Friday, May 7, 2021

Ridgeland Street Theatre

 Just another day in Ridgeland.....


The Ridgeland police shut him down.

52 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah Ridgeland police aren’t gonna let that go on like Jackson cops do

Anonymous said...

That's the anti-dr. Boyd. Lol

Anonymous said...

He ain’t hurting nobody

Anonymous said...

It’s a set up. No reason to be doing this at a busy intersection other than to film it when the cops show up and then post it on the internet

Anonymous said...

What in the hell was he thinking? He'd better move to the Jackson side of County Line Road for his performances, like the panhandlers do.

Anonymous said...

Before we get the yelling of Racism if the cops did ever show up:
§ 97-35-23 - Obstructing public streets, etc.; intentional obstruction of, or interference with, vehicle or pedestrian

Universal Citation: MS Code § 97-35-23 (2013)

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to intentionally obstruct, or interfere with the normal or ordinary free use and passage of vehicles of or on, any public street or highway provided for use by vehicular traffic, or for any person or persons to intentionally obstruct, or interfere with the normal or ordinary free use and passage of pedestrians of or on any public sidewalk provided for foot travel by pedestrians, and any person or persons who so do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($ 400.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than four (4) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Anonymous said...

He's being doing this all over the area including Rankin County. The only thing I see wrong is this is a dangerous intersection and not safe and/or if he interfering with someone. Otherwise, move to a safer area and sing and dance on.

Anonymous said...

Usually the other God Squad sets up across the street at the Wendy's corner during the PM rush. More drivers coming through then.

Anonymous said...

This is the corner where the former Highlands Church, Word of Life Church is. Do we know that this isn't affiliated with them? Or, did they randomly just pull up and setup this equipment?

If the latter is true, then this is why we can't have nice things...

Anonymous said...

All this stimulus money & unemployment money is why you are seeing more of this. They get paid to sit at home so they think of this weird s**t to do than put it on streaming video; Tik-Tok, Youtube, facebook, instagram.

Anonymous said...

Who cares people?

Anonymous said...

"Yeah Ridgeland police aren’t gonna let that go on like Jackson cops do". Yeah they do let some obstruction by pedestrian go on. There is a pleasant but probably mentally disturbed gent who, I believe, works at the Crawfish Shack next to Walgreens that feels N Old Canton Rd is his personal sidewalk. I always worry about him getting hit.

Anonymous said...

@9:21, they're not on the street or sidewalk. Where's the violation of that code section?

Anonymous said...

I support this. Do your thing.

Anonymous said...

What the bloody hell?!?! How long did it take the Ridgeland PD to shut down that freak show??

Kingfish said...

Um, no. Its in front of Walgreens.

Shut it down. More than a few people don't want to hear that crap cranked up.

Don't be so sure JPD won't shut that down either. Some woman tried to do that a few months ago at Parham Bridges. JPD showed up and put an end to it as it should have done.

Anonymous said...

... like the panhandlers do.

Six panhandlers, er, dignity economy workers, collecting tithes at I55/Lakeland yesterday morning @ 10:30 AM.

Anonymous said...

"....want you take me to funky town, want you take me to funky town..."

Anonymous said...

As one who just moved to Ridgeland I don't support thist. Move it south.

Anonymous said...

So, what’s illegal here? Since you guys think the cops should get involved and all...

Anonymous said...

As they said on Teen Tempo, "It has a good beat and you can dance to it. I give it a 7 out of 10."

Anonymous said...

short sighted to move to Ridgeland.....to quote Lebron "your next"

Anonymous said...

Some of you folks need to get a life. This is a wonderful expression!

Anonymous said...

And dare I add how many of you are pure dee ol' racists?

Anonymous said...

Shirley he must have to get a permit to let his freak flag fly?

I may go out there and do da butt

Anonymous said...

In response to 9:21 comment, "they're not on the street or sidewalk. Where's the violation of that code section?" It sure does appear that these folks are on the sidewalk and common property of Ridgeland. Then we have our dancer, overtaken by the power of something dancing and twirling in an active roadway with traffic going around him to avoid getting a dent on the hood and bumper.

Anonymous said...

Stated this would come up: "And dare I add how many of you are pure dee ol' racists?"

Anonymous said...

you ignorant hillbillies need to get out of this boring state more often. This is a common occurrence in states with actual growing economies and real tourism.

Kingfish, supposed lover of New Orleans, can’t stand street performances? Good grief!

Anonymous said...

Mental illness takes many forms. There are thousands of people who were born outside love and raised in hellish environments, now they just want to be seen, recognized. Violence is next. Get ready.

Anonymous said...

10:51 AM
You can keep your 'urban culture' thanks. If you love it so much why don't you live in New Orleans?

