Starkville Characters
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Wesley came back for the basketball reunion weekend.
I'll add Ron "candy man" to this.
You absolutely cannot have a Starkville "character" thread without mentioning Mack Banks. He had his own thread a few weeks ago. Absolute LEGEND!
For awhile back during the Vic Schaefer era Jeremiah would set up in the Hump down right next to the student section w/ his laptop and headphones and pretend he was the DJ playing music during time outs. He also used to go to Cowbells and do it there, never playing music but fantasizing I guess.............
Bernard was the first one I thought of when I read the OP. That sumbitch would come into the fraternity house at 6 am after a party the night before yelling "SHOE SHINE MAN", then multiple people would inevitably yell back "SHUT THE 17 UP BERNARD"
It's funny what simple stuff you can think of now as fond memories. This older black seemingly homeless guy with a wandering eye and loud mouth just walked into our (always unlocked) house all the time and we thought it was hilarious and great.
He never worked when I knew him, hence, bumming beers. I was working but just passing through Starkville every few weeks back then and always saw him at Flo & Eddies. He never once remembered my name, never, but always would wander over and sit down and start talking. Next time I would order another beer he'd always say "make it 2" . I think he knew I had an expense account too so probably why he wasn't shy about asking
I think I've mentioned him before, but who here remembers "Neal"? That's basically all I ever knew was his first name, but he was down on the floor at every home basketball game walking around and cheering. He was a larger guy (SPS honorary poster if he's not on here), wore glasses or goggles, and maybe a headband... Everyone knew him and yelled out his name when we saw him anywhere.
My best memory of Neal was he somehow got into a footrace with the giant Quincy's Yeast Roll mascot at one of the games. I can see them running in what seemed like slow motion, like Rocky and Apollo on the beach, as clear as day in my mind. I have no idea who won, but it was glorious. Surely some of you were there.
Gerald would pass out/ go to sleep back in the pool room area of Cheers on the regular. We would just work around him till time to close and then he would ride his bicycle home. Always a nice guy though.
Sounds like a good gig. When it warms up you guys may see a new geezer roaming the area. Say hi
As my brother would say, if you don't ask whose fault is it you're not getting any beer?
Agreed! Fiji was Bernard’s favorite fraternity. I’m sure it was merely a coincidence that he told me this in the Fiji house, while I was paying him for his services.
There was a guy around Starkville mid 2000’s, he drove a maroon PT cruiser that had banner M stickers ALL OVER IT. Usually wore a suit, hair was black as shoe polish and usually slicked back. He’d come up to you out in public and say something like “How bout them bulldogs, amen?” I can’t be the only person that remembers that guy.
Gerald was a narcoleptic and suffered from insomnia. Crazy mix. I worked at Flos for 5 years and he would almost fight someone if they were in his seat at the bar. Wasn’t the nicest guy but never bothered me. Slept a many a nights on the bar
He was at all the games when I was there 06-08ish. Basketball, baseball, football.
Since we are rolling with nostalgia...
What about MstateJmack or whatever with the minivan with all the stickers and magnets?
@dawgstudent did that thread make it to the SPS Remembers pantheon?
What about MstateJmack or whatever with the minivan with all the stickers and magnets?
@dawgstudent did that thread make it to the SPS Remembers pantheon?
Candy Man is still around or was at least last baseball season. He's had some health issues getting around but still brings that big grocery bag full of candy to every game for the kids. He was on crutches for awhile last season I believe but apparently recovered because I saw him later limping but no crutches. He hangs out w/ the LFL Lizards if you want to take the kids by for candy.
Anyone remember the Spivey twins (Keith and Kevin), late 90s, early 00s? Keith had one leg, I think from a motorcycle accident. Both dudes hung out at Dave’s or Flo & Eddys almost every night. I played in a band with Keith for a while, damn good bassist. Both were characters.
Yes. We graduated together. We have the same bachelors' degree. We also worked in the library together. His name is Carey.
Trevaz Monroe was his actual name. I knew him well.
One story, of many - He rode to the football game in Tuscaloosa in 2006 with me and brought along a hand-written poster with about a paragraph's worth of hand-written remarks disparaging Alabama and their fans. At one point about mid-way through he changed colors, from red to pink and said something like "this is written in pink because y'all are all sissies" or some such, and then went back to the red magic marker to finish his thoughts. He would walk up to Alabama fans and implore them to read his thoughts. I so wish i had a picture.
I bought him a bus ticket one time, from (I think) Shreveport, LA to Dallas or vice versa. Every time I talked to him for the next year or so, he would start with "I ain't forgot about you, big D. I'mma pay you back" (safe to say, he never did)
I think he moved to Las Vegas in the late 2000's, fathered a set of twin children, and then sadly passed away in the early 2010's.
I loved Bernard, he was really funny if you talked to him. Some of my favorite quotes from him: "Got to get that dialysis dog" "I can't piss an inch, but I can *** a yard" on why he had one polished shoe and one dirty "that's my marketing dog"
In the late '60s, there was a menswear store on the main street downtown and they sold Hathaway shirts, one of the top brands at the time for pinpoint cotton dress shirts. One of their trademarks was buttons with only 3 holes. The shirt came folded in a plastic bag with the image of an older gray-haired man, neatly cut hair, very well-dressed, and he wore an eyepatch. The sales guy in the shop, may have been the owner, looked exactly like the image on the shirt bag, and spoke with a (real or fake) British accent, as I recall.
He must have been a Starkville character since I remember him to this day.
He must have been a Starkville character since I remember him to this day.
Need help with another one. Late 2000's/early 2010s. Can't remember the guys name, but I think we've discussed him on here some time ago....
There was a guy who always walked up and down highway 12. Black guy, slicked back hair, had horse teeth. He'd do wrestling moves up and down the highway and commentate loudly. Loved doing the Stone Cold Stunner. He busted in Taco Bell one night doing a whole wrestling routine and no one even blinked. Help me out here @Brian Hadad
There was a guy who always walked up and down highway 12. Black guy, slicked back hair, had horse teeth. He'd do wrestling moves up and down the highway and commentate loudly. Loved doing the Stone Cold Stunner. He busted in Taco Bell one night doing a whole wrestling routine and no one even blinked. Help me out here @Brian Hadad
When I lived in the Cotton District we often left our door open when we were grilling, drinking etc. Gerald would often wander in and hangout for a few beers. On more than one occasions I would come downstairs the next morning to find him passed out on the couch. He never bothered anything or anyone... just let himself out and went about his day. He was regular at Daves and Cheers at that point.
There is a photo collage in the bathroom at Starkville Cafe of Gerald and its made from all of the photos he took. Im pretty sure Im in it and about half of Starkville from that era.
There is a photo collage in the bathroom at Starkville Cafe of Gerald and its made from all of the photos he took. Im pretty sure Im in it and about half of Starkville from that era.
He doesn't just have candy for the kids. Under the candy he's got a stash of fireball airplane bottles for the adults, great guy
Did some people call him Rich as well? For some reason I have "Some call me Rich, but I'm po' as hell" in my head...
As was stated before, he wasn't narcoleptic. He was just a drunk! Super nice and fun though.
Then they moved on to StaggerInn when it was in the old grill spot (now Unos Mas).
What was wrong with what I said? It was funny. if you can't l laugh at starkvillians what can you laugh at?