I think a tornado took away half of the old 43 lounge. And also half of the old Tonys. The old Tonys is now Parkers. I'm not sure if it the same Parker that had the club in Minor Hill Tn.
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quote:Originally posted by themax:
I think a tornado took away half of the old 43 lounge. And also half of the old Tonys. The old Tonys is now Parkers. I'm not sure if it the same Parker that had the club in Minor Hill Tn.
quote:Originally posted by themax:
And if one were really feeling adventurious, the was a place in Columbia called "The Other Place". Some friends of mine knew the DJ up there. He had quite a setup. A glass booth overlooking the dance floor. what a place for a young boy to be.
quote:Originally posted by Yo Brotha from anotha Motha:
The Parker up 43 and the one up in Minor Hill are the same. I don't think he still owns the Minor Hill location anymore.
The Bomb of the Tennessee State line clubs used to be Johnny's Club. They had an great UNA night (Thursday). That was back when there were only a few places for people to go. All classes of folks had to go there to party. Now there are so many different places that the party atmosphere is not the same.
quote:Originally posted by Yo Brotha from anotha Motha:
Johnny Hood was a bank robber. He and a gang of bandits used to rob banks around this area. He was laid to rest in a red velvet casket at his own request. All of his gang members wound up killing each other. It made the FBI's job easy.
quote:Originally posted by themax:
Yep, part of the South Tn. moffa. Maybe had a hand in the walking tall thing. Who knows?
quote:Originally posted by themax:
Yep, part of the South Tn. moffa. Maybe had a hand in the walking tall thing. Who knows?
quote:Dewitt Dawson
quote:Originally posted by �bermensch:quote:Dewitt Dawson
Was this guy one of the infamous Dawson gang I heard about growing up (although before my time)?
quote:Originally posted by themax:
Yes, no one messed with the Dawson gang. I would not be surprised if they are still the money behind a lot of not so legal things.
Yes you are on the money. One story I can tell in part is how a truck {18 wheeler} got stuck in the backwoods of $#%% a person who had a dozer got the call and pulled it out. He was going to do it for free, people were like that back then, but Dewitt would not hear of it.He opened his glove box and it was FULL of 100$ bills. He just grabbed a few and stuck them in the guys pocket, and told him if he ever needed anything to let him know.quote:Originally posted by traderconnections:
Dewitt..
lived at the foot of Lagrange Mountain...and did not die in prison...however, several of his kin came to an abrupt end..
If Dewitt like you...you could not have better friend...but...well you know the rest...
quote:Yes if he liked you, you knew it if he didn't then you are not reading this.
quote:Originally posted by Tons_O_Fun:
That sounds like what "Bumpers" is now. I used to go there in the early 80's, but alcohol has killed the cells that retain such information and in the former name I was a regular at Johnny's on Thursday's UNA night and would go over to B's Place to hear Jackson Highway or some other live band. We them went to the "private" Club 13 where out of work union guys from the Shoals tended bar until 2A and then headed down Chisholm, dodging State Troopers and the ST Florian policeman who always hid in the same place.
quote:Originally posted by ppb:
Did Dewitt become a preacher in the Church of Christ before he died?
Did any of ya'll know Toehead White from Corinth, MS?
quote:Originally posted by M9Beretta:
"The wages of Sin is death"... Kind Red Spirit If you'll check around, I think the "death" referred to in your quote, is generally considered a spiritual death.
quote:Originally posted by Kindred_Spirit:quote:Originally posted by M9Beretta:
"The wages of Sin is death"... Kind Red Spirit If you'll check around, I think the "death" referred to in your quote, is generally considered a spiritual death.
LOL, here I am reading all about the line, and out of the blue, here comes your comment... and thanks for your take on it... but mine stays the same.. The wages of sin is death.... pure and simple...
Although religious, I do not believe there is a HELL either... for various reasons I won't go into here... I don't want to spoil the fun of everyone's memories of their party days...
And you can be a smart aleck if ya want about my nickname, I find it rather amusing Thanks
quote:Originally posted by ppb:
Did Dewitt become a preacher in the Church of Christ before he died?
Did any of ya'll know Toehead White from Corinth, MS?
quote:Originally posted by MentalFloss:
Anyone remember "Dude Lawson" and his story?
quote:Originally posted by ppb:
I think you're thinking about Jack Hath****. He was born in 1920 at Michie. He owned the Shamrock on the TN-MS stateline a little north of Corinth. He was killed in 1964 by his ex wife Louise. She said he beat & attempted to rape her. She shot him several times.
Toehead White was born in the MS Delta around Sumner. He was born in 1936. He was killed in 1969 in Corinth in front of the El-Ray Motel. He had just come from Dewitt Dawson's. They say he & Dewitt were real tight. A cop told me that Pusser tried to take credit for his murder, but it wasn't him.
