From the Desk of JaxBchBum: Notes on Past Reports

Doc here with something new... "From the Desk of JaxBchBum".  These are notes from senior Journal field reporter JaxbchBum on past articles and reports.

Here is JBB's update:

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Doc,

Here are a two comments from recent posts on The Journal:

• Vizionary King is right about Foxes Cinema (at least on my last visit about 8 months ago).  I can't testify about the g/holes in the arcade, but I know they do have a mid-sized theatre seating about 40-50.  I am wondering if they weren't at the MACA bookstore across the street from Foxes that only has an arcade?

• Blast from the past about Belvedere Theatre brought back some great and sad memories from when I lived in Atlanta.  The owner, Addie, was one that always looked out after her customers and was constantly fighting the DeKalb County authorities trying to shut her down.  Before opening the Belvedere, I knew Addie as the cashier at the Buckhead Cinema adult theatre (also a thing of the past).  At one point in time, the pressure got so bad, (DA in Fulton County had run all the adult theatres out of Atlanta so Belvedere and Buford Hwy were only ones left in entire metro-Atlanta) that she actually rented a house that was isolated and set up a small theatre for her "regular" customers since all she could show in the theatre was soft porn.  Belvedere was a twin cinema and most of the gay customers went into the second theatre which was darker; which made the first theatre a bit more receptive to couples.  Back 15 - 20 years ago, there used to be a swingers bar down the street from Belvedere so the theatre would attract a lot of couples - especially Friday and Saturday night.  The Belvedere story has a sad ending in that one night, Addie was leaving the theatre and was jumped by a robber in the parking lot.  Her 2 grown boys managed the theatre with her and one of them ran to her aid.  The robber had a gun and shot her son and ran away.  Her son died there in the parking lot.  It completely broke her heart and the theatre never re-opened after that.

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Thanks again to JaxBchBum on his updates on these recent reports. 

Doc