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The Rundown: Friday 1/24/20

The Rundown

MyLove Barnett

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January 23, 2020

Good morning Tupelo! Today is Friday, January 24, 2020. It is the 24th day of the year. There are 342 days left in the year and 61 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 21 days, and Spring starts in 55 days.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

If you have little ones, don’t miss Storytime at Reed’s Gumtree Bookstore at 10:30 a.m.

Tupelo Community Theatre will present John Steinbeck’s classic Of Mice and Men January 24th, and 25th, at the historic Lyric Theatre in downtown Tupelo. Productions are at 7:30 each evening, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on January 25th. Audiences should be warned that the play contains harsh language, including heavy profanity and offensive racial slurs commonly used by laborers in the 1930’s. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. For more information contact the TCT box office at 844-1935 Monday through Friday Noon – 4 p.m..

Cooking as a First Language will be presenting a class on South African Cooking this evening at 5:30 p.m.. Craig Horrocks will be teaching us how to make some traditional South African dishes! Appetizer – Biltong; Main Course – Traditional Bunny Chow; and for Dessert – Peppermint Tart.

Kid’s World is having a BFF VALENTINE PAINT PARTY tonight at 7 p.m.. The cost is $40 per person, and all items will be supplied, such as paint, brushes, wood hearts, wire, ribbon and etc.

In neighboring communities, you might be interested in these events:

Columbus Arts Council invites you to the Rosenzweig Arts Center for an evening with Adam Hood tonight at 6:30 p.m..

The Historic Elkin Theatre in Aberdeen invites you to this weekend’s show! Regular admission is $5 each, and all concessions are $1 each. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the movie starts at 7 pm. Admissions and concessions are cash only. Showing this weekend: Knives Out (PG-13)

Oxford Food Tours are excited to offer 6 unique tours during the 3rd annual Pop Up Oxford, a week long celebration of Oxford’s rich cultural scene! Join in as we eat and drink our way around the Historic Oxford Square. For more information regarding our tour offerings and a calendar of events please visit www.OxfordFoodTours.com

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo —

Steele’s Dive will have Tatum Shappley at 9 p.m.

Blue Canoe will have Pond Diver at 9:30 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have Blacktop Ridge at 8:30 p.m.

Old Venice will have Misbehavin’ at 8 p.m.

The Stables will have Ben Cesare at 9 p.m.

Nautical Whimsey will have Wes Sheffield at 6:30 p.m.

Club Heat – Bottom Line will have Chino Kelly and the George Jetson Video Release Party at 9 p.m.

The Shade Tree Lounge will have Big Daddy Karaoke at 8 p.m.

In Fulton —

Legends Sports Grill will have Karaoke with Shona at 7:30 p.m.

In Pontotoc —

Lep’s BBQ will have Blues Child at 7:30 p.m.

Montgomery’s On Main will have Unpredictable at 9 p.m.

In Columbus —

Louie’s will have R Way Karaoke at 8 p.m.

Carl and the Road Dawgs will be at Sabrina’s at 8 p.m.

Robbie Ross will be at Muddy Waters Sports Bar at 8:30 p.m.

In Oxford —

Proud Larry’s will have Christone “Kingfish” Ingram with Garry Burnside at 9 p.m.

In Corinth —

DÆPÆ will be at V Taco at 8 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:

Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.

Jo’s Cafe will be at Midtown Pointe from 11 until 1:30 p.m.

Local Mobile will be set up at Fairpark for Food Truck Friday from 11 until 1:30.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will also be set up at Fairpark for Food Truck Friday.

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Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!

* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.

When The Brainpan Springs A Leak

My Front Porch

MyLove Barnett

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January 23, 2020

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Yall. Listen. I love my husband to BITS, but sometimes he just does stuff that drives me bananas. And I don’t mean normal stuff, like the fact that he’s 42 and still has to tear the house apart every single morning to find his keys and wallet, even though I bought a little rack specifically for that more than fifteen years ago.

**I swear this is not that complicated to use…**

No, I mean stuff that makes you wonder where his head is at, like putting salt in his coffee instead of sugar, or picking up the ketchup bottle for a drink instead of the tea glass sitting next to it. It’s just a weird level of auto-functioning while being checked out on the details. I don’t quite get it, but I’ve learned to live with it.

