home > Noise
JFP Person of the Day: Charly Abraham
Maggie Neff
Charly Abraham has organized the Mal's St. Patty's Parade for 22 years.
by Lacey McLaughlin
March 19, 2010
Charly Abraham knows how to throw a party and for the past 22 years, he has proved just that as the main organizer for Mal's St. Patty's Parade.
Each January the 59-year-old manager of Hal & Mal's starts working around the clock to ensure a successful parade day, which draws approximately 40,000 people to downtown Jackson. "We think about it all year, but we really start working hard on Jan. 2. We take New Year's day off, and pretty much work straight through," he said on Radio JFP Thursday.
Abraham is responsible for working with the city to cover all parade details from defining up the parade route to organizing clean-up procedures. He says the parade only allows 50 floats, but welcomes marching krewes of all sizes. "I always encourage everyone to get a group of friends, dress stupid, think of something to throw and have a great time," he says.
The official start time of the parade is 1 p.m. tomorrow, but Abraham says the best time to go is at 12:30 p.m. for "The City Sweep." During the event, radio personalities from local radio stations and volunteers sell bead necklaces for $1 and t-shirts for $5, and all proceeds go to Blair E. Batson's Children's Hospital. Small monkeys dressed cowboys riding on the backs of dogs will also be at the city sweep, Abrahams said.
Abraham, a Leland, Miss., native, graduated from Ole Miss in 1972 with a music education bachelor’s degree, and stayed at the university as a faculty member for three years before moving to Los Angeles.
In L.A. he played in several bands and worked on the television show "The White Shadow" as a music arranger. He moved back to Mississippi in 1987 and started working as a bartender at Hal & Mal's, where he's been ever since.
To hear Abraham discuss Mal's St. Patty's Parade, listen to the podcast of the March 18 episode of JFP radio on WLEZ-FM. For a complete guide to the parade and all festivities see this week's JFP issue.
posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03/19/10 at 12:15 PM. [printer version] Share |
COMMENTS
:: recentcomments
Feb 10, 2012 | 02:12 PMHolland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Thanks, Maddow, for the credit and the link love for this post: on.msnbc.com/yflZ4j
Feb 09, 2012 | 09:50 PM
Biz Roundup: Welcoming New Businesses to Town
redlion: Interesting story. I actually patronized one of Scott's stores during a recent six week stay in the DC area. Still have a re-useable shopping bag from there. Had ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:55 PM
[Outlaw] A More Perfect Union
thabian: Loved this column not only for the very important subject matter, but because it contained a truly entertaining voice. I wanted to read more!!!!
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:35 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Let's not forget when Rep. Holland tried to ban abortion back in 2006. Many of us weren't laughing about that stunt. Here's a 2010 report on him and a ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:15 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Jason Meeks: brief mention of it in video :) by Colbert (via Twitter trending) http://tpmmuckraker. talkingpointsmemo.com/201 2/02/mississippi_rep_want ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:01 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Oh, and I love it when Mississippi punks the nation.
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:57 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: I'm surprised anyone took it seriously. We heard about it earlier the week, and it seemed obvious before it was Holland. But we all deal with him. I'll ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:40 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Lori G: I thought it was genius when I saw it. Of course, I knew the Colbert joke. I think that is the problem. In this state, there just aren't enough people that ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:20 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: I can totally see Holland on Colbert, both pretending to be conservatives! Ha!
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:16 PM
Fight the Power
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood was worried for nothing. Even though he was at the Supreme Court making arguments in the ongoing pardon case this morning, I'm hearing that Jackson Democratic Rep. ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:16 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Lori G: This is an old Colbert joke! I wish someone would send this to Colbert. I swear, I think he'd cover it.
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:02 PM
[Editor's Note] Aloha, Jackson
DonnaLadd: By the way, I looked up an image of the patch our captain friend gave us. Apparently, he is with the 25th Infantry Division; read more here.
Feb 09, 2012 | 01:23 PM
Biz Roundup: Welcoming New Businesses to Town
DonnaLadd: Case in point from the Christian Science Monitor: Whole Foods Killing off Small Natural Food Stores: After years of delivering organic produce to health-food ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 01:19 PM
Biz Roundup: Welcoming New Businesses to Town
DonnaLadd: This is a mixed blessing. They sell cool stuff, but they could shut McDade's and Rainbow down if we're not all careful about where we spend all our food money. ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 01:08 PM
[Outlaw] A More Perfect Union
DonnaLadd: Amazing column.
e-mail newsletter
Sign up for the JFP Daily Newsletter to receive breaking news, local events, music listings and more by e-mail.
just commented on...
» Holland’s Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation 
8
» Biz Roundup: Welcoming New Businesses to Town 4
» [Outlaw] A More Perfect Union 4
» Fight the Power 2
» [Editor’s Note] Aloha, Jackson 2
most recent posts...
» Monday, February 13
» Sunday, February 12
» Metrocenter Moving Forward
» Memorializing Medgar
» Person of the Day: Stuart Kellogg
jfp featured event
Yoga for Non-violence - 108 Sun Salutations
Feb 18, 2012 - All levels of ability and endurance are welcome to participate in the yoga mala. Free sun salutation classes given at many Jackson yoga studios. Proceeds benefit the Center for Violence Prevention. more
jfp best bets and recommended
|
Guests online: 193
© Jackson Free Press, Inc. - portions of code by CC with EE. User agreement and privacy statement. |
