a shoot out at a gas station

Anonymous said...

Look at those restaurant prices. And reminds me when Jackson actually had a newspaper.

Anonymous said...

Have fun all night long, go home and drink the water out of the faucet without wondering if it there actually was water in the pipes or if it would make me sick...

Anonymous said...

The T'birds at Jackson City Auditorium!!!

Anonymous said...

I would put on a turtle neck and take that cute young librarian out for dinner and go see The Mosquito Coast

Anonymous said...

Stefan Anderson at the Jolly Roger before moving to the Poop Deck in the Quarter.
Skip Partridge at the Exchange Club (where Underground 119 was later).
The Electric Circus at BJ's.
Marney's. The Hat & Cane. The Zodiac. The Wagon Wheel...
Jackson was once full of life with great places to eat and dance!!

Anonymous said...

Yep, back then, Jackson had an actual local newspaper and move theaters.

Anonymous said...

Dinner at Poet’s, dessert at Swensen’s, drinks at Scrooges, Cherokee, Bennigan’s, or George Street before closing out the night, like 6:24, at the Dock. If my date liked to dance, maybe stop by Studebakers. If in luck, the Tangents would be playing at George Street.

Anonymous said...

"Catalog shoppers fear Back Order Limbo"
uhhh
What's a catalog?

Anonymous said...

With Jason & the Scorchers!

Anonymous said...

Man, I used to love some Bonanza chopped steaks with the fixins. Two for $8.00. lol

Anonymous said...

It was the peak of human civilization and we didn’t even realize it.

Anonymous said...

It was an analog version of Amazon.com. You held a physical copy of the website. You called the order in with your credit card. You got a very similar dopamine rush as a reward for doing slightly more work.

Anonymous said...

An American Tail.....a children's movie that taught a little about the history of America instead of make believe Marvel characters. It really was a great time to be a child in the 80's.

Anonymous said...

Growing up, we had all the fun in Jackson. It is sad it has become a shadow of its former self. Went to Martin’s yesterday, after eating we can out and there was a guy in the parking lot walking in circles talking to himself. Kinda looked like he was losing the fight. Not a good look for business. Good food, excellent service but not enough to encounter Jackson’s finest in the parking lot.

Anonymous said...

Before there was Victoria's Secret you could get lingerie catalogs mailed to your house.

Or have the lingerie catalogs mailed to your enemies as a prank!

Anonymous said...

It was a really amazing time to be alive. No smart phones, no social media and very little culture.

Anonymous said...

Ronald “Bedtime for Bonzo”Regan emptied the mental institutions out into the streets of America.

Anonymous said...

Ronald Reagan was an awesome president, Trump is the closest thing we’ve had to him.

Anonymous said...

Ronald Reagan is the reason there are 100m+ illegals living in America and also the reason the nutjobs live on the streets instead of in the nuthouse. He was hardly a conservative.

Anonymous said...

No Rocky Horror at the Deville? Where's my toast and newspaper.

Anonymous said...

You should have graced us with some of the Fred Wolf standup. I found a few on YouTube.

Anonymous said...

You don't know your history very well, the reason for all of the illegals is because the democrats lied to Reagan and didn't keep their end of the bargain.

Anonymous said...

Man what city folks think to do...I loaded the dogs up & went to the swamp!


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