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Subway Lounge Jackson Mississippi
Remember in Jackson Ms?
Don't you just miss it?
You know the blues club
That was in the downstairs basement?
Don't you just miss it?
I just wish it wouldn't have gone away.
We had so much fun there!
We'd sit and listen to the Jukebox
Until 12am and the next thing you knew
We’d all begin to yell his name in repetition,
Lavon! Lavon! Lavon!
Then Patrice would finish the show.
We’d go to listen to the live music,
while swaying by our chairs
and don't forget the bar stools
with the people swaying there!
There was no dance floor,
so if we wanted to move around
we did the train all around the
long connected tables in the lounge!
A True Ghost Story "Wylie"
" Wylie "
A True Ghost Story
My mother and step-dad moved to Houma Louisiana. We met a family of seven there. I'm not
sure how my parents met them but they lived in the same neighborhood as we did. Their dad was the sweetest guy and their mom was an awesome woman. The oldest son was a hefty 20something year old with long hair, mustache, and a beard. My sisters and I weren’t used to adults having casual conversations with us and treating us like we were actually around, but Wylie did and because of that,
even though we didn't know him that long, we fell in love with him as a person and thought very highly
of him.
sure how my parents met them but they lived in the same neighborhood as we did. Their dad was the sweetest guy and their mom was an awesome woman. The oldest son was a hefty 20something year old with long hair, mustache, and a beard. My sisters and I weren’t used to adults having casual conversations with us and treating us like we were actually around, but Wylie did and because of that,
even though we didn't know him that long, we fell in love with him as a person and thought very highly
of him.
His name was Wiley, and he was in the middle of a separation and maybe even a divorce. I really can't remember. He had a little girl named Stevie who was named after a popular singer Stevie Nicks. As a child, I didn't pay much attention to what adults were talking about or doing. My sisters and I never interrupted on any adult conversation and pretty much stayed unconcerned or curious about anything that adults may have been up to. But, in Wiley's case, I did pay attention to the things that other adults were saying about his problems with his wife and how he wanted to get back with her. From what I was gathering was that he stayed pretty depressed. My sisters and I were deeply concerned about him and talk among ourselves about him often with worry. That's how wonderful he was to us. He meant a great deal to our lives. Don't get me wrong, everyone in his family was good people and very nice to us, but there was an extra effort coming from him. His impact on our lives was amazing in helping us understand and believing that there are people out there that do care and are willing to make you feel important and in his case, even when they are not so happy themselves.
Being that all this information has been explained, I will go on to the main idea of this story.
It was Memorial day and my parents had decided to have a cookout and invited this family to come to join us. Everyone except for Wylie showed up. We all ate and had a good time and then they begin to leave. My sisters and I went to bed but barely got to sleep when we heard the phone ring. I remember
hearing my mother gasp and saying, "No, no!" We didn't know what was going on and we didn't get up out of bed to ask because our stepdad was so strict. We would have just gotten into trouble for getting
up and being concerned.
It was Memorial day and my parents had decided to have a cookout and invited this family to come to join us. Everyone except for Wylie showed up. We all ate and had a good time and then they begin to leave. My sisters and I went to bed but barely got to sleep when we heard the phone ring. I remember
hearing my mother gasp and saying, "No, no!" We didn't know what was going on and we didn't get up out of bed to ask because our stepdad was so strict. We would have just gotten into trouble for getting
up and being concerned.
The next morning my sisters and I found out the bad news. They had come home and found Wylie
deceased on the couch, in the living room. We, (my sisters and I) never really got any details on how
he passed. It could have been a heart attack for all I know. but the death of him was a such a heartbreak
to us. Within a week or so, the funeral and the burial took place. I remember his wife not wanting them
to put him in the above-ground tomb. It was heartbreaking to see.
deceased on the couch, in the living room. We, (my sisters and I) never really got any details on how
he passed. It could have been a heart attack for all I know. but the death of him was a such a heartbreak
to us. Within a week or so, the funeral and the burial took place. I remember his wife not wanting them
to put him in the above-ground tomb. It was heartbreaking to see.
A few weeks went by and during those weeks off and on me and my sisters spoke of him.
We wondered if he was in heaven or hell or if there was even such places for our spirits to go. We
were really worried about his afterlife. That's how much we cared for him in that short time. He was so
very good to us.
