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re: Smokie Bourgeois has passed away
Posted on 10/3/20 at 9:42 pm to JodyPlauche
Posted on 10/3/20 at 9:42 pm to JodyPlauche
WAFB says he died from pancreatic cancer.
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Posted on 10/3/20 at 9:42 pm to JodyPlauche
Damn...
Posted on 10/3/20 at 10:58 pm to JodyPlauche
Worked for him in the 90s at Southside. He was a character. It was a fun place to work. Farewell Smokie.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 12:41 am to DaBeerz
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... he looked like a heart attack back then
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DaBeerz
Is this how you want to be remembered?
This post was edited on 10/4/20 at 12:43 am
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:10 am to JodyPlauche
Sorry to hear that, hope George's carries on.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:12 am to JodyPlauche
I like George’s I don’t care what anyone says about it
Posted on 10/6/20 at 3:57 pm to JodyPlauche
Worked for him for 3 years while in college. Kept in touch with him over the years. Spoke with him a few months ago. Great guy. I will miss him.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 4:43 pm to msap9020
Smokie wouldn't spend shite to keep those nasty arse smelly places from not being rat holes, but with that said, we liked each and would pour he & I a shot of whiskey whenever I'd see him.....RIP
Posted on 10/6/20 at 4:47 pm to JodyPlauche
Wow. I guess he and Ray Smith (also deceased) from the Hawks Nest are back to arguing over who had the best gumbo recipe.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 4:48 pm to tonydtigr
Why did they call him smokie?
Posted on 10/6/20 at 4:55 pm to BVD
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Why did they call him smokie
Don't know and never really asked Jeff either. I knew Smokie for years before I even heard him mentioned as Rodney. First time I heard Rodney Bourgeois I thought they were talking about someone else
Posted on 10/6/20 at 4:57 pm to Tortious
So who takes over ownership of George’s?
Posted on 10/6/20 at 5:17 pm to BVD
When I knew him back in the late 80's he told me that he got the name smokie because of all the Ganja he smoked. I may or may not have shared in with such sessions LOL.
RIP Smokie
RIP Smokie
Posted on 10/6/20 at 5:43 pm to BomBayTiger
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So who takes over ownership of George’s?
I assume Tony will be taking over.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 5:56 pm to JodyPlauche
Damn that sucks. Smokey was a great guy. One of the most reliable people I have ever known. He and Tony Lanata kept me fed during undergrad. His is a passing I will feel and mourn
Posted on 10/6/20 at 5:58 pm to JodyPlauche
Well that sucks.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 8:24 am to GeauxDJ74
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GeauxDJ74
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Worked for him in the 90s at Southside.
Hmmmmm…….kitchen or bar? That's when I was there. 95-98
Posted on 10/7/20 at 8:25 am to BVD
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Why did they call him smokie?
As the legend goes...….Very early in his life/career Smokey was a bit of an entrepreneur that may have helped certain products move from point A (think very South) to more Northern points of commerce. He parlayed that cash to purchase a small head shop on E. State. Somewhere in there is where he picked up the moniker. Continuing.....He was forced to close and sell the head shop by Ossie Brown who just recently deemed them illegal. Smokey then purchased Georges from George Williams and kept the name. Also, not long after starting up he hired Sammy Nagem (Sammy's) as his kitchen manager.
So the story goes......
This post was edited on 10/7/20 at 8:36 am
Posted on 10/9/20 at 9:31 am to msap9020
Both. I was a cook shortly, then a prep cook, then busboy/barback.
Posted on 10/9/20 at 9:37 am to Twenty 49
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Damn. He owed me money.
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Well, here I am and there they go
And I guess you'd call it my bad luck
I hope he rests in peace, the trouble is
The fellow owes me forty bucks.
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