>"Will Dockery" wrote:
>

>>>>>>> That's Eileen:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://muddywolf.net/amplifryer/allstars-eileen1_sm-bw.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "He was then joined on stage by Eileen d'Esterno, a local sculptor and
>>>>>>> painter who began singing the blues in a sultry and sexy voice.

>>>>>>
>>>>>> From Shadowville, Eileen will headline in Atlanta and beyond...

>
> Here she is on the PBS jazz program last year:
>
> http://myspace-084.vo.llnwd.net/00434/48/04/434414084_l.jpg

>>>>>>> Whether it was her verses or the swaying of her hips in front of the
>>>>>>> still seated Jones, the performance was cut short by Jones'
>>>>>>> significant other who rushes on stage only to yank the cable from the
>>>>>>> guitar, silencing the room and leaving d'Esterno to ask: "What
>>>>>>> happened? Did the cops come?" -Larry Caddell

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> You could have got some hellishly hilarious footage last night... but
>>>>>>> there'll be many similar events to film if you make it to Shadowville,
>>>>>>> /literally/ an endless variety of bizarre characters.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you ever try the Sat Map of Linwood Blvd/10th Ave, Ralph Frank's
>>>>>>> http://www.ralphabetz.com place on the corner? Should be just a frame
>>>>>>> north of: http://Here.Nu/Col.jpg

>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://here.nu/Col2.jpg

>>>>>
>>>>> I'll have a look, hope the shot is clear enough to see the property
>>>>> clearly. You should be able to see the big hospital area basically
>>>>> across the street...

>>>>
>>>> And a handy cemetery...

>>>
>>> That's an old graveyard from the Civil War era and earlier, the creator
>>> of Coca-Cola, John Pemberton is buried there:
>>> http://www.historiclinwood.org/tour.htm

>>
>> Penberton sold Coca-Cola for $2,300.... 1889---

>
> Strange guy, a big hero to the people of Shadowville:
>
> ----
> From: WRBRL-TV News Channel 3 (wrbl...@cbus.mindspring.com)
> Subject: An inch saves Coca-Cola.......?
> View: Complete Thread (5 articles)
> Newsgroups: alt.history.what-if
> Date: 1996/06/18
> Just an interesting tidbit. There would be no coke if one stray
> mini-ball had hit John Pemberton an inch or two higher.
> A week after Lee surrendered at Appomatox and a few days after Lincoln
>
> was shot, a huge force of Union cavalry led by Gen. James Wilson was
> bearing down on Columbus, Georgia. It's goal was to strike across the
> Chattahoochee River into the heart of Georgia. During the battle,
> which took place in Phenix City, Alabama, a Columbus pharmacist named
> John Pemberton charged across one of the bridges into the teeth of the
> Union advance. He was slashed with a saber and shot. Only the quick
> thinking of a friend saved his life by leading him off the field of
> battle.
> The wounds were painful, and Pemberton worked most of his life to find
>
> an adequate pain killer. He experimented with what was thought to be
> the miracle drug of the day: coca leaves (cocaine to me and you). He
> came up with a concoction some years later in Atlanta. IT didn't go
> over big as a pain remedy, but did go over big as a fountain drink: it
> was Coca-Cola.
> So the next time you're pondering alternative histories while drinking
>
> down a nice cool coke, remember only by the grace of God are you
> enjoying a coke.
> ----
>

>>> Linwood used to be a nice place for hanging out, drinking beer and
>>> whatnot for teenagers in the 1970s, and perhaps still these days:
>>>
>>> http://www.angelfire.com/ia2/spookystuff/linwoodcemetary.html

>>
>> I hesitate to say how I /feel/ about cemeteries... :)

>
> The Google archives are close enough for me.
>

>>>>>> I assume I'll sell my car and get a small 50-75cc scooter.
>>>>>> Carry on the back rack... easy...
>>>>>> Hoping Gary can help.

>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, I'm 99%% certain he can. Oh yeah, I remember him saying something
>>>>> like right now would be a good time to do this, before something like a
>>>>> full time job comes up or something. You got his telephone number last
>>>>> night, right?

>>>>
>>>> Yeah. If he came out now and worked lazily, perhaps we'd be ready
>>>> when my rent is /up/.

>
> Email me his telephone number and I'll find out what's up on this
> side... I'm not that big on phones so i foget to get one from him, and
> he has no interest in emails/computers. Otherwise I peobably won't see
> him again until Tuesday at SoHo at the Songwriter Show.
>

>>>> This isn't a gigantic rush. Supposedly I have a 30 day notice, and
>>>> rent is $700/month. I've already paid for Sept.

>>
>> +++ $150 for electricity to run the A/C

>
> Probably a matter of hust running a wire to your van from whatever
> location you set up in, wherher Ralph's place or the Coin-Op, or
> another... one of those two seem like the best choices currently.
> There's also Anthony's RV Park, we've written about before, Gary
> Frankfurt might have even better ideas.
>

>>> You should be able to cut that cost by at least half here in
>>> Shadowville.

>>
>> Yeah, probably... I can reduce in it a lot of places.
>> Escondido is a fucking affluent suburb of SD.
>>
>> Medical stuff is pretty good, but rent and food are high.
>>
>> I did the /Medical/ thing (complete with MRI's) and there is no help.
>>
>> Gee... I bet a Detroit ghetto is a bargain.

>
> Welfare checks and food stamps come with that deal as a /given/, gay
> poen theft optional.
>
> I'll take you by Macon Road BBQ to meet Mike Cook, a childhood pal,
> maybe get a video interview with him.