tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post7813140342478726307..comments2024-03-28T12:57:44.551-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Robert St. John: On the Road AgainKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-24977039137689618252021-11-19T09:51:49.065-06:002021-11-19T09:51:49.065-06:00@11:21 PM is choking on the Chowke kool-aid.@11:21 PM is choking on the Chowke kool-aid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-45505099340621631862021-11-19T09:20:29.565-06:002021-11-19T09:20:29.565-06:0011:21 = tourism ambassador for The Fondren 11:21 = tourism ambassador for The Fondren Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61741737423685745162021-11-18T23:21:16.532-06:002021-11-18T23:21:16.532-06:00This is such a great column and St. John's Jac...This is such a great column and St. John's Jackson project will be a huge success because that area continues to be successful for many quality restaurants. To each and every one of the negative commenters here trying to discourage people who have not experienced the truth about Fondren, I say this: Fuck you, fuck your mother, and fuck the horse you rode in on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-24830870204004302992021-11-18T10:27:21.301-06:002021-11-18T10:27:21.301-06:00Fortunately Jackistan will be able to consistently...Fortunately Jackistan will be able to consistently provide him with quality potable water, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50792495051055465912021-11-18T07:40:39.318-06:002021-11-18T07:40:39.318-06:006:46. You mean that old boarded up store front wi...6:46. You mean that old boarded up store front with no roof? I thought you was confused with the Eola. Dickie Brennan is going to bring it back to life real soon. As for that old storefront, ain't nothing going to become of it. Still wish RSJ would come to town.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62449395295511119812021-11-18T07:04:04.034-06:002021-11-18T07:04:04.034-06:00Thanks for the eggplant casserole recipe. I'm...Thanks for the eggplant casserole recipe. I'm thinking of trying it but 2 CUPS of diced bell pepper sounds like too much. Can someone clarify if this is correct.<br /><br />Also does anyone know if Broad Street makes their own desserts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87502784600164830352021-11-17T22:17:32.115-06:002021-11-17T22:17:32.115-06:00"If it fails, RSJ will continue to be the hap..."If it fails, RSJ will continue to be the happy, gracious, serial entrepreneur that he is."<br /><br />From reading his columns, his next businesses ought to be a travel agency and a consulting firm to teach others how to live larger on OPM. Damnedest thing - JJ publishing his column has taken him from being a vaguely-known but generally well-thought-of restaurateur to being known as little more than yet another MS "businessman"-slash-grifter with a firm liplock on whatever tit he can find. I don't care whether this new place makes it or doesn't but if karma exists, he and it are in trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53126445695271428092021-11-17T20:52:59.659-06:002021-11-17T20:52:59.659-06:00Meanwhile
https://www.wapt.com/article/jackson-re...Meanwhile<br /><br />https://www.wapt.com/article/jackson-restaurant-business-owners-say-water-problems-cost-them-money/38282038Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-36532285230954229142021-11-17T18:46:16.121-06:002021-11-17T18:46:16.121-06:00@5:15
Are you a simpleton or a troll?
The old Ritz...@5:15<br />Are you a simpleton or a troll?<br />The old Ritz Theatre is on N Commerce right across from Planet Thailand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-47113177624530718162021-11-17T17:15:34.665-06:002021-11-17T17:15:34.665-06:001:50, ain't no Ritz in Natchez. Sure wish RSJ...1:50, ain't no Ritz in Natchez. Sure wish RSJ would come on down and open up in the newly remodeled depot that was once home to Cock of the Walk. We ain't got no crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-34728449737540279312021-11-17T16:36:46.799-06:002021-11-17T16:36:46.799-06:00Us po folks can't really afford any of RSJ'...Us po folks can't really afford any of RSJ's eaten places. When us po folks have extra money we spend it on fair food and crack. Maybe buy the kids a bag of off brand cheesy poofs. I am speaking for Hinds County po folks. Them Rankin ones got a Sams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-61005666209051330792021-11-17T16:31:47.520-06:002021-11-17T16:31:47.520-06:00@2:45 PM - Where Mr. St. John's restaurants ar...@2:45 PM - Where Mr. St. John's restaurants are located in Hattiesburg is a safe place in a well-lighted parking lot with lots of people and activity. Jackson just isn't Jackson anymore. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68750582232615002092021-11-17T14:46:54.796-06:002021-11-17T14:46:54.796-06:00You just have to laugh at these comments touting t...You just have to laugh at these comments touting the safety of Hattiesburg, with a crime index of 5, compared to Jackson, with a crime index of 3. Crime is prevalent everywhere. Those who choose to live in their lilly white gated communities are just jaded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30333204619689589072021-11-17T14:19:04.086-06:002021-11-17T14:19:04.086-06:00I concur with 1:15 that it is easy to claim that y...I concur with 1:15 that it is easy to claim that you're a resident of Eastover, as opposed to an occupant of a "trailer in Pearl" that spends his/her free time throwing rocks across the river because you "don't like democrats." If you are, indeed, a local business owner and resident, please feel free to identify yourself. But until then, if you act like you're an outsider trying to troll, people are going to assume that you are, indeed, an outsider trying to troll. <br /><br />And no, x amount of time spent building something up is not the same as spending the same amount of time tearing it down. Nice try. Get. A. Grip. Feel free to leave for another state while you are at it. If you hate Jackson that much, you'll take the loss you claim you will take on your house. Also, Rankin County probably won't be far enough away for you, so you should move out of state. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67059538856989753792021-11-17T14:04:47.015-06:002021-11-17T14:04:47.015-06:00Looking at the men of Crescent City Grill, I don&#...Looking at the men of Crescent City Grill, I don't see anything that seems appropriate for a tiki bar atmosphere. I was expecting a menu more like Shaggy's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-77656519579166228862021-11-17T13:54:42.884-06:002021-11-17T13:54:42.884-06:00The Negative-Nellies here are clearly the Jackson ...The Negative-Nellies here are clearly the Jackson defenders who resorted to name calling and insulting the poors on this thread.<br /><br />Everyone prior to that was being factual and civil.<br /><br />Open your snobby eyes and indeed, feel free to keep your city all to yourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80234617803682212542021-11-17T13:51:51.058-06:002021-11-17T13:51:51.058-06:00You got some pretty thin skin if you think these a...You got some pretty thin skin if you think these are negative comments.<br /><br />I think most of these comments are sincere and wishing RSJ the best while acknowledging the factual obstacles he faces in this location?<br /><br />Good lord. Its now "negative" to talk about crime.<br /><br />Good luck Jackson. I genuinely want the best for you, but I don't see how pretending things are not bad is beneficial in the long run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68644550479762141172021-11-17T13:50:31.231-06:002021-11-17T13:50:31.231-06:00This same concept is opening up at the old Ritz in...This same concept is opening up at the old Ritz in Natchez. I would feel safer taking the Trace down to Natchez and spending my money there. Jackson is literally a shit hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-15975995801332693872021-11-17T13:31:08.146-06:002021-11-17T13:31:08.146-06:00RSJ is not an “owner” in any sense of the word.
R...RSJ is not an “owner” in any sense of the word.<br /><br />RSJ has invested others peoples money in this development and duped owners of the real property to pitch in.<br /><br />I hope these places work and I imagine in the shirt term they will thrive.<br /><br />Once the newness wears off who knows….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-48399778350930147182021-11-17T13:30:06.255-06:002021-11-17T13:30:06.255-06:00Fondren is still a "safety bubble" neigh...Fondren is still a "safety bubble" neighborhood. For some reason, most of the notable crime lately has been in Belhaven neighborhoods, a fact most of the posters here chose to ignore. Also, Fondren is not "downtown Jackson". It is a relatively safe suburban area. Fondren is well policed, especially in the business part of the area. They have numerous destination restaurants. The only notable crime in the area involving a restaurant occurred at Walker's, where customers were besieged by rude, crazy pro-life protesters. Fondren has an open-air neighborhood celebration in the business area every first Thursday of the month. There have been no crime incidents at that regular event. Fondren has concerts at night at Duling Hall and no crime events yet. I look forward to the restaurant and movie theatre there; I'm not a bowler. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3101245972239139232021-11-17T13:29:32.347-06:002021-11-17T13:29:32.347-06:00"Houses in Eastover" and those folks cou..."Houses in Eastover" and those folks could have been holding the City accountable for years ! Going way way way back instead of ignoring the problems and putting sweet potato queens on high. This is a blog about Jackson Ms and this blog is generally reserved for bashing Jackson. It's not really about Robert hedging his bets and the coming tax write off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-31038429285613508502021-11-17T13:15:39.974-06:002021-11-17T13:15:39.974-06:00Maybe you are 1:05, but I doubt it. Maybe you are 1:05, but I doubt it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-6967084500690267502021-11-17T13:05:28.740-06:002021-11-17T13:05:28.740-06:00@12:40 and others. Did it occur to you that all of...@12:40 and others. Did it occur to you that all of the "miserable" people spent the exact same of time as you writing and submitting comments? Maybe we don't live in trailers in Pearl but houses in Eastover that used to be worth over a million dollars. Maybe we own local businesses that have been broken into multiple times without recourse or consequence and have had to operate without running water for over a week. Maybe our aversion to the crime is not from reading a blog but from having friends and neighbors carjacked and robbed over and over again with no punishment for the known and repewtedly arrested perpetrators. The admiration for Robert and his craft is genuine and so is our concern for his venture. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-83544218549866538272021-11-17T12:53:41.882-06:002021-11-17T12:53:41.882-06:00I plan to go there-probably only during the day. ...I plan to go there-probably only during the day. That being said, I'll also probably only go if there's a really close parking space. And I'm also prepared to defend my life at all times. The sad reality of using such force becomes a larger risk each day.<br /><br />Armed guards will help keep the crime down. I'd hire at least one for day shifts and probably have 2/3 each night. <br /><br />Sal and Mookies moving to the District was the best thing they could have done. RSJ, if he wanted to stay in Jackson, should have put this in Highland Village or the District. The 'safety bubble' in Jackson keeps shrinking thanks to the current mayor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68023415171999403092021-11-17T12:51:49.533-06:002021-11-17T12:51:49.533-06:00Robert, if you’re reading this, best of luck to yo...Robert, if you’re reading this, best of luck to you! Given your experience in the field, and the fact that you are local to the region, I imagine there isn’t anything anonymous naysayers in the comments section can tell you that you haven’t already considered.<br /><br />I’m sure these commenters have a lot positive going on in their lives to devote so much time and energy to gleefully (whether they admit it or not) cheering when anything bad happens in Jackson. God bless you all. You need it. Stay in your trailer if you’re scared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com