Money, Mississippi

Money, Mississippi
(was the 3rd of June, another sleepy dusty delta day...)

Today I am blogging about a couple o things...first of all
the small town of Money, Mississippi...located in Le FLore county.
It started with me searching for current photos of singer Bobbie Gentry
who left show business during her prime sometime in the 70's...well, no photos of
Bobbie today seem to exist, although Ive heard through the grapevine she is still
with us.. more or less retired and living in California...
Ode To Billie Joe(1967) is one of my favorite songs, especially the way it was
"done up" with the arrangement by Jimmie Haskell....orchestration or no orchestration,
it is a brilliant piece of work.
After having no luck with any current Bobbie photos, I decided to research the bridge,
and there is some stuff on the web about it...
The Tallahatchie bridge was in disrepair, and was "closed down" in 1987. I say closed
down because although there is some controversy whether it still stands..some who
have been there say yes, it does...
but it is not in use, and has been supplanted by a new bridge down the way...
The bridge is located near a small town called "Money"...
What a name for a town eh....
Well, aside from the fame from the Tallahatchie Bridge being nearby, it is alo the
site of a notorious event in history , the incident at a store that led to the murder
of Emmett Till....
On this one site I ran accross, the bridge is discussed, and there are vintage photos
of Bobbie Gentry posing on the bridge..as well as a color shot of the old bridge in it's heydey....
I will give you the link:

http://bridgehunter.com/ms/leflore/bh37512/

Further:
after doing more research on the bridge, it appears it is standing, but not in use, and the new bridge, which is much simpler, runs right along side of it,,the locale given is Sidon, Ms.(which is right in thee area of Money...The road is called Roebuck Rd.
Here is a link to a pic of it via Neal Ann 's Pic gallery:
http://picasaweb.google.com/naparke3/SSTPhotoEssay#5314208641902189682

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