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Mystery Man Outside At Gruene Hall 4 comments

Having a Beer in the Shade Outside the Oldest Dance Hall In Texas, Gruene Hall (June 2007) — Photo-Artistry by kenne

Where have the days gone?

Now it’s less beer, more whiskey

Easing aches and pains.

“What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.”

— kenne

Posted February 25, 2023 by kenneturner in Black & White Photography, Capturing the Moment, Existential Moment, Information, Photography, Poetry

Tagged with Dance hall, Gruene Hall, Gruene Texas, Haiku, Irish proverb, Photography

Double Bayou, That Is Leave a comment

Double Bayou Dance Hall (October 19, 2002) — Image by kenne

DOUBLE BAYOU, THAT IS

There’s a sound
coming from a place
down on the bayou,
Double Bayou, that is.

A place where
houserocking blues lovers
would swing to the blues,
Texas Blues, that is.

I miss that place,
a dance hall
down on the bayou,
Double Bayou, that is.

Sixty-seven years
alone the gulf coast,
badly damaged by Ike,
hurricane Ike, that is.

I miss Pete Mayes,
legendary blues man
who ran the dance hall,
Double Bayou, that is.

A true blues man,
everything he sang
had that blues feeling,
Texas blues, that is.

A Pete Mayes concert
at the dance hall
was a holidays tradition,
Christmas Holidays, that is.

“Old House Recognition”
sign how marks the place
where the blues rang
over the bayou,
Double Bayou, that is.

— kenne

Posted June 4, 2014 by kenneturner in Blues, Information, Life, Music, Photography

Tagged with Dance hall, Double Bayou, Double Bayou . . . that is, Double Bayou Dance Hall, Double Bayou Texas, Eagle Ferry Road, Gulf Coast, Houserockers Blues Band, Pete Mayes, Texas Gulf Coast

Red, Hot 4th of July Blues 1 comment

Red Hot Blues DSC_0696 blog “Red, Hot & Blues” — Image by kenne

Those red, hot and blues
Make me wanna drink and dance
To the morning light.

kenne

Always Two Steps From The Blues – Texas Johnny Brown, RIP (kenneturner.com)

Posted July 3, 2013 by kenneturner in Art, Blues, Friends, Life, Music, Photography, Poetry

Tagged with Blues, Blues Music, Dance, Dance hall, Drink, Fireworks, July 4th, Music, Red Hot & Blues, Whisky

Rural Southern Grocery Stores And Juke-Joints 4 comments

Image Source: Library of Congress

I recently observed this Library of Congress photo of a gas station, grocery store and “juke-joint” in Melrose, Louisiana. This image reminded me of rural northern Alabama where I lived with my grandparents for several of my childhood years, minus the “juke-joint.” This photo also reminded me of Jackson Grocery in Double Bayou, Texas. No juke-joint here, but a few hundred feet down the road you will find the Double Bayou Dance Hall. The grocery store still exist, however, the dance hall was badly damaged by hurricane Ike and remains closed.

kenne

Jackson Grogercy in Double Bayou, Texas (Note the guy on the left) — Image by kenne