Jackson Free Press

From the makers of "Poor Folk Gone Postal" is a film about a man who follows that inner voice. While flipping Crunchie Burgas on the grill at Crunchie Burga World, chief cook Purvis Jackson hears a Barry White voice say, "If you plant collard greens, cook 'em with a juicy ham-hock and serve 'em with a nice slice of cornbread, people will come."

Purvis replies: "Barry White! Are you tellin' me to quit my job and create my own soul food restaurant?"

The voice says, "Sho', you right. You attended a culinary arts school, didn't you? And, you got skills! Go the distance, bruh!"

Purvis drops his burga flippin' spatula, unties his grease retardant apron and clocks out of Crunchie Burga World. The Barry White voice constantly reminds Purvis to buy some collard-green seeds from Grandpa Pookie. He plants the seeds and grows collards in his momma's backyard. The LMHFD National Bank loans him enough money to buy seasonings, ham-hocks, instant cornbread mix and other cooking items.

Big Roscoe, owner of Clubb Chicken Wing, allows Purvis to serve collard greens and cornbread dinners on Saturdays. And, finally, people travel from far and near to eat—with their fingers, that is—greens-n-cornbread in the ghetto.

Kunta "Rahsheed X" Toby presents the blockbuster film of 2005: "Field of Collard Greens" or, "If Only Success Could Really Happen for a Poor Brotha in the Hood as G.W. Makes the World Go 'Round."

Ken Stiggers is a television producer in Jackson and the co-host of The Lyric Lounge Thursday nights at Santiago's.

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70147

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If the world revolved around a Poor Brotha instead of a poor little rich kid, what would life be like? Dreaming, I keep right on dreaming . . .

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C.W.

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2005-06-11T12:59:05-06:00