Mrs. Roberta referred to everyone as sweetie. She at one point in time had almost all of my male friends as bouncers. Oh and yes, Derrick was a bouncer for her when we first started dating. Mrs. Roberta would get just as sloshed as all the underage college kids. After a good night of boozing it up, she was known for locking the bouncers in and getting them just a hammered as she was.
Many young and upcoming bands played there including, Hootie and the Blowfish, Soul Asylum, Widespread Panic. Jupiter Coyote ,String Cheese Incident,Left Over Salmon,Collective Soul, Freddy Jones, Swingin Medallions, Grapes, Matchbox 20, Drivin-n-Crying, Blueground Undergrass, Col. Bruce Hampton, The Four Non Blondes, Derek Trucks, David Allen Coe, Donna The Buffalo, Sugar Hill Gang, George Porter Jr, Morris Day and The Time, Gov't Mule, Evan and Jaron, The North Mississippi All-Stars. There was one band that I would clear my calender for was Curiosity Shoppe. These guys rocked. The broke up many years ago but I still listen to the CD.
Wednesday Nights was Sink or Swim. All you can drink for the mega low price of $7 and still was when it closed. Friday night was ladies night. There were 2 stages. The front stage was really only used for the smaller bands, and guys with a guitar when the shake you bootie music was playing in the back. The back was where the big stage was. Every one had their name carved in the main bar. There was an upstairs but after my second year, I never saw anyone use it. The men's room consisted of a bathtub for all the men to relive themselves in. There were two stalls for the women. Most of the time only one of them worked. There were many times I ended up outside watering the bushes. Those were some fun times.
Man I wished that was there in 199?
The port-a-potty not the skeleton hanging on the dumpster
The wall where the sun is was the background for the front stage.
Mrs. Roberta had DISH up that place?? Well she did live there some, I mean most nights.
OK there are no bushes there now but all of this was wooded.
Here is the back door, again I had only seen this opened my first few years. It was a garage door that was spray painted HAZ MAT.
But all good things must come to an end. or do they??????
RIP JP's
3 comments:
Oh, man, ms. roberta sounds like my kinda old lady. i bet she was a fun gal! all those bands you named brought back the memories. i went to college of charleston and we went to this place called the Music Farm and Hootie, and Freddy Jones, and Evan and Jaron etc would all play there. Love Freddy Jones. anyways, these posts are fun! sounds like you had quite a good time! ;)
It's sad to see a place that holds come great college memories for me get knocked down. I remember Ms. Roberta coming into my Waffle House smashed! She was a hoot. Oh the memories.
OMG Katy... Remember the night that of "What Happens at JP's, stays at JP's"? We were 2 of the 6 people crammed into the back of someone's car. One marriage came out of that night (although the actions of this night could have stopped that). I remember making out by the dumpster... And CURIOSITY SHOPPE!!!! Ah, those were the days. Miss you like WHOA!
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