If I'm not mistaken, Dewitt's brother Donald, was arrested with Toehead in connection with a big still in Toshmingo County, MS. I think that was in 1965.
I understand that Toehead & Dewitt would rob high stake poker games.
quote:Originally posted by bluesman *:
Dewitt, also had other brothers, Homer Gene, Donald, Bobby, Howard, Ray and Pride.
quote:Originally posted by that smart chick:
This stuff would make a fabulous book! Any authors out there?
quote:Originally posted by bluesman *:
FV,
Dewitt was a member of the COC, IRS charges was back in 08/71 for evaded taxes. The article in the Times Daily by then reporter Rusty Cone, story title "Coin Flip Decided Guilty Plea: Dawson". Former F.B.I. agent and latter Morgan County Sheriff Steve Crabb was part of the investigation. Both of whom Dewitt and Crabb that whom I knew real will. Long history behind this, along with the old Western Truck Stop. Enough said.
quote:Originally posted by ppb:
Did he sell drugs?
quote:Originally posted by vick13:
I'm telling you. I'd pay just to see that name in marquis lights: Starring John Wayne and Toehead.
quote:Originally posted by vick13:
I'm telling you. I'd pay just to see that name in marquis lights: Starring John Wayne and Toehead.
quote:Originally posted by e:
My vote would have been for Steve McQueen.
quote:Originally posted by Go Nads:
One of the Soprano's characters might work.
or Billy Bob Thorton
quote:
Drive-By Truckers wrote songs about the events surrounding Pusser's wife's death and his colorful tenure as sheriff. Most notably, The Dirty South contained three consecutive songs, "The Boys from Alabama", "Cottonseed" and "The Buford Stick", that purported to tell "the other side of that story".
quote:Originally posted by ppb:
You have to watch that book called the Stateline Mob. Morris got a lot of his facts wrong. It talks about Dewitt in there & shows his picture. He looks real young. I think he said that Dawson was one of Alabama's most sought after outlaws. They say Toehead & Dewitt were real tight & that both were ladies men.
Have ya'll ever heard anything about a Balentine-Dawson feud? I think the Balentine's were from Tennessee. I have heard that Dewitt's wife's maiden name was Balentine. Do ya'll know if that's true?
quote:Originally posted by Bamafnatk:
My dad was a Gambler & played Poker & Shot Dice with Dewitt many times, once I remeber out in the middle of of a cotten feild under a huge shade tree , a huge dice game , my dad & Dewitt had a lot of dealings together ,once Dewitt came to our house in Town Creek looking for dad , & Mom met him at the front door & as Dewitt was walking off the proch, she kicked him in the arse . Dad was working & trying to do better , so Mom didn't want Dewitt around . Dad had a lot of the same connections from up north as Dewitt with bring Macnics in to games , as the are called, Dealers. Dad worked constrution , but gamblered & in his later years he & two ohers ran a Gambling house just out of Decatur, Poker , Back Jack, Dice , & Booked sports, cattered to Doctors , Lawyers, Car Dealers , money people they would start on a Friday & go on thru early Momday morning, with food , drinks & what ever & No they was Not going to Win! this was thru the 60' tell the early 80s for my dad.
quote:Originally posted by bcmT:
Dewitt Dawson: I have no idea what religion he practised (if any) but I know his wife was a member of the Church of Christ. I know this because I went to her church. Dewitt would only show up occasionally for stuff like dinners or meetings. He was a friendly guy from the few times I remember seeing him around. I have no other info about him other than the stuff I hear. Dewitt was not a preacher -- the poster who said that has Dewitt confused with another guy.
Johnny Hood: He was a barber at one time (worked at King Cotton in Florence, I think. Someone else might be able to confirm this). I know some people who used to go up to his clubs in the 60's and early 70's. I don't really feel like going into any stories they told me (though I have many). Let's just say that those clubs could be a dangerous place for your health if you messed with the wrong people. Hood was not, from what I have heard, really a member of any organized group. He might have been loosely affiliated with some people and involved in some minor drugs or something, but I don't think he was involved in any really serious mafia activity (rackiteering, drug smuggling, etc.). He was mainly just a guy who often walked on the wrong side of the law and a guy no one wanted to mess around with. There were rumours that Hood had been involved with some murders, but those are just rumours and I have no idea if they are true. When you are talking about people like Hood, everyone has their own story and a lot of the stuff is just plain BS. People tend to exaggerate.
Buford Pusser: Some of my family is from Finger, TN and I have a distant cousin who was a deputy sheriff under Pusser in McNairy Co. I don't talk to these people very often, but I have heard stories 2nd hand from some of my immediate family. I have heard basically that there is a lot of falsehoods out there about Pusser.