But also, I’m sort of the same way when it comes to hearing what people say. Like, I hear you… but I don’t hear you. I can audibly hear the sound of your voice, but it just sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher off in the background, no distinguishable words.

So, when you put us together, that leads to crazy frustration on some days, but no end of hilarity on others.

One day, we were driving down the road, headed to run some errands. He was going on about a particular model of guitar he had on his wish list. I don’t remember what it was, but it was crazy expensive. Anyway, I had long since zoned out as he waxed poetic about pickups and pots and caps and whatnot. And then he said, “I’m GETTING that guitar. I don’t care if I have to sell a kidney.”

But what I HEARD was, “I don’t care if I have to sell a KID.” Which, you know, I thought was a little extreme, but we do have a lot of kids, so I was willing to roll with it for the sake of in-the-moment humor. So I leaned into this thought experiment with interest, “Which one?”

“Hell, I don’t care. Both of them, if I have to.”

“Both? We have FIVE.”

He looked at me, completely incredulous, “Who the hell has five kidneys?”

“What?”

“What are you talking about?”

“What are YOU talking about?”

A lot of our conversations end up like that. Another day, I woke up to the sound of retching coming from the bathroom. He has a very sensitive gag-reflex, so I’m used to hearing a little bit of gagging every morning when he brushes his teeth, but this particular morning, it was on another level. It really sounded like he was getting ready to call some dinosaurs.

I yelled down the hall, “Babe, you alright in there?”

And I swear to my time, I heard him say, “I thought Alex got me another toothbrush.”

But what he actually said was, “I accidentally put Icy Hot on my toothbrush.”

By the time we unraveled the situation, I thought I was going to have to call Poison Control.

In his defense, the tube wasn’t face up and it does sort of resemble a toothpaste tube.

But I did give serious thought to putting a child lock on the medicine cabinet.

Growing old (and senile) together is going to be so much fun, I can tell already.

Memories and My Missing Stuff!

Thompson Hill

Jerry Thompson

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January 23, 2020

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Friends, this memory thing ain’t funny! Most of y’all know what I’m talking about! It used to be funny but the fun done went out of it!

And it must be old age! It makes you tell stories! Don’t it? Well it does! You tell stories all the time!

You tell yourself, “Oh I can remember that phone number!” Yeah right! I can look one up and forget it while I’m dialing it! And I know, we don’t dial phones now! Humor me please? I’m old and forgetful!

You talk to yourself now! You remember old people doing that when you were younger? You would hear an old person just a mumbling! Now you know why! They were just trying to repeat something till they could write it down!

And stuff just goes missing! Like ink pens! Can’t find one when you need it! And if you did find it, you couldn’t find nothing to write on!

I was in my old truck the other day and needed to make a call! Called someone to get the number, couldn’t find a pen! Looked high and low in my old truck! Found my lost pocket knife, nineteen empty water bottles, and one left handed glove! But no pen! So I just wrote the number on the dash! Just used my finger to write it in the dust! Now it will be there if I need it again!

Now what did I do with that pocket knife? Dang kids! Keep getting my stuff!

And life goes on, on Thompson Hill.

It All Tastes Like Chicken

Thompson Hill

Jerry Thompson

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January 23, 2020

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Friends, I went down the hill the other day to check on John Barry! He was outside, and he said, “I got that chicken hawk that has been getting my chickens! He got tangled up in that netting that he had stretched over the chicken pen!”

He asked, “Will you help me skin and dress it?”

I said yes, and we proceeded to pluck the chicken hawk!

Now, I stood it as long as I could stand it, but I had to ask, “What the heck you gonna do with this hawk after we dress it?”

He said, “I’m going to cook it! And give it to Jeff! He has been sorta sickly lately, thought some chicken soup might help him to feel better!”

“But,” I said, “John Barry, this ain’t a chicken? It’s a chicken hawk!”

He said, “Okay, but what do they eat?”

Of course I said, “Mostly chicken!”

He said, “Yes and a lot of mine lately!”

He put that chicken hawk in the crock pot and was adding all kinds of stuff.

I just had to ask, “Can Jeff not tell that this ain’t chicken?”

