A recent ABC News article (September 17, 2018, "World News Tonight")

https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=118756&page=1

It references a Brit and Louisianan couple who manage a "hostel" and collect songs.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

In this thread Abby Sale, 02 Apr 00 - 10:50 AM , refers to a flop house he and his wife ran in 1966, on Rampart St.
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=8592#205596

It sent me on a journey into the old UseNet groups and IRC ...