Sunday, May 30, 2010

Brother Dave Gardner The Haunted House And The Motorcycle Story

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Click on these to enlarge them. Brother Dave Gardner got his start at the Gus Stevens supper club in Biloxi,Miss. He started as a drummer ...

Gus Stevens Restaurant in Biloxi,Mississippi And The Death of Jayne Mansfield

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Click on the above picture to enlarge it. Here is a fine website about Jayne Mansfield. Included in this are some good information on her ...
Friday, May 28, 2010

Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Spendour

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Below is a link to the author's blog. http://martirulli.blogspot.com/ Here is a link to the Amazon.com page about this book. http:...

This Property Is Condemned Natalie Wood Robert Redford New Orleans and Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 1966

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These photographs were made by Rachel in 1966 in New Orleans on the set of THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED. The man in the top photo is cinemato...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Emil Van Horn Hollywood's Most Famous Motion Picture Gorilla

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http://members.shaw.ca/gorillagallery2/gorillamenclassic/emil_van_horn.htm When I moved to New Orleans in 1965 I met Emil Van Horn. He t...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A Really Good History of Gambling In Mississippi And The White House Hotel In Biloxi,Mississippi

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This fountain was damaged by Hurricane Katrina and is now being restored. Here is an article about that: http://www.gulfcoastnews.com/G...

Mississippi Bootlegger And The Mississippi Mud 1927

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The bootlegger is now gone. But once upon a time going to the bootlegger in Mississippi was a time honored tradition. You drove somewhat out...