He laughed and said, “Well he didn’t say nothing last week when he ate that Hoot Owl!”

And life goes on, on Thompson Hill.

BRING BACK PORCHES

Thompson Hill

Jerry Thompson

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January 23, 2020

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Friends, better weather is on the way!

Y’all know what I miss? I miss porches! No, not these modern style porches! The old ones! They weren’t just there for decoration! They were put to use!

They were always a good shady place to play! Rocking chairs and all. Even had a couple of straight chairs or an old bench to sit on!

I always loved those old dogtrot houses with the big porches. You could follow the shade all the way round the house!

And they used them! We shelled peas on em, dried apples on em. We made the kids stay outside and play on em — or under them too! We always had two or three old dogs sleeping under there! The cats could come up on the porch, but the dogs had to stay off!

Oh, every once in a while, one would try to sneak up the steps and somebody would holler, “Get on out from here!” That usually worked pretty good!

Most of the old men shaved out on the porch! I guess the light was better, so they wouldn’t make a mess! Always had an old mirror hanging on the wall!

And don’t you miss porch swings! Spend a lot of time swinging on them!

Just seemed like simpler times then, maybe that’s what I miss!

And life goes on, on Thompson Hill!

The Rundown: Thursday 1/23/20

Uncategorized

MyLove Barnett

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January 22, 2020

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Good morning Tupelo! Today is Thursday, January 23, 2020. It is the 23nd day of the year. There are 343 days left in the year and 62 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 22 days, and Spring starts in 56 days.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

Storyplay at the Lee County Library in Tupelo is today at 9:30 a.m.. Storyplay is a storytime program featuring songs, rhymes, activities, and books more suitable for the baby to toddler set. Play will be highlighted and embraced during this program and modifications will be presented to accommodate different abilities and age groups.

Chicken Salad Chick is having Guest Appreciation Day today from 10:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.. To show our appreciation, every* guest will receive a FREE scoop of Classic Carol! *No purchase necessary, one scoop per guest,
while supplies last.

The NMMC-Tupelo Education Center is calling for all RNs – experienced and upcoming graduates to come visit their RN Open House! Come meet nursing leaders and learn about job opportunities this evening from 3:30 until 6 p.m. at the NMMC-Tupelo Education Center, 830 South Gloster Street, Tupelo. All shifts available for full-time, part-time and PRN positions. Bring a copy of your resume!

The Lee County Democrats will be meeting at the Link Centre today at 5:30 p.m. to plan the precinct caucus that occurs on February 15th and make sure there will be at least one person attending each precinct to start the caucus meeting. (Enter the Link Centre at Douglas and Main Street and walk to the end of the hallway and then take a left.)

Highland House is hosting an Intro to Liquid Watercolors painting class this evening at 6 p.m.. All ages are welcome for this intro level class. The cost for the class is @20, and all materials are provided.

Junior Master Gardener is offering a youth gardening class this evening! Is your child, aged 8-18, interested in flowers, horticulture or gardening? If so, please join us for a Junior Master Gardener class at 6:00 p.m. at the Lee County Master Gardener office at 5338 Cliff Gookin Boulevard. The Mississippi 4-H Junior Master Gardener® program is a 4-H youth gardening project that offers horticultural and environmental science education as well as life-skills development through fun and creative activities. Call 841-9000 to sign up. This is a free activity brought to you by the Lee County Master Gardeners!

Tupelo Community Theatre will present John Steinbeck’s classic Of Mice and Men January 23rd, 24th, and 25th, at the historic Lyric Theatre in downtown Tupelo. Productions are at 7:30 each evening, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on January 25th. Audiences should be warned that the play contains harsh language, including heavy profanity and offensive racial slurs commonly used by laborers in the 1930’s. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. For more information contact the TCT box office at 844-1935 Monday through Friday Noon – 4 p.m..

In neighboring communities, you might be interested in these events:

Corinth Gaming & Event Center invites you to the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament tonight at 6 p.m. They have been averaging 25+ players every month so the competition is fierce! All results will be reported to the state wide Smash Power Ranking! Registration is from 5 until 6:00 p.m., and the Tournament begins at 6:00 p.m..