Anonymous said...

Stopped and requested Huey Lewis' "The Power of Drugs." This great artist was intimately familiar with it.

Anonymous said...

"you ignorant hillbillies need to get out of this boring state more often"

Let's see, we've produced Faulkner, Elvis, Grisham, Welty, Faith Hill, Oprah, Morgan Freeman, and Donna Tartt.
We've done pretty well in the arts, especially music.

Maybe you should open YOUR ignorant eyes, Bub.

Anonymous said...

The guy is a nut. He thinks he is Michael Jackson. I saw him at the corner of Clay St and Mission 66 in Vicksburg a few months ago. Lip syncing to Michael "show me your butthole" Jackson is not a talent.

Micah Gober said...

Oh hell, I thought this was the sign of Pepsi Pops on the Rez was coming and life is getting back to normal after the covid scam.

Anonymous said...

This is not a race issue from my perspective--- its a behavior and quality of life issue. This type of activity is a slippery slope ---crime and other anti-social behavior tend to proliferate when there is lax enforcement of laws and ordinances. Litter on County Line Road has increased significantly, and is making its way to Old Canton and into Ridgeland. The recent brawl at the restaurant in Ridgewood Court is making the whole area less attractive. Lets not surrender the city.

Anonymous said...

@11:34
How many of the names on that list stayed in Mississippi?

Checkmate, Hayseed.

Jed Clampett said...

Well doggy, just exactly what area of the great state of Mississippi do the "hillbillies" come from? It has been mostly flat where I have been.

Anonymous said...

12:07 Exactly. Jackson is experiencing a cultural shift that, in every other instance, has led to a disorderly, crime-ridden society. That cultural wave is just propagating in all directions (such is true nationwide, unfortunately)

Anonymous said...

@12:13 half of them, Faulkner, Grisham, Welty and Mr. Freeman still has a residence here. Which I believe would move remove one from Checkmate.

Anonymous said...

Dancing on a sidewalk isn’t a crime anywhere in the United States. Who are you people, the Taliban?

Anonymous said...

I dare say the Mississippi resident that has the potential to do good things in this state, but does the least of any celebrity from here is Oprah. She has a big ranch in Maui though.

Anonymous said...

Somebody needs a lot of attention. How ignorant to dash in and out if traffic.

Anonymous said...

I don't care if it's New Orleans, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, or Jackson, It All depends on What Part of Town this bullshit happens. In some places it would hardly be noticed, in fact since it's peaceful, it would probably be welcome. In other parts of town it's completely inappropriate.

Hell, there are parts of Jackson where gunshots aren't even noticed. Really.

Anonymous said...

12:13, let's just quote Morgan Freeman, 4th highest ranked actor by pay, with gross box office returns of 4.135 Billion Dollars, when asked.

"The big question was, 'My Lord, you can live anywhere in the world you want, why did you choose Mississippi?' " said the 68-year-old actor, who agreed to play tour guide during a recent visit.

"My glib answer was, because I can live anywhere. But the true answer is that of any place I've ever been, this feels most like home. When I come here, when I hit Mississippi, everything is right."

Sorry you hate yourself and Mississippi. Do us a solid and move.

Actual checkmate, checkers player.

Anonymous said...

“You've got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here's where you start paying in sweat.”
Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant in the hit TV series FAME.
Remember, remember, remember, remember…..

Anonymous said...

At least he's not a rural preacher from Tennersee with a bullhorn yelling at people eating a chicken salad.

Anonymous said...

If he wore a yellow KC vest, a fireman's hat and held out a boot, while stopping traffic, he'd be good to go.

Anonymous said...

@10:02, if you heard what the crawfish guy is yelling about White people when he’s roaming, you wouldn’t.

Anonymous said...

@9:56am you better check your maps. You on the wrong side of 51.

Anonymous said...

"This is a common occurrence in states with actual growing economies and real tourism."

I'm lost as to how this might help grow an economy or foster tourism. Can you elaborate? People are pissing on the streets and sleeping, en masse, under the I-10 bridge in New Orleans, too. Looking forward to your follow-up post.

Anonymous said...

Around the mid 2000's, parents of the Northwest Rankin High School Band started using the same gimmick on East Spillway Rd.

Traffic back-ups forever !

I found abut 2000 washers in my father-in-law's workshop, and started dropping a hand full into their goofy "collection" boots.

I would smile and say, "here's about $15 dollars worth of quarters".

It worked so well that I started doing the same thing with the professional homeless in front of St.D and the Jackson side of County Line at Ridgewood.


Anonymous said...

Would someone local please feed that little kid with him? He looks very hungry. Too thin.



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