re: Pictures from days gone by....

Left handed neck or photo flipped
Jacket button hole says photo flipped

"Marksville, Louisiana used profits from city-owned slot machines to pay for things like books for the public library" (1949)

Underground newspaper published in Jackson MS 1968-72





Anyone here remember this?

I bet at least one of those kids is a Rabalais.

Damn, that's an awesome shot. About as old as I am (born in 1964; Astrodome opened in 1965).. You can just sense the Jetsons space age future that everyone thought would come in this photo-- a nice sunny day in the new developing south, or 'sun belt'...a huge new modern monstrosity built out in the undeveloped outskirts amongst mostly nothing... that nice new Chevy coupe resplendent with shiny chrome... the Houston Space Center and astronaut training not far away; gotta get to the moon before the decade ends...

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…at least one…Rabalais.

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And certainly a Brouillette.

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There's a Western Sizzler in Opelika, Alabama

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Sizzlin' - different franchise

There was a WS in (I think) Gonzales 20 yrs age that had a nice steak & shrimp special, but it's long gone

Walgreens and Woolworth in Delmont Village had soda fountains. I always ordered a cherry phosphate at the soda fountain in Walgreens. Those two soda fountains existed in the 50's and 60's. From what I remember the hot dogs at Woolworth's were pretty good.

Paul and Linda McCartney in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1973. Wings was in country for 7 weeks recording the Band on the Run album.

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Paul and Linda McCartney in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1973. Wings was in country for 7 weeks recording the Band on the Run album.

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And they were robbed and nearly killed by locals, Linda getting them to stop beating him by yelling "He's Beatle Paul!! He's Beatle Paul!!"