tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post7966189707610433830..comments2024-03-29T07:56:09.429-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Heretic Alert!Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-25235045428548217712019-09-30T11:31:05.277-05:002019-09-30T11:31:05.277-05:00Still waiting for an investigative reporter to exp...Still waiting for an investigative reporter to expose the convention center gold rush duping C.H. Johnson pulled on numerous cities across the United States. It has to be one of the biggest municipal con jobs in our history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-71365287133967685802019-09-28T23:18:14.397-05:002019-09-28T23:18:14.397-05:00Every single one of the comments above proves one ...Every single one of the comments above proves one thing: People don't attend business conventions to learn best practices, how to improve business models or how to improve in their personal profession. <br /><br />They attend conventions in order to have fun, spend money, eat at nice places, engage in off-time adventures, drink a lot, stay out late, drag in late, shop and take relatives a nice gift on return. <br /><br />Why the hell do you think every major club and business membership group in the Metro heads to Destin or the Mississippi Coast or the casino resorts in Philadelphia?<br /><br />Having a large concrete shell within which to hold meetings, with donuts on the back table, is not nearly enough to draw a crowd. Other than a crowd of flies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-84793255117900356012019-09-28T20:16:01.444-05:002019-09-28T20:16:01.444-05:00He starts out by saying something like, just when ...He starts out by saying something like, just when Jackson is on a roll. WTF? What is he seeing, I'm seeing no momentum whatsoever, maybe he means rolling off a cliff? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-79733952655249792852019-09-28T15:34:45.945-05:002019-09-28T15:34:45.945-05:001:50 and I are on the same page! I remember moonl...1:50 and I are on the same page! I remember moonlight madness! KF can you possibly dig up some old clips of that? Dang, Jackson was GREAT back then! I sure miss it...will somebody please wake me up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3699029368401889012019-09-28T11:07:37.596-05:002019-09-28T11:07:37.596-05:00Population growth rate in Mississippi is 0.30%. W...Population growth rate in Mississippi is 0.30%. We are ranked 40th in the nation. Currently, Only a small number of people want to be here or come here. Once the polar icecaps melt, Jackson will be a coastal city and all these issues will be resolved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-12668802403283507772019-09-28T10:54:40.490-05:002019-09-28T10:54:40.490-05:00He is evidently a racist. You can see it on his f...He is evidently a racist. You can see it on his face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-88508130158410293612019-09-28T08:56:24.369-05:002019-09-28T08:56:24.369-05:0012:42 nailed it. I'm no fan of the flag, but ...12:42 nailed it. I'm no fan of the flag, but too many clowns use the flag as an excuse to hide the myriad of problems. Whenever people come to Jackson on business, I tell them to stay in Flowood or Madison. Why risk your life in Jackson?<br /><br />KF: Can you dump recaptcha and use a service where we type in letters like other blogs? Recaptcha is the worst!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-55012948975605181522019-09-28T00:42:38.102-05:002019-09-28T00:42:38.102-05:009:38 Are you a fiction writer or do you just have ...9:38 Are you a fiction writer or do you just have a very vivid imagination?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59457770106168966912019-09-27T21:38:06.368-05:002019-09-27T21:38:06.368-05:00@4:43 is correct. The state flag is the problem. ...@4:43 is correct. The state flag is the problem. I know that the NFL wanted to host the Super Bowl in Memorial Stadium, the NCAA wanted to put the Final Four at the Coliseum, and The National Homebuilders Show (which draws 100,000 people) was looking at Jackson instead of Vegas. But all 3 backed out because of the flag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29455660106827881072019-09-27T20:23:35.337-05:002019-09-27T20:23:35.337-05:00Mississippians want to be a fish, whether a big po...Mississippians want to be a fish, whether a big pond or little, better chance in small one. Look how many counties & small towns we have. Being a county supervisor or a city mayor is a sought after position. MS has one city in 6 figures, and it is dying. We have an institution of higher learning in every wide spot of the road, but yet the most uneducated. Mississippians want to get their corrupt hands on taxpayer dollars. <br />The only thing MS has over other states is the highest per capital of black people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20387427133098651732019-09-27T18:44:34.126-05:002019-09-27T18:44:34.126-05:00Come to Jackson,if you get shot don't worry,UM...Come to Jackson,if you get shot don't worry,UMMC is well established to handle any gunshot wounds you could have. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-76845728932977264742019-09-27T17:49:12.911-05:002019-09-27T17:49:12.911-05:00Hey 8:22, don't forget our 4-star restaurants:...Hey 8:22, don't forget our 4-star restaurants: Burger King and Wendy's.Madison Rulznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-92232852461825451642019-09-27T17:29:38.983-05:002019-09-27T17:29:38.983-05:00There is a process for State and National groups t...There is a process for State and National groups to pick locations for conferences and Jackson will never be selected and that has be the case for many years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-19374791558349188372019-09-27T16:43:48.837-05:002019-09-27T16:43:48.837-05:00Change first the state flag. Who would come to thi...Change first the state flag. Who would come to this state for a meeting or would organize a meeting as long as we advertise our backward values with a confederate flag?