Next list of songs from The Fiesta

Doctorin' the Tardis - The Timelords

Blue Monday - New Order

Pure Energy - Information Society

Say Its Gonna Rain - Will to Power

The Promise - When In Rome

I Melt With You - Modern English

Its My Life - Talk Talk

You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive

I Beg Your Pardon ( I never promised you a Rose Garden ) - Kon Kan

Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli ( YES, I heard this song in Fiesta, believe it or not)

And today's Video for You-Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTELokKfCk

Things I remember from Fiesta

Here's a short collection of things that may evoke some memories for you as well.....

----Laser Light Beams & Fog Machines on the Main Dance Floor

----Chico in the DJ booth

----Z-Cavarriccis

----From Dusk To Dawn ( one of the hand stamps )

----Five bars and three dancefloors

----Opening of The Night Gallery ( another bar and dancefloor )

----The Waffle House across the street

----The A/C units on the second floor and the crowds that would gather there

----Turtle necks and cardigans

----The Summer of mid-riffs

----Dancing on the speaker box platforms

----Dancing on the suspended mini balconies over the main dancefloor

----The dumpy motel and lounge across the street

----The Royal D'Iberville

----The trashy looking apartments behind The Fiesta

----The little seafood restaurant in the corner of the parking lot with the outdoor dining deck

----All the "Tab-Whores"

What do you remember about The Fiesta????

More Songs from Fiesta

OK.....Here's my next submission of songs that I remember from The Fiesta:

In my Eyes - Stevie B

Send Me an Angel - Real Life

American Soviets - C.C.C.P.

Dreamin - Will To Power

Welcome to Paradise - Front 242

Shake It - MC Shy D

And here's another video from You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQMG9f0HC0

Can you tell where this pic was taken??

Yep, that's the Royal D'Iberville Hotel in the background. Judging by the surroundings I would say this was taken just as we had stepped outside the doors thru the Night Gallery entrance. I think we were headed across the street to my friend's room...probably to take a break from the action...smoke a joint...eat another bean, who knows.

Familiar Faces??

Do these two faces look familiar??? This was taken in the upstairs bar. It was called something like The Sports Page I think. Lady named Barbara was the the head bartender up there. If my memory serves me correct, the guy's name was Chuck...It's been twenty years so correct me if I am wrong. He was one of the main bouncers that worked the door. Can't remember the girl's name though. Just rememeber that she was a little "punk/alternative" for the time, she liked to hang out in New Orleans, and she was in a band called Velvet Elvis. Can anyone remember her name??

More blogging on The Fiesta

Here's a link to the blog that I came across that inspired me to start this one. Read it and I think you will enjoy...some of it's pretty funny.

http://3leggedcat.blogspot.com/2006/02/fiesta-at-fiesta.html

OK Here's some of the most popular one's off the top of my head. As theses lists go on, the songs will be a little more rare or less known, but may be one that you remember. I also suggest that you go to You-Tube and search for some of these song titles. There are alot of old videos and some homemade ones by some DJs...check it out. Anyway, here's our first music list posting...Hope this helps bring you a blast from the past:

I remember that these two ALWAYS sent EVERYONE scrambling to the dance floor....

What Gets your Body Hype by Kyper & Fascination Street by The Cure

Here's a few more you may also remember.....

Fire To Ice - Noel

Tic Tac Toe-Kyper

White Lines - Grand Master Flash

She Only Rock and Rolls - LA. Dream Team

The Ride Inside - Layizon

Fantasy Girl - Johnny O

The Rain - The Cult

Nemesis - Shriekback

The Smiths - How Soon is Now

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

Well, that's the first twelve. I figure a dozen to start with then several at a time to follow should be a good rate. In the meantime, head on over to You-Tube and search some of these song titles....See if you are like me and find that it triggers a " Fiesta Flashback " for you as well.

http://www.youtube.com/

Here's one that I have picked for you to give you a sample....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xdh0-ea-Uc

If you have a few that you remember, please share. Also, anything else you have to say or recall about The Fiesta...drop a reply and let us know what you remember about or liked the most.

As an FYI...I have many more songs forthcoming and a few of my own experiences from The Fiesta, so stay tuned =).

Inaugural posting-Welcome to my new Blog

Well, here it is, some 20 years now since I first stepped foot into a famous Gulf Coast bar that would eventually change my life forever (more on that to come at a later date). The Fiesta in Biloxi, Mississippi. MAN, WHAT A PLACE!!! You have probably ended up here after some Google search...maybe on Fiesta, maybe on Biloxi....more probable a combination of the two.

If you experienced Biloxi, Mississippi nightlife in the late eighties and early nineties, before the casinos came to town, then you most likely knew of The Fiesta. If you had ever been there, it most likely was a memorable experience. If you liked your first visit there, then you most likely eventually became a Saturday night regular...at least if you were in your late teens or early twenties like I was at the time.

Here I am now, 40 years old, married, with 3 kids, 2 cats, a dog, and some fish all under one roof...and this bar, these life experiences from so long ago, still come to mind....These memories still invade my mind like a flashback. It's maybe something someone says, or something someone does, or most usually, a song...Yes, a song, for the music was truly an important part of the experience at The Fiesta. Chico mixing it up until the wee hours of the morning. OH MAN...there were some fun nights spent there, and long days that followed after leaving...but we'll address that later as well.

I wanted to start a blog for several reasons...Most importantly, to share the music. As mentioned above, it was such an integral part of the Fiesta. I wanted to have a place for people to go and find the names and artists of their favorite songs from the Fiesta. Once you find several of the "oldies", you can go to Limewire or Napster or any of the other music websites and download the songs and make your own "mix-tape" or "mix-CD" I should say.

I also wanted to create a place where people can post any memorable experiences that they had that included the Fiesta....Lord knows I have many. I myself did a Google search on the Fiesta one day and came across a guy's blog posting that described his first time going to The Fiesta. It was kinda funny, and I saw where several people had replied with their experiences too. I credit that guy with giving me the idea to start this one and expanding on the concept of what he started.

Lastly, I figured that people who shared my interests 20 years ago, probably have grown up, got real jobs, got married and had kids like me too. Chances are, we now share similar interests as well, so I thought this might serve as a site for social sharing or social networking things of interest for the X-Fiesta/Ex-Fiesta crowd...You know....like, whats a good place to take the kids on the weekend....maybe the Chili Cook-Off is in Mobile, or the ShrimpFest is in Gulf Shores....or, is there a good concert or show coming up at one of the Casinos that the wife might enjoy....You know, whatever comes to mind that involves getting out of the house and having some fun....not necessarily as much fun as we used to have at The Fiesta, but you know what I mean =)

OK, so I'm starting to babble on now. I said this would be a place to find some music from the Fiesta days, so I'll include some of that in a separate post to follow. If you have something to suggest to make this better or more enjoyable for everyone, please let me know. If you have a memorable experience from The Fiesta, by all means please share (some of mine to come in a later post). If you can remember some of your favorite songs from "back in the day", post them for me and others...Hell, maybe we can even setup some type of voting on the site one day and have a TOP 40 FIESTA FLASHBACK COUNTDOWN.

All comments, suggestions, and even criticism appreciated....Be sure to check out the archive on the left side of the page for additional blog postings.