I'm investing in Garnet & Gold colored Kleenex for FSU's funeral this weekend

[thelakelander]

I can now say I've seen it all. This is the luckiest show alive!



A batted down pass goes for the TD, a shanked FG, missed extra point, two dropped TD passes.....fine.  But then Duke goes down with cramps when the game is on the line, too!

Ok. Tell the truth.  What FSU alumnus sold their soul to the devil for this run?

I guess I'll have to look on the bright side. At least it's not Stephen Morris who the canes will have to rely on to take don FSU in Doak next year!

[JeffreyS]

[thelakelander]

LaVilla was a rough place during the turn of the century. The link in the first post of this thread mentions Pat Chappelle's contributions to the LaVilla blues scene.  Chappelle founded the Rabbit's Foot in 1900 in his hometown of Jacksonville. After he died, the company was acquired by someone else and eventually relocated to Mississippi.

Chappelle also owned a few bars, at least six brothels on Church Street (between Jefferson & Broad), made whiskey and was a big gambler. Anyway, doing some research for the Lost Jacksonville book and came across this nugget in the New York Times archives.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20E10FE3F5C11738DDDA90A94D0405B8885F0D3

In 1899, he was accused of giving knockout drops and attacked by several men in one of his saloons. If not for the marshal, he probably would have never survived the Jax beat down he got a year before starting Rabbit's Foot a year later.

With that said, it's a shame that I'm having to dig up Jax's black history from places as far north as New York and that Mississippi honors the Jacksonville guy but we don't.....

The company was founded, organized, originally owned and managed by Patrick Henry "Pat" Chappelle (1869 – October 21, 1911). Chappelle was an African-American former vaudeville performer and entrepreneur from Jacksonville, Florida, who had established a small chain of theatres in the late 1890s. In 1900, he commissioned Frank Dumont (1848–1919) of Philadelphia to write a show, A Rabbit's Foot, for a new touring company. The show included minstrel performances, dancers, circus acts, comedy and musical ensemble pieces. It was owned and operated totally by African-Americans.

The new "Rabbit's Foot Company" toured widely and successfully, reaching New York as well as the South, where Chappelle's gambling and business successes funded the company's own railroad car and touring circus tents. By 1904 the show had expanded to fill three railroad carriages, and was describing itself as "the leading Negro show in America".[7] The following year, one of the performers, William Rainey, brought his young bride Gertrude to join the company, and as "Ma" Rainey she soon became one of its leading attractions.

By 1906 Chappelle was able to maintain multiple tent shows on the road. However, growing competition from other companies took its toll, and Chappelle died in 1911. The company was then sold to a white carnival owner, Fred S. Wolcott, who continued with the touring show.

Later years, 1912–1950

In 1912, Ma Rainey brought the young Bessie Smith into the troupe, and worked with her until Smith left in 1915. Ida Cox was also a featured woman blues singer.

By 1918, Wolcott had moved the show's headquarters to Port Gibson, Mississippi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rabbit's_Foot_Company

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,8981.msg375371.html#msg375371

[JeffreyS]

In case you missed it

[thelakelander]

Canes will be back! You'll have a few more years to go against this guy!



His mom, Felicia from Friday said so..

[camarocane]

Not bad at all. I'm excited to see what Kaaya can do when he matures and the Duke may be back next year.  I still think FSU has their work cut out for them in the tourney. But wish them the best... And please don't let UF sneak up on you guys like Georgia did, I'd love nothing more than to see them lose out and get walloped the last game.

[JeffreyS]

My favorite gif from tonight. I don't think she likes Jamis.

[thelakelander]

^LOL, I missed that one.

[thelakelander]

Not bad at all. I'm excited to see what Kaaya can do when he matures and the Duke may be back next year.

I'd love to be wrong but I don't see Duke coming back next year. If he goes pro, Yearby will be fine.

[JeffreyS]

Duke who?

[carpnter]

Duke who?

I think lake misspelled Cook who is a Freshman and cannot go pro. 

I hope you didn't invest too much in those Kleenex. 

[thelakelander]

Lol. I was going to use some kleenex but it had already been used by FSU fans who wet their pants in the first 3.5 quarters!

[KenFSU]

Lol. I was going to use some kleenex but it had already been used by FSU fans who wet their pants in the first 3.5 quarters!

HANG ON TO THOSE SMALL VICTORIES, BUDDY

[thelakelander]

Duke who?

Haha. I can live with those. Great run. Great kicker too, btw. But post the real backbreaker of lucky charms.....that Williams TD!

[MusicMan]

Dalvin Cook was a huge recruiting coup for Jimbo. He is from Miami, was expected to go to U of F,
and instead went to Tallahassee. Big time home run threat as a Freshman.