Pontotoc Community Theater invites you out at 6 p.m. for #Romeo Auditions! Rehearsals have started, but they are still in desperate need of more cast members — especially guys! They need nine guys ages 12 to around 25, and they still have some female roles to fill as well.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo —

Steele’s Dive will have Hannah + Karly at 7 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have John West at 6 p.m.

Old Venice will have Karaoke with DJ Dayton at 7 p.m.

Woody’s will have DJ E Karaoke at 8 p.m.

In Pontotoc —

Lep’s BBQ will have South of Memphis at 7:30 p.m.

In New Albany —

The Tallahatchie Gourmet will have Misbehavin’ at 7 p.m.

In Columbus —

Louie’s wil have Thirsty Thursday with R Way Karaoke at 8 p.m.

In Starkville —

Rick’s Cafe will have Flatland Cavalry at 8 p.m.

Gondolier Italian Restaurant will have Sports Trivia Night at 7 p.m.

In Oxford —

Proud Larry’s will have James McMurtry with Bonnie Whitmore at 9 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:

Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.

Jo’s Cafe will be at at Longtown Medical Plaza from 11 until 1:30 p.m.

Local Mobile will be set up at Midtown Point on Industrial Rd from 11 until 1:30.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be closed today.

If we missed a listing you know of, please let us know!

Want us to know about something coming up? Just tag our Facebook page, or you can even mark us co-host on an event you are having on your Facebook event listing. You can also send us a message on our Facebook page, or shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com and we will help you share it.

Be sure to check out our extended calendar of events as well, for upcoming happenings in the area!

Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!

* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.

The Rundown: Wednesday 1/22/20

The Rundown

MyLove Barnett

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January 21, 2020

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Good morning Tupelo! Today is Wednesday, January 22, 2020. It is the 22nd day of the year. There are 344 days left in the year and 63 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 23 days, and Spring starts in 57 days.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

Chik-Fil-A in Tupelo hosts Breakfast and BINGO every Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m.. This event is free and open to the public, and kids are also welcomed guests. All first time bingo guests may receive a free coffee!

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo —

Steele’s Dive will have Eric Stogner and Tim Floyd at 7 p.m.

Blue Canoe will have The Harmed Bros. at 7:30 p.m.

Old Venice will have Spunk Monkees Lite at 7 p.m.

The Shade Tree Lounge will have Big Daddy Karaoke at 8 p.m.

Mugshots Bar & Grill – Tupelo will have Steven Floyd at 6:30 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:

Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be at Longtown Medical Plaza, by the Women’s Hospital, today, from 11 until 2 p.m..

Local Mobile will be downtown by the banks at Spring and Troy Street from 11 until 1:30 p.m..

Jo’s Cafe will be at Ballard Park on West Main Street from 11 until 1:30 p.m.

If we missed a listing you know of, please let us know!

Want us to know about something coming up? Just tag our Facebook page, or you can even mark us co-host on an event you are having on your Facebook event listing. You can also send us a message on our Facebook page, or shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com and we will help you share it.

Be sure to check out our extended calendar of events as well, for upcoming happenings in the area!

Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!

* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark Episode 14: Ghosts of Christmas Past

Joshua Ballard

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January 21, 2020

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*Warning: Explicit language and content*

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark is now part of the Truthseekers Podcast Network

In episode 14 post-holiday special, we discuss our personal horrible holiday stories and more!

Host: April Simmons

Co-Host: Sahara Holcomb

Theme + Editing by April Simmons

http://anchor.fm/april-simmons to donate to our fried chicken fund

Contact April at mangledfairy@gmail.com or Sahara at allcatsaregreyinthedark@mail.com

Call us at 662-200-1909 to share stories, questions, or feedback

https://linktr.ee/allcats for all our social media links

Shoutout podcasts this week: The Deep Dark Truth Podcast & Truthseekers Podcast Network

Credits: Our families lol

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This episode is sponsored by
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14: All Cats Are Grey in the Dark Episode 14: Ghosts of Christmas Past

April Simmons

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January 21, 2020

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14: All Cats Are Grey in the Dark Episode 14: Ghosts of Christmas Past

*Warning: Explicit language and content*

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark is now part of the Truthseekers Podcast Network

In episode 14 post-holiday special, we discuss our personal horrible holiday stories and more!