We wondered if he was in heaven or hell or if there was even such places for our spirits to go. We
were really worried about his afterlife. That's how much we cared for him in that short time. He was so
very good to us.
One night as I slept I began to dream. I dreamt I was in a grocery store pushing the buggy all
alone and began to hear a voice calling to me, saying my name "Stephanie, Stephanie.", I stopped
and looked all around. Left, right, even circling around my whole body looking for this unknown
person calling my name. Then in the confused state, I went back to pushing my buggy and as I was
doing that, I heard, "Stephanie, I'm up here, I'm up here." I then looked up and I see Wiley floating
in the air and I said to him "Hey, I thought you were dead." Wylie responded and said,
"I am, but I just wanted to let you know that I am Okay." I told him I'm so happy that he was alright.
After the last statement that I said I don't remember anything else of the dream.
alone and began to hear a voice calling to me, saying my name "Stephanie, Stephanie.", I stopped
and looked all around. Left, right, even circling around my whole body looking for this unknown
person calling my name. Then in the confused state, I went back to pushing my buggy and as I was
doing that, I heard, "Stephanie, I'm up here, I'm up here." I then looked up and I see Wiley floating
in the air and I said to him "Hey, I thought you were dead." Wylie responded and said,
"I am, but I just wanted to let you know that I am Okay." I told him I'm so happy that he was alright.
After the last statement that I said I don't remember anything else of the dream.
So one day I decided to tell my sisters about my dream. As they were listening
they started to have a look of surprise. My older sister told me that something weird happened to them.
They said that on their way walking to school, as they went to the same school together
but different from mine, they started to hear close footsteps behind them. They both turned
around to see a heavy set long-haired man walking close behind with his head held down.
As quickly as they looked was as quickly as they turned back. Then thoughts and a few seconds w
ithout speaking to each other, they both quickly turned around and the man was gone. They also tell
me that they both thought that it looked like Wiley and that's why they turned back around and how
odd was it that the man that was so close ended up being completely nowhere to be found as they
quickly looked back. They believed it was Wiley.
they started to have a look of surprise. My older sister told me that something weird happened to them.
They said that on their way walking to school, as they went to the same school together
but different from mine, they started to hear close footsteps behind them. They both turned
around to see a heavy set long-haired man walking close behind with his head held down.
As quickly as they looked was as quickly as they turned back. Then thoughts and a few seconds w
ithout speaking to each other, they both quickly turned around and the man was gone. They also tell
me that they both thought that it looked like Wiley and that's why they turned back around and how
odd was it that the man that was so close ended up being completely nowhere to be found as they
quickly looked back. They believed it was Wiley.
Wiley's sister also told me a story about him visiting her. She was in school and became sick with a migraine headache. She went to the office asking to go home. They could not get in touch with her parents by phone but since she lived so close they let her walk home. She said she came home a little before noon and no one was there so she went and laid down on the couch. Eventually, she woke up around midnight, got up off the couch, and looked finding everyone in bed already. She went on to her room and got in bed. She didn't know how long after that she fell asleep, but she woke up from her sleep once again. She was laying on her back and within seconds she said she had the feeling to look towards the bedroom door. As she rubbed her eyes and tried to focus a bit better, she saw a dark silhouette and by the shape of it, she immediately thought of her brother. After a few seconds, the figure began to move towards her. The closer it got the more fearful she became, then the figure got close enough to sit down on the bed and began to reach out and touch her face. She explained that she must have passed out because she didn't remember anything after that.
So I must come to the end of this TRUE short story of my friend Wylie, I just want to say again that
he was a great person in the physical life and afterlife. He wanted to make sure that the people that
really cared for him knew that he was okay and not to worry about him anymore.
he was a great person in the physical life and afterlife. He wanted to make sure that the people that
really cared for him knew that he was okay and not to worry about him anymore.
Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Hollywood Video commercial (2000) Now rent The Phantom Menace for 5 days.
Hollywood Video commercial (2000)
Now rent The Phantom Menace for 5 days so you can watch it again and again.
Now rent The Phantom Menace for 5 days so you can watch it again and again.
I miss those days of video rental stores.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
How to Make a Children's Kindle Picture Book Using Public Domain Images.
This tutorial helped so much in making my dreams come true in writing children books. EASY PEASY and concise instructions. Just wanted to share because it's rare to find videos like this without them asking for money or just click baiting them for views and wasting our time. Enjoy!!!!!
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