anthony: some time ago something crawled, or slithered, or grew like a fungus. something that started small, got bigger, lurched like a swamp thing out of the mud and moist earth and humid nights of the delta. then, it took over the world. so next time some smart ass foreigner, horrified by our latest ham-fisted foreign policy blunder wonders out loud, what good is america? well, you can always pipe up that the blues, rock n roll, r&b, and soul all came out of this place one state mississippi. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la geno: right now we re in the middle of downtown jackson. farish street. anthony: it is a street with a lot of history. what did it used to be like back in the day? geno: the street was packed with folks. folks all over, they
right. if you don t like my rules, don t come. anthony: what are the rules here? no rap music. william po monkey seaberry: no. nobody likes that bumpa bumpa bump . i don t like that. it gives me a headache in the brain. i love all blues. all of it s good to me as long as it s blues. anthony: good r&b? william po monkey seaberry: that s right, that s right. anthony: but no rap. william po monkey seaberry: no, no. anthony: never, even if i have kanye west wants to rent out the place, are you gonna rent it to him? william po monkey seaberry: yeah, i d rent it to him. anthony: oh okay. just in case. william po monkey seaberry: so i ain t got time to work with them and keep down all this old bullshit, if you ain t come for a good time stay away from here. anthony: words to live by. well, thank you, sir. i love your place and thank you for having us. william po monkey seaberry: well, you got to come back again. anthony: oh, i surely will. will
runs this place, as he has since 1963. and he makes the rules. how long has this been a business? william po monkey seaberry: i ve been in this place 58 years. i m 74. anthony: how did you get into this business? william po monkey seaberry: i just got into it. something i liked to do. and everybody come here enjoy theyself. no problem. anthony: please explain this policy. you know, no hats backwards and no pants hanging down. what is that? william po monkey seaberry: you re right, that s right. if you don t like my rules, don t come. anthony: what are the rules here? no rap music. william po monkey seaberry: no. nobody likes that bumpa bumpa bump . i don t like that. it gives me a headache in the brain. i love all blues. all of it s good to me as long as it s blues. anthony: good r&b? william po monkey seaberry: that s right, that s right. anthony: but no rap. william po monkey seaberry: no, no. anthony: never, even if i have kanye west want
theyself. no problem. anthony: please explain this policy. you know, no hats backwards and no pants hanging down. what is that? william po monkey seaberry: you re right, that s right. if you don t like my rules, don t come. anthony: what are the rules here? no rap music. william po monkey seaberry: no. nobody likes that bumpa bumpa bump . i don t like that. it gives me a headache in the brain. i love all blues. all of it s good to me as long as it s blues. anthony: good r&b? william po monkey seaberry: that s right, that s right. anthony: but no rap. william po monkey seaberry: no, no. anthony: never, even if i have kanye west wants to rent out the place, are you gonna rent it to him? william po monkey seaberry: yeah, i d rent it to him. anthony: oh okay. just in case. william po monkey seaberry: so i ain t got time to work with them and keep down all this old bullshit, if you ain t come for a good time stay away from here. anthony: words
i m 74. anthony: how did you get into this business? william po monkey seaberry: i just got into it. something i liked to do. and everybody come here enjoy theyself. no problem. anthony: please explain this policy. you know, no hats backwards and no pants hanging down. what is that? william po monkey seaberry: you re right, that s right. if you don t like my rules, don t come. anthony: what are the rules here? no rap music. william po monkey seaberry: no. nobody likes that bumpa bumpa bump . i don t like that. brain.es me a headache in the i love all blues. all of it s good to me as long as it s blues. anthony: good r&b? william po monkey seaberry: that s right, that s right. anthony: but no rap. william po monkey seaberry: no, no. anthony: never, even if i have kanye west wants to rent out the place, are you gonna rent it to him? william po monkey seaberry: yeah, i d rent it to him. anthony: oh okay. just in case. william po monkey s