Host: April Simmons

Co-Host: Sahara Holcomb

Theme + Editing by April Simmons

http://anchor.fm/april-simmons to donate to our fried chicken fund

Contact April at mangledfairy@gmail.com or Sahara at allcatsaregreyinthedark@mail.com

Call us at 662-200-1909 to share stories, questions, or feedback

https://linktr.ee/allcats for all our social media links

Shoutout podcasts this week: The Deep Dark Truth Podcast & Truthseekers Podcast Network

Credits: Our families lol

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This episode is sponsored by
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Rust Bucket Roadies – Artist Spotlight

The Music

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January 21, 2020

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Artist/Band Name: RUST BUCKET ROADIES

Genre: Mississippi Americana — The Good Stuff

A lively band that will get your feet moving with their rowdy throwback backbeat of years gone by. They are a true Mississippi gem, playing some of the best rocking blues you will ever hear.
They have the sound that made Sam Phillips famous influenced by the Hill country blues of North Mississippi.

Band Members: Danny Strange, Bill Wilson, Chris Fowlkes, Dale Rushing

Hometown: Northeast Mississippi

Record Label: Stickhorse production

Affiliation: Mississippi Music Foundation

Description: True Americana music that will rock everyone of every age.

Rust Bucket Roadies, in their own words, “A lively band that will get your feet moving with their rowdy throwback backbeat of years gone by. They are a true Mississippi gem playing some of the best rocking blues you will ever hear. They have the sound that made Sam Phillips famous influenced by the Hill country blues of North Mississippi. True Americana music that will rock everyone of every age.”

The Rust Bucket Roadies can been seen at some of the state’s largest festivals, as well as at venues such as Fitzgerald Casino, Sam’s Town Casino, Ground Zero Blues Club, Jerry Lee’s Honky Tonk Cafe on Beale Street, RattleSnake Saloon in Tuscumbia, and many other events and venues.

Guitarist Danny “Clifford” Strange is known for his ability as guitarist and also a slide guitarist. Danny was the guitarist for Jumpin Gene Simmons for over 20 years. Danny has also worked with artists like Percy Sledge, Wanda Gale Lewis, and many others both on stage and also in the recording studio as a session guitarist in the the legendary Trace studio in Tupelo, owned by Sam Phillips and Homer Ray Harris.

Double Bassist Chris “Pee Wee” Fowlkes has making headway as one of the best Double Bass players in the mid-south with his highly animated playing style. Pee Wee has also become a fan favorite in the Ashland NC music scene as well as in the Nashville area.

Drummer Jerrod Bogan is the newest member of the Roadies, and has spent a lifetime playing drums for tons of bands throughout the U.S., devoloping some great friendships with musicians from almost every state in the union. He has a style all his own for making the drums come alive.

Singer Dale Rushing is the founder of the group, and brings a soulful blues style to the group. Dale also known as Delvis has also been touted as one of the best Elvis tribute artist in the South. Although Dale has left the ETA world some few years ago, he was in the documentary “The King” directed by Eugene Jarecki. Dale is also considered a music historian and is well versed in the North Mississippi Rockabilly history. Dale was also the driving force in getting Highway 145 renamed Rockabilly Way, joining Rockabilly Highway that runs to Jackson, TN, identifying the road between the hometowns of Elvis and Carl Perkins as Ground Zero for Rockabilly.

Favorite song you’ve composed and the story behind it?

“Shake Rag Sally.” This song is about Tupelo and a part of history that is gone.

Most embarrassing thing ever to happen at a gig?

Too many to list, really. I fell over the stage once.

What was the most significant thing to happen to you in the course of your music?

Connecting with the guys in the band.

If music were not part of your life, what else would you prefer to be doing?

An oil tycoon.

Would you like to recommend another band or artist(s) to our readers who you feel deserves attention?

Too many to list! *Support local musicians!

Rust Bucket Roadies doing Boom Boom Boom
Danny Strange of the Rust Bucket Roadies lowering the BOOM on Ground Zero in Clarksdale MS.
Posted by Rust Bucket Roadies on Friday, December 15, 2017

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