Any fans of the documentary Alma in the house tonight? The film shows little clips of Margie Thorpe’s band Miss Margie and the Tall Boys performing, but here’s a full song – gospel hymn “I Saw the Light,” live at Austin Avenue Cafe (was this in Inman Park?).
Here’s the part where we would normally tell you to go rent Alma (set mostly in Hapeville and, I think, the West End; IMDb key words: “Exhibitionism,” “Southern U.S.,” “Mother Daughter”) at Movies Worth Seeing as we were once also wisely instructed to do, but now there’s a special urgency to that assignment because they’re closing soon forever!! And all the movies are not only for rent, but for sale!
(Don’t worry, WEEKS AGO we bought all the VHS documentaries that had anything to do with Georgia or food, if only to spite the person who tried to throw away our VCR last month.)
Previously: Blue Christmas
Jim just passed away last week. Thoughts go out to Margie who also now runs Vegetable Husband on top of being part of Southern film history.
I believe the Austin Ave. cafe was at the corner of Elizabeth. Closed some years ago and is now a restaurant.
It was actually called the Austin Avenue Buffet. Indeed at Austin and Elizabeth. Is now a restaurant/bar called The Albert.
http://www.thealbertatlanta.com/web/