| Favorite team: | Ole Miss  |
| Location: | Sutpen's Hundred |
| Biography: | |
| Interests: | Southern Literature |
| Occupation: | Factor |
| Number of Posts: | 254 |
| Registered on: | 5/18/2012 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
Recent Posts
Message
re: Who here played a collegiate sport?
Posted by JB14 on 3/29/14 at 10:49 pm
DIII Soccer...
1
re: What are the best private schools in BR?
Posted by JB14 on 3/29/14 at 10:45 pm
No basis, just my experience knowing kids from the various schools. I don't pretend to have undertaken any "investigation."
Good kids with good parents will do fine, no matter where they're in school, imo. ...
re: What are the best private schools in BR?
Posted by JB14 on 3/29/14 at 10:08 pm
Only BR schools I'd consider, period, are EHS and Catholic. ...
re: Coolest vacation/country you have been to?
Posted by JB14 on 3/29/14 at 9:40 pm
Adare, Rep. of Ireland
Kenmare, Rep. of Ireland
Terrible food, awesome people, great experience....
re: What's your favorite bar in Oxford?
Posted by JB14 on 3/29/14 at 9:37 pm
City Grocery. ...
re: How is Roberto's River Road restaurant?
Posted by JB14 on 3/21/14 at 10:29 pm
Very good. Catfish Billy, as mentioned earlier, and the shrimp & grits appetizer. ...
re: Old Fashioned? Tips for ordering at a bar?
Posted by JB14 on 3/1/14 at 8:41 pm
I prefer a Blanton's or Woodford Old Fashioned. If you're at a suspect establishment, I'd specify "no soda water," as well.
Usually, it's pretty clear watching the bar-tender make the OF if he knows what he's doing. Makes a huge difference, IMO, whether he uses simple syrup or actually reduces ...
re: So the Nkemdiche situation...
Posted by JB14 on 2/21/14 at 1:04 am
Forgive me if I missed it, but what is plaintiff's cause-of-action? IIED? NIED?
Re Forum-Non
We've only studied it in an international context (Piper v. Reyno, I think), but I've heard it was somewhat common back in the heyday of MS mass tort litigation in the mid-90's to early 2000's.
T...
re: Jeep Wrangler Unlimited?
Posted by JB14 on 2/15/14 at 9:32 pm
I've got a '12 unlimited with 35's, 4.10 gearing and a 4" TeraFlex lift. Drive across the length of Mississippi (~6hours) pretty regularly, and remain happy.
Absolutely cannot talk on cell-phone (soft-top) while on interstate, though....
re: Why are so many Southerners so stuck in their ways?
Posted by JB14 on 2/11/14 at 12:23 am
Well, that would make sense given an original publication date in the early 40's.
Obviously Cash can't have anticipated the changes from 1940-2014, but I'd be hard-pressed to find a book that better answer's OP's question re the reason the South, from its inception, was viewed as "different."...
re: Why are so many Southerners so stuck in their ways?
Posted by JB14 on 2/11/14 at 12:11 am
[quote]What is it that has shaped the south to become so much different than the rest of the country? [/quote]
Originally? A shared frontier ethos and the Proto-Dorian bond. See W.J. Cash, "Mind of the South." ...
re: What is Mississippi good at?
Posted by JB14 on 1/29/14 at 11:58 pm
As far as literature goes, Stark Young merits inclusion. His [i]So Red the Rose[/i] was Gone with the Wind before Gone with the Wind.
Also notable for being one of the "12 Southerners" / Southern Agrarians who contributed to [i]I'll Take My Stand[/i]. Sadly, even people who "know" southern li...
re: What is Mississippi good at?
Posted by JB14 on 1/29/14 at 11:53 pm
If I recall correctly, Percy is originally from Birmingham. Moved to Greenville, MS after a family tragedy and was raised by William Alexander Percy, an outstanding author in his own right.
Though much of his work is set in LA, and Percy lived in Covington during his later years, his chief inf...
re: Post some pictures of the best houses from your hometown
Posted by JB14 on 1/18/14 at 7:32 pm
Good deal. I had the opportunity to work with a bunch of Delta writers primary materials in undergrad and remember hearing a lot about Mount Holly in Shelby Foote's writing. Always wanted to visit, but haven't had the time......
re: Post some pictures of the best houses from your hometown
Posted by JB14 on 1/18/14 at 3:18 pm
I may be thinking of the wrong home, but wasn't Mount Holly owned by the Foote family for a while? ...
re: SECrOTB Book Club: I need a good book to read
Posted by JB14 on 1/11/14 at 9:48 pm
For some reason, I found "the Judge" one of the most unforgettable characters I've ever encountered in literature. Not necessarily good/bad, just fascinating. ...
re: SECrOTB Book Club: I need a good book to read
Posted by JB14 on 1/11/14 at 9:27 pm
I really enjoyed it, but the plot is pretty gruesome--an impressionable kid falling in with a band of 19th Century outlaws traveling across the West committing unspeakable acts of violence .
McCarthy's writing is unbelievable if you can get past the horror of it all. It's the only McCarthy I'v...
re: SECrOTB Book Club: I need a good book to read
Posted by JB14 on 1/11/14 at 9:19 pm
OM / MS-Related (we'll omit Faulkner)
--Fall of the House of Zeus, Curtis Wilkie
--North Toward Home, Willie Morris
--Delta Wedding, Eudora Welty
--So Red the Rose, Stark Young
Others
--Master & the Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
--Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy...
re: Memphis recs- Not BBQ
Posted by JB14 on 10/4/13 at 11:06 pm
East Memphis: Folk's Folly; Hog & Hominy;
Downtown: Flight, McEwen's, Spindini, Majestic Grille; Itta Benna;
Mid-Town: Iris; Beauty Shop; SweetGrass; Local (hit/miss);
Really depends on what/where you prefer to eat. A lot of options outside of BBQ....
re: So it looks like I might be moving to Memphis
Posted by JB14 on 8/12/13 at 10:37 pm
[quote]I'm pretty young and would enjoy some night life. Mid town good for that? [/quote]
It's definitely on the rise. Cooper-Young area, though it sometimes draws a (how should I say it?) [i]cosmopolitan[/i] crowd, offers a bunch of options, both food and drink.
If Overton Square continues...
Popular
33