Pusser didn't really have anything to do with Johnny Hood or Dewitt Dawson. Buford was in a different region all together (McNairy Co. TN and northeast MS.) I guess its possible that Buford knew of the Dawsons since the Dawsons might have been connected loosely to the "dixie mafia" as depicted in Walking Tall. I know that in one of the films the Dawsons are mentioned, but not by name. They are called "that gang from Alabama" or something like that. However, I am pretty sure that Buford didn't know who Johnny Hood was.
Buford Pusser never carried a stick. That's a myth.
It's funny that this thread was started. I have thought this would make a good book (even though some of the characters didn't have any connection to the others).
quote:Originally posted by p2bf_bama:
Who are the Balentines mentioned here? I knew the ones from Cypress Inn, they were basicly pretty good people, one was a bootlegger?
quote:Originally posted by Fir Darrig:
Are you talking about Bobby Mitchells Chevorlet ?
quote:Originally posted by BellaSwan:quote:Originally posted by Fir Darrig:
Are you talking about Bobby Mitchells Chevorlet ?
Yep. Have you heard about that murder? I am wanting to say it happened in the late 70's early 80's?
BINGO.....it was bobby mitchell that was murdered in the showroom of his dealership..... before it became nelda stephenson.quote:Originally posted by Fir Darrig:
Are you talking about Bobby Mitchells Chevorlet ?
quote:Originally posted by Bamafnatk:
Thank you Julie.. you be a friend
quote:Originally posted by Just_:
How can I save this whole thread??
quote:Originally posted by BellaSwan:
Bama, I didn't say anything negative at all. I am actually his third cousin by the way. I don't know that side of the family much b/c of alot of different reasons. I just have heard the story about his murder passed on through the generations. I just wondered if anyone had heard things I have not heard before about the murder. I really wish I did know some more of my relatives in this area.
Thanks Firquote:Originally posted by Fir Darrig:quote:Originally posted by Just_:
How can I save this whole thread??
Im not sure Just , but one time I wanted to save a thread that was 6 pages long . I did the copy and paste and put it in an email and sent it to myself. I bet theres an better way than that ,but it does work .
quote:Originally posted by blue's:
Bobby was shot over a bad car deal by a man from the Florence west side, there were all kinds of half-truths floating around that it was something else, but none was ever proven.
quote:Originally posted by traderconnections:
Blues...
I believe you know who I am talking about...
quote:Originally posted by themax:
There are a lot of storys that I have heard from very reliable sources about the Dawsons. So reliable I would never even think about posting them on a public forum.
quote:Originally posted by themax:
Wow, I couldn't believe it when I saw it. An old thread I started back in 2006, was on the 1st page. It brought back many old memories, some I'd like to forget.
quote:Originally posted by WesternOne:
themax, this was started before my time here at the tdf. How fun, I totally enjoyed reading thru it. Sadly enough, Mr. Parker passed away a couple weeks ago. I have an old album that was made in the 70's by the old gang from Johnny's Club. The album cover is a picture of the band in front of the club. It's frame worthy.
quote:Originally posted by themax:
I still have an album of F.C.C. to bad Steve Gooch met with a bad fate. Wichita could really play. They all could.
quote:Originally posted by The Cold Hard Truth:
FCC was a smoking Funk and R&B band with an evil horn section that came out of the Shoals.. had some small successes
quote:Originally posted by The Fonze:
Johnny Hood was a bank robber. He and a gang of bandits used to rob banks around this area. He was laid to rest in a red velvet casket at his own request. All of his gang members wound up killing each other. It made the FBI's job easy.
quote:Originally posted by The Professor:
[QUOTE] How about Mitchell Simpson; I heard he shot himself about a month or so ago.
quote:Originally posted by BFred07:quote:Originally posted by The Professor:
[QUOTE] How about Mitchell Simpson; I heard he shot himself about a month or so ago.
This just got interesting, I have not seen Mitchell in years but even as an old guy he was a pistol and had a wild side. I checked out his obit and it said he died after an extended illness. nothing about shooting himself. Anyway, I thought the world of Mitchell and would love to hear some tales from when he was younger.
quote:Originally posted by BFred07:
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Before Johnny opened the bar he was a barber, I didn't know him myself as this was a bit before my time but EVERYONE I know that did know him has had nothing but good things to say about him, at least till I started reading this thread.
quote:Originally posted by blue's:
Them were the days of old and should be forgotten and laid to rest.
Royal flush
Straight flush
Four of a kind
Full house
Flush
Three of a kind
Hi blue's.
I hope that I didn't "strike a nerve." I was just caught up in the whole mess when I was a kid, and I enjoy researching and sharing what I know. As I said before, I am not looking for trouble here; I have long gotten over what took place down there. No hard feelings of any kind.
Two pair
One pair
High card.
Enough said.
quote:Originally posted by junior samples:
This is local history we are talking about.I love your post Professor! You put a lot of research into this i can tell.Thank you very much!