Why, I’m Jan Goodrich, a retired lawyer living in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, that’s who.
Like NMC, I’ll continue to post here under my blog-handle “lotus” and be particularly happy to do so in concert with our new posting-colleague, Jane Tucker of Jackson, Mississippi, who will continue to sign herself “Jane.”
Since NMC is a fully-ethical lawyer, Jane and I won’t be discussing his client’s case with him but just have to find out and report all we can about it by our own other devices.
UPDATE: Icanhascheezburger? haz just the picture for this occasion. Well okay, not just. Sorta-kinda. Anyhow.
What a day!
Oh honey, don’t let me commence!
Lotus, am a little disappointed at the innocuous headlines. How bout something w/ your usual journalistic flair: “The Big Reveal,” or” NMC, lotus “out” Selves”…
Aw, allus a critic in there somewhar. You be’t be careful, Sailor, lest you end up our Kid on the Coast.
A day of wonders, this. All is revealed – well, most – or some.
And a new Jackson office for folo. Huzzah!
Yepper, Dragoman, and folo’s Jackson Bureau is busy sleuthin’ at the courthouse for us as we type.
It’s good to be reminded that there are “fully-ethical lawyers” in MS – sometimes we outa-staters following the Scruggs case had to wonder. I know, I know – only the unethical make news.
And to think I saw the intrepid sleuth of folo’s Jackson Bureau just the other day, thumbing through a copy of the Jackson Free Press at the Hickory Pit as she waited for a to-go order.
Have to file that one in my Small World folder. And perhaps introduce myself next time.
Wow the only mystery left on the world is what pl Blake did with all that money.
Thanks so much. I do appreciate the information. Truthfully, you (and NMC) have gained my respect and admiration over the last several months and it’s nice to have a name to praise instead of a “handle”. Is it appropriate to introduce ourselves and shake hands if by chance we meet on the street? Another small world co-inky-dink – I have a friend that has a beach house on Beacon in NSB and spent a long girls only weekend there back in October. It’s a beautiful place.
Drat, sorry I missed y’all, scandal. Next time you’re down, sing out.
Wish I had known that before I got their ribs… never again!
That’s what I had that day, Jane, a burger! They’re great, with the sauteed onions and all. And yes, you were flipping through that JFP at a pretty good clip, as if to say, “Yep, nothin’ to see here.”
My Thoughts, for ribs you need to hie yourself up to the Exxon station at the corner of Northside Drive and the west frontage road. Sweet Daddy’s ribs are the best, and the afternoon batch usually comes out at around 4:30. Mighty fine, I tells ya!
I like the pulled pork sammiches at Hickory Pit. I’ve had good ribs there, but the last batch went half-eaten to the dogs. I like the proprietor and his family too.
I’m going to try those Exxon ribs next, Drago.
Did Homer’s go out of biz (High St. and I-55N) or relocate? Loved his pulled pork…mmmmm
Drago, as a bbq connoisseur and fairly new to Jackson, I’m grateful for the tip… haven’t had much luck thus far.
And dwp… though my ribs may have been terrible, the man at the drive-through was absolutely lovely
Yes, Sailor, ol’ Homer just shut down his whole operation. He claimed the widening of High Street had gone over schedule (it had), and caused his business to suffer. He attempted a legal action against the city to recoup his losses, but got nowhere with that, and just shut down his business in a fit of pique.
More’s the pity, because his ribs were some of the best in town.
I love those pulled pork sammiches at the Hickory Pit, too, duckweedpond, ek-specially with that good hot (not the sweet or the mild, but the HOT) B-B-Q sauce.
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People, people, there’s no good barbecue in Jackson. You have to go to Memphis or North Alabama.
Dreamland man I love those ribs.
NMC, So far, I absolutely agree with you… or if you ever had a chance to try some of my own Daddy’s award-winning pork , though the awards were in Memphis, he was 100% Mississippi
Interestingly, Oxford has no good BBQ either. I’ve never understood that. The closest good place is Abe’s in Clarksdale (assuming it is closer to Oxford than Memphis).
Agreed, Delta Boy. Don’t forget Archibald’s in Northport.
Them’s some mighty fine ribs they got there at Dreamland, Delta Boy. And there used to be this place across the river in Northport called Archibald’s – just a little hole-in-the-wall place (don’t know if it’s there anymore) that had some of the best dry ribs I’ve ever had.
That was back in my landmanin’ days in Tuscaloosa.
Pat James’ Full Moon in Birmingham.
Gee, Lotus, is there to be no mystery at all left in the world?
Although, I must confess, I looked up Folo, LLC in the FL corporate database when I started reading here and figured out who you were. I thought it important in weighing the opinions being spun out.
dreamland ribs with”light bread.” yes!! Or take a trip to the Rendevoux !!
Never fear, DeltaNative. the world-renowned ‘Get Fed At The Shed’ crew is opening up shop in Oxford soon! If you haven’t experienced bbq from The Shed, stop what you’re doing and drive to Ocean Springs right now and “get fed.”
They regularly bring home some bling from the Memphis In May events and have been featured on the Food Network too.
Dang people, some are talking about hamburgers (which I’m not a big fan of in the 1st place)on one post and others on another are talking about brains and gutts dripping on the hwy and being dumped in the woods. Food, I’ll pass ..reading this is good for my waistline.
At the risk of starting a riot, I’ll say this: The Rendevouz is Overrated!
J28 I love to buy their dry rub and use it for cooking at home on the grill.
I’m with ya, DeltaNative. For Memphis bbq, I’ll take Neely’s Interstate bbq over Rendezvous any day of the week.
Phantom You know your BBQ!!! Also Try the BBQ Shop on Madison, I also am a sucker for the ribs at Blues City Cafe. Maybe thats because you can get them at 3:30am in the morning after a night of drinking on Beale St.
DN last time I was in the Rv it was so, so. Nothing to slap mama about.
Hatfield anything would be great at that point. ha!!
First of all Texas BBQ destroy all Q from this state or anywhere else in the “deep south.” Good cows are good cows.
Today has been exciting…huh? While I think its great their names are out, I don’t think it makes any difference. These guys are great “bloggers/reporters/commentators” and we knew this before because of their near perfect coverage of Scruggs.
Keep up the hard work.
NMC I am not sure yet if the school paper should cover this story or not but I will follow it closely and look forward to seeing you in action. Good luck.
You Texas guys make BBQ out of beef? son-of-a-bitch what a waste!
I knew it! It was just a matter of time before one of those “don’t mess with Texas” types had to come in and give their 2 cents.
“Good cows is good cows”? Well, cows ain’t bbq where I come from, dmwriter.
Cooper’s in Llano and City Market in Luling, dmwriter? And Rudy’s?
I have to admit Texas BBQ is pretty darn strong. Texas BBQ includes pork ribs, y’all.
Oh, just jokeing. Can’t even pull a leg around all these lawyers.
Phantom at 29 The Shed’s the best. They’re also just great folks over there, providing good music and doin’ good things for the community.
Phantom, I’ve got the Shed on my list of things to do, and quick.
Good cows may be good cows, but good Q is pig.
That’s my story and it’s stickin’ to me.
And let’s not even start on the relative merits of Eastern vs. Western North Carolina Q.
even cow ribs can beat buffalo ribs any day. whoa that’s some rough eating.
The Rendevous’s barbecue sucks. It is a cocktail party and not about good food. I’m not a fan of Interstate BBQ; the places I go are Paynes and the Cozy Corner.
There is good bbq in Oxford but it is not commercially available. There hasn’t been a good bbq place here in years. More about that in a bit.
I can enjoy smoked brisket. It does not remotely hold a candle to pork bbq. Not enough fat in it to get the effect, and doesn’t take the smoke taste as well.
Germantown Commissary is pretty good too.
I’ve only commented once before & always worry that I’ll sound ridiculous, BUT… I just ate a Handy Andy bbq sandwich for the first time- even though we’ve lived in Lafeyette co. for 14 years- & it was truly delicious. So much so that my work might be suffering because I am having fantasies about another sandwich. Try it.
I stand corrected, pork is better. I guess for us Texans the symphony is in the sauce/rub.
always worry that I’ll sound ridiculous
Ahem, eddie, ya don’t see that ever stopping any of us, do ya?
Ok, my turn … And who am I?
Curly, that’s who.
Whew, this closet was getting crowded. I’m glad some of you stepped out!
B’s BBQ (in the gas station on South Lamar) in Oxford was good about 9 years ago. Not sure if it is anymore.
I agree that Handy Andy BBQ in Oxford is pretty awesome. Watch out for their fried pies too. The pork sandwich is best (with slaw of course). Also, in Jackson, try Pig Out Inn on Old Canton Road near Amerigos. Good dry ribs. Haven’t had Rendevous in a coons age, but was great back in the 80s. The sauce at Dreamland is the best part of their operation – their pork is so so.
Yawl got me hungry now and The Shed is too far away tonight…..
eddie60,
My “beef” with Handy Andy is that ribs are only available on Saturdays. What kind of bbq joint is that? And I’m not that impressed with the pulled pork sammich. To each his own, I guess.
DeltaNative, on your way to The Shed in Ocean Springs stop off at Letha’s BBQ Inn in Hattiesburg. Ms. Letha’s bbq is so tender you could eat it with a straw! The ESPN Gameday crew called it “the best they’ve ever had.” (psst, and they’ve been to Dreamland, too!)
partcoast, I’m starvin’ now too. Maybe we can shoot over to the shed on Sat? What to do bout bbq til then?
Central BBQ is in Memphis is pretty good. Rendezvous is hit or miss. The problem is that the ribs are “charcoal grilled” and finished in less than an hour’s time. That means that the connective tissue doesn’t break down in the low heat and smoke , and you end up with tough ribs, and very little smoke flavor. Rendezvous is also not representative of Memphis style ribs save for the rub. I further agree BBQ shop is pretty good and that Oxford lacks any quality BBQ. B’s on S Lamar is closed (change in ownership I understand) but even if it weren’t the ribs plain old sucked.
Wow! supergreg went all “Alton Brown” on us! Nice one.
Sailor – Good things come to those who wait – Sat could be unless we could get someone to send us some or bring down from Jacksonian. Maybe if one of these folks could fed ex us some, we could hang out at the Gulfport Fed Courthouse and the aroma would bring PL out?? With his B’ham ties, we would need to shake a big ole cannister of Dreamland sauce and carry a bag of Bunny Bread too.
Mmmm, c’est possible…
Jane at 50, is Tom Rankin back in Oxford? When I left town he had moved to North Carolina or somewhere.
I like Neely’s BBQ in Memphis. I lived downtown for two years and always had to give directions to tourists to the Rendezvous, so I have a grudge against it, and also don’t like the food much.
The Shed has the best bbq I’ve ever had. I miss eating there. I’m 3 hours away… dammit!! Nicest folks too.
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The house shakes: here comes the space shuttle home.
Thirty years ago a good friend in Oxford (And a fellow Q connoisseur ) told me the best way to find good Q.
1. If the building is clean with a “manufactured” sign…pass it by
2. If the building is a hole-in-the-wall with a store bought sign…go in check it out at least once.
3. If the building is a hole-in-the-wall and has hand painted signs, mispelled words a REAL pit in the back…go in pull up a chair, get a beer, and order. This is the place you’ll go back to.
This only holds true in N MS, W TN & N AL.
I don’t know where Tom Rankin is now. I just remember turning into some kind of barbarian at one of his roasts.
And I’ll had my own thought with much “Q-education” behind it (and with all due respect to my Daddy and my own race)…. Same as I feel about the blues, if it’s coming from a white boy, I don’t buy it. They simply don’t know what they’re doing.
MT 67: That is the final part of my post. I just neglected to put it up. I agree with you 100%
johnny winter and i disagree with mt #67 (to some extent).
With very little exception, I’m stickin’ with my statement
Just got back from investigative reporter Stephen Weinberg reading at Square Books, he has a new book about Ida Turnbull. Really top notch stuff.
Since B’s closed on N. Lamar here in Oxford the only decent BBQ is the B’s at the BP on College Hill, great sides plus B’s meat, very good.
I here a new BBQ place is opening on the square. Only time will tell if true.
Where do you guys go in Oxford for a good pulled pork, I could use right about now.
PS… I have to ask tell myself “thats what she said” about the las sentence of my comment.
Don’t know what happened to it, but in the Big Star lot in Oxford, there used to be a Dixieland BBQ storefront in the right hand corner that had pretty good pulled pork. It is gone now. I have seen the Dixieland trailer trailer in the same lot and in the old Kroger lot, as well as in Batesville (but not in a few years). Never had the ribs, but the pulled pork was pretty good. Also, when I was in undergrad, which seems like ages ago to me right now, you get get a BBQ sundae at the rebel barn which consisted of pulled pork, beans and slaw in stacked in a styrofoam cup/bowl. I haven’t been through there in years because I have been legal age to drink for many. Anyone know if they still have BBQ at the Barn and what happened to Dixieland?
I’ve had the pleasure of eating ribs n pigmeat in all the states south of the Mason-Dixon line at one time or another and believe that MT is for the most part correct, with very, very few exceptions.
However, the BBQ changes flavors and styles about every 100 miles. From cider based in NC to dry rubs in west Tenn, sweet sauce in Alabama to tomato pasty based in S. Miss n LA to chipotle flavored brisket in South Texas. And it’s always seemed that “the best BBQ” was the last batch I’d eaten….as long as there was plenty of it and some cold, cold beer cola with a loaf of sliced white bread on the side.
Sorry Lotus, but Florida ain’t known for it’s BBQ
Lawl @ dmwriter
I’m an odd ball…i’m not a huge fan of BBQ. I know…maybe it’s because I grew up in Jersey. Now..a good all beef hotdog..hmmm.
And Lotus, I remember those darn houseshakes. When it came in during the night, it would scare the beegeezus out of me.
I got a good “you know you live Florida when …” email I will share with you I got today.
And I don’t think I need to out myself. I’m pretty sure most know who I am. The only reason for the name change last month was because a reader here came and told my boss I posted here and felt he should know. He didn’t care. But I thought if one person found it in bad taste, perhaps I should be more discreet but…i’m not really concerned about it.
What my name means, is i wanted to be an actress and a lawyer as a child. That was my going to be my new name because I figured I could use it for both. I do have an AS in paralegal studies from 100 years ago too.
Sat down to read a bit and with apologies to the late Jerry Clower, ya’ll flung a craving on me. Had to go to the fridge, get the jar of Dreamland sauce, pop some in the mikey, and sop with light bread….. Damn thats good with a cold beer……….
I had been thinking a couple of weeks ago that it would be funny for the “regulars” to send in their pics, have Lotus post them, and everyone try to guess Who Is Who in this folo fam.
The Day of Revelation has been a fun one
Woo wee … I used to live in a little house just behind Handy Andy’s. We could walk up there pig on the pig and waddle back down to the house.
I also have trouble driving from N.MS to Atlanta without stopping at the original Golden Rule in Irondale. (Yeah, I know the “original” was across the highway, and I ate there too)
lotus: Check your e-mail for some late dessert…
Tom Rankin is actually going to be at the Mississipi Art Museum next month, April 12th, giving a lecture on photography in the South.
supergreg – Dixieland still comes to Batesville and sets up in the parking lot in front of the Super D pharmacy (I think that’s it – on the right on 6 before the turn to main street?) – the dates are sporadic – but I’m thinking they are there on Thursdays. In Oxford, they were supposed to set up shop down by Papito’s where the Crepery (I know I spelled that wrong) was but it never happened – not sure why not?
Mercy, fun thread to catch up on, even in the wee hours pre-breakfast (and even though, alas, ’tis true: mighty hard to come by decent Q here in Flordy). But as Lydjah’s email notes, we have some flavor of our own . . .
You know you’re a Floridian when:
1. Socks are only for bowling.
2. You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
3. A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
4. Your winter coat is made of denim.
5. You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
6a. You’re younger than thirty but some of your friends are over.
6b. Anything under 70 is chilly.
7. You’ve driven through Yeehaw Junction.
8. You could swim before you could read.
9. You have to drive north to get to The South.
10. You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
11. Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
12. You’ve gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark
13. You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn’t worth waking up for.
14. You dread lovebug season.
15. You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren’t Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances…but Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
16. You know what a snowbird is and when they’ll leave.
17. You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
18. You were twelve before you ever saw snow, or you still haven’t.
19. ‘Down South’ means Key West.
20. You think New York drivers licenses should only be valid in New York.
21. Flipflops are everyday wear.
22. Shoes are for business meetings and church,
23. but you HAVE worn flipflops to church before.
24. Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
25. An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
26. You smirk when a game show’s ‘Grand Prize’ is a trip or cruise to Florida.
27. You measure distance in minutes.
28. You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
29. You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
30. A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
32. You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
33. You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, lovebug season, tourist season and summer.
34. It’s not soda, cola, or pop. It’s coke, regardless of brand or flavor, ‘What kinda coke you want?’
35. Anything under 95 is just warm.
36. You’ve hosted a hurricane party.
37. You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.
38. You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
39. You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Ichnatucknee andWithlacoochee.
40. You understand why it’s better to have a friend with a boat than owning a boat yourself.
41. Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, NASCAR, Go Gators, and a confederate flag.
42. You were 5 before you realized they made houses without pools.
43. You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn’t swim.
44. You’ve worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
45. You recognize Miami-Dade as ‘Northern Cuba’.
46. You not only forward this but you understand it.
Lotus Tell Us
What type of law did you practice?
What firm?
ww, I was a public defender for the State of Florida (trial division until my feet couldn’t take anymore and I switched to appellate). The work was interesting but the stories followed me home, I couldn’t live with them, and I quit.
Letha’s BBQ gets my vote!
Leatha’s BarB-Que Inn – Hattiesburg
(6374 U.S. Highway 98 West – 601 271-6003) Check out their web site (www.leathas.com) for more information and history! Some say Leatha Jackson is the Queen of Mississippi BBQ; one of 14 children in her family, she started picking cotton at age 5; smoky BBQ ribs are offered up with cole slaw, real fried potatoes and huge glasses of iced tea; hard to find but worth the trip; open for lunch and dinner Thursday – Saturday only; no credit cards or checks accepted; highly recommended.