[78-L] Train Blockage Re: Whither NOLA

[Michael Biel]

>>> We found out on 
>>> the web while in transit that the Jimmie Rodgers museum was closed Sun & 
>>> Mon and if the brochure had said that we would have gone on the way down 
>>> Wed like db did. We went to take pictures anyway and wonder how he found 
>>> the place because we hit all kinds of blocked roads with detours and a 
>>> train blocking yet another road!

From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
>>  Blue Yodel No. 14: aka "Biel Street Blues"

From: wmfisher at mtsu.edu
> Lets think about this....TRUTH exposing historians (Beil & Beil, both of 
> whom we love dearly) are blocked from a shrine to a LEGEND (Rodgers) by a 
> protective Train (take your pick here).  OK..so I'm not an eloquent writer....
> Is there not something romantically poetic goin' on here??   ;-)   Martin

The train that was blocking the road was only three cars from the end,
but was parked with no signs of moving the 100 feet that would have
cleared the crossing.  After a few minutes of humming "Waiting For A
Train" and trying to think of new words about waiting for a train to
MOVE, we went to to the next interstate exit and let the GPS guide us. 
That is where we met two construction roadblocks and detours. We did
eventually muddle our way thru Meridian to the par where the little
shack is.  There is a marble monument, a train engine and caboose, a
historical marker, and a flag pole that was dedicated by Ralph Peer.  We
took a bunch of photos.  I saw that the admission was $8, which is why I
had asked my question about if it would have been worth it -- it would
have been $16 for the two of us.

What label was that box set on?  ProperBox??

Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com