whole hog, sweet jerk chicken, and brisket. hell, i feel better already. >> man: the mississippi that i've received is not the mississippi that i've had in my head. i was surprised on how sold i was off the bat. if you wanna write, you come to oxford. >> anthony: do you think that's true? well, apparently yes. >> jack pendarvis: like that line in "barton fink," "you can't throw a rock without hitting a writer." and then he says, "do me a favor, throw it hard." >> john currence: it's easy to just look at mississippi and go, "that just happens down there, so we're good, our hands are clean." it's a totally misperceived place. when i came, i fell in love with the place. i never thought that i would -- there's something to it, but you can't put your finger on what it is. >> anthony: what it is can be found in the dark spaces, across the tracks, and on the other side of town. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the lounge, front by the cemetery and back by the