Scavenger Hunt Master List
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I put out a request on Twitter and Facebook for items to find on a scavenger hunt around Memphis and y’all delivered. I’ve got a list that takes up an entire sheet of paper:
Here’s what I’m on the lookout for:
Stuff:
- Guitar Pick from Gibson Guitar
- Art that people can use
- Video of me jamming with a local band
- Recording of J.C. Levy
- An accurate count of all of the “no left turn” signs on Union
- Mr. Bingle (I have no idea where I’m going to find such a thing).
- Underground Tunnels at A. Schwabs
- Chip from Southland
- The “weed and seed” community
- Local media trinkets (not sure exactly what was meant here, but I’ll take a guess)
- Pocket-sized U of M sports schedule
- Autograph from Rocky (the Rocky? Or just anyone named Rocky?)
- Old School Memphis State stuff
- A Diver Bucket from Silky O’ Sullivan’s
- some Rendezvous Dry Rub
- Jim Keras Nissan or Memphis Mayor doll
- Pronto Pup plastic tumbler
- ticket stub from the Colliseum
- Liberty Land T-shirt
- Keith Lee for Mayor T-shirt
- Autograph from Jerry Lawler or anyone in Memphis Championship Wrestling
- something with the Memphis Chicks logo
- ticket stub or program from the Wonders series
- Letterbox in Overton Park
- Pirate Ship at St. Jude
- Ivory Billed Woodpecker
- Volunteer at St. Jude
- Jar of Mississippi River water
- Monorail ticket from Mud Island
Pictures:
- A.C. the server at the East Memphis Corky’s
- The model Piggