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re: "Babes from days gone by (NSFW)" thread as per request by Kafka..

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 7:47 pm to Kafka

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re: If Paxton loses thank your libertarian friends.

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 7:38 pm to goatmilker

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So tired of of hearing about Texas politics

if Texas falls, so falls the republic

re: If Paxton loses thank your libertarian friends.

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 7:04 pm to DeBoar

if he loses I will curse Owlie

even if he wins I will curse Owlie

re: Post your favorite picture of some of your favorite musicians.

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 6:58 pm to Kafka

re: Theo the Frenchie that predicted Trump's win in twenty-four

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 6:55 pm to OWLFAN86

re: Bands We've Seen at Independence Hall

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 6:54 pm to RockNHorse

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Blue Oyster Cult

were you at this show?

If so, do you remember the Dolls set?

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Reported audience: 4,000
Reported gross: $14,000

- This was the rescheduled show from the July 5 which was reported as "near capacity."
- There were some 24 arrests, primarily for drugs offences, at this show.

re: Classic Country Jukebox

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 5:57 pm to Kafka

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Hal Willis - "Bop a Dee Bop a Doo"

Hal Willis - "My Pink Cadillac"

re: Beatles obsession thread

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 5:35 pm to Kafka

[From an issue the next year]

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Beatles Tell Memphis Newsmen They Like Negro Vocal Groups

When four long-haired Britishers - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harris (sic) and Ringo Starr – known professionally as the Beatles - sang to a Memphis, Tenn. audience of 20,128 (which included two performances), only a handful of Negroes were spotted.

Included among the screaming fans was Carla Thomas, a top recording star who current disk B-A-B-Y has caused many screams at rock n roll concerts. Carla, without reservation, let it be known that “I am a Beatle fan.” Carla continued, “I’ve always wanted to see them in person but was disappointed because I couldn’t hear anything for all of the screaming teenagers. I like them, especially Paul.”

Between performances, the notorious foursome held a 25-minute so-called “press” conference which was no place for a working newsmen (teenage girls broke It up with their screams). Paul McCartney, seemingly the happiest of the four, didn’t hesitate to answer “We like American colored groups”, when a reporter asked “Who is your (The Beatles) favorite American singer?”

John Lennon, the most talkative member of the British quartet, confirmed that last spring they planned to record an album in Memphis but “little things like money” kept getting in the way. Lennon noted that, “We would love to record with Booker T. and the MG’s”. Booker T. Jones, a recent graduate of Indiana University, is a Memphian who hit it big several years ago with “Green Onions”. His latest platter is “My Sweet Potato”.

Touring with the Beatles on their second American tour were the Ronettes and Nashville-born singer Bobby Hebb. Just before taking to the stage for their final Memphis show, Beatle manager Brian Epstein permitted only one photographer (of more than 150 reporters and photographers) inside their dressing room—Jet’s Memphis lensman Mark Stansbury.

re: Beatles obsession thread

Posted by Kafka on 10/20/26 at 5:33 pm to Kafka

re: When did Tigerland start to fall apart?

Posted by Kafka on 10/19/26 at 10:10 pm to BRich

I remember Gardere. The nice Gardere, with affordable housing for LSU students and young married couples in a well-maintained, safe neighborhood.

In the late '80s I lived near Gardere. It was perfect for students -- on the bus line to LSU, and there was a Piggly Wiggly grocery store at the corner of Gardere and Burbank. It was especially good for student couples struggling to work and attend school. I visited people there a few times -- I don't recall any complaints. And of course any time I went there I always felt perfectly SAFE.

In the early 90s I left BR and didn't return for about 10 years. When I came back I was talking with a friend and the subject of Gardere came up. Remembering it from my student days, I talked about what a nice student area it was.

"Are you kidding?", he said, and proceeded to tell me what had happened to the area, including a friend of his from church going there to minister -- and getting stabbed.

Later we were driving around and came to the intersection of Burbank and Gardere.

What had been a great place -- affordable, safe, on the LSU bus line and with a Piggly Wiggly for convenient shopping -- was now a slum. The Piggly Wiggly was gone and the shopping center deserted.

I couldn't believe my eyes. I asked my friend what the hell had happened.

He replied simply, "Section 8".

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