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68427594328886516432019-09-27T16:28:43.776-05:002019-09-27T16:28:43.776-05:00Wonder how many Golfers last week stayed in Jackso...Wonder how many Golfers last week stayed in Jackson Hotels. I know some golfers on tour stay in host homes or rented houses. Dod any stay in Kenneth Stokes district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-41732738573964814952019-09-27T14:20:33.036-05:002019-09-27T14:20:33.036-05:00I’ve worked at various large corporations in the l...I’ve worked at various large corporations in the last couple of decades, some international, some national (none in Jackson, thank god). Every time we have out of town coworkers come, they have always been warned to stay out of Jackson at all costs. They never eat in Jackson, or stay in Jackson hotels. Why in the world would the convention center be any different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-37315582852785507942019-09-27T13:50:11.678-05:002019-09-27T13:50:11.678-05:00I long for the good old days growing up in West Ja...I long for the good old days growing up in West Jackson in the 60' and 70's. Moonlight Madness at Westland Plaza. Hot Donuts from Harlows. Shopping at Zayre's on Terry Road. Pickup Football at Hughes Field. Sorry. Wake me up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-55639448729575927882019-09-27T13:35:02.747-05:002019-09-27T13:35:02.747-05:0012:19: The Flowood convention center won't fai...12:19: The Flowood convention center won't fail. It is the rignt size and has the backing of the "tourism tax" that is applied to all food and lodging. It also has a golf course and, of course, the City of Flowood isn't broke. There is a bustling retail complex which could easily be called an attraction. And the state-owned TradeMart is designed for trade shows and similar events, not conventions. The odd duck is the City of Jackson's center which due to its ghetto location would never support a large hotel. The vacancy rate when there is no convention would be astronomical. The city cooked the books on revenue projections to sell the plan. It ain't the hotel that is the problem, the projections were totally unrealistic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63998869019844239012019-09-27T13:09:31.474-05:002019-09-27T13:09:31.474-05:00When I had to host meetings in Jackson, I moved th...When I had to host meetings in Jackson, I moved them to Vicksburg. If only to keep the people attending (from out of state) safer.Anon-E-Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290415966352650038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-51100587786132299302019-09-27T12:31:21.930-05:002019-09-27T12:31:21.930-05:00Who wants to go to Flowood and eat at those awful ...Who wants to go to Flowood and eat at those awful chain restaurants. It’s s Western Sizzlin kind of town. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72307982270885338402019-09-27T12:19:03.685-05:002019-09-27T12:19:03.685-05:007:44 am Madison,Canton, Pearl and Brandon aren'...7:44 am Madison,Canton, Pearl and Brandon aren't destinations either. Jackson , at least, has some historic interest as well as colleges, universities and hospitals that MIGHT could help with developing a market if we could get the hotel built. Also, like in Biloxi, all convention centers will struggle if they keep using the same high priced/bad food vendors ( $70) for a couple of gallons of coffee?<br /><br />The insanity is that we aren't Mississippi first people. <br /><br />What a waste of taxpayer dollars to build these two convention centers. All three will fail as there's not enough market for ONE as long as Mississippi hasn't gotten it's act together.<br /><br />It seems already bankrolled some architects already. But, have any of us seen any feasibility studies by those without an interest in the projects?<br /><br />It's the corruption killing us. KF, I hope you will follow the money on these projects, including the taxpayers forced investment from projects with improbable returns to us.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11467256787754743212019-09-27T10:52:07.406-05:002019-09-27T10:52:07.406-05:00I keep hoping to see true leadership from the 3 co...I keep hoping to see true leadership from the 3 counties who could work together. But what I see is that all 3 counties can't get past the past.<br />And the airport is not an example of leadership. Springing a joint commission on Jackson through legislation and lawsuits is not working together.PittPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70320605829971218442019-09-27T10:16:23.839-05:002019-09-27T10:16:23.839-05:008:39am.
“The Rankin convention center is going t...8:39am. <br /><br />“The Rankin convention center is going to be much smaller with only 200 rooms. They are looking at a niche convention market. Other than the onsite hotel, there is nothing nearby for overflow.”<br /><br />What are you talking about? There are several very nice fairly new hotels in the Dogwood area just down the road from the convention center that could easily take care of some overflow. I can think of at least five. Plus there are other hotels on Airport Road. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-73917989125995558312019-09-27T10:12:45.588-05:002019-09-27T10:12:45.588-05:00@ 9:31 you hit the nail on the head. Except for s...@ 9:31 you hit the nail on the head. Except for smaller, more localized conventions & conferences, there is NOTHING to draw a larger event to the Jackson metro area, period!! About the only thing in MS that even comes close is the Gulf Coast, and that's even debatable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59094727161576659112019-09-27T09:38:37.198-05:002019-09-27T09:38:37.198-05:00Crabs in a barrel. Crabs in a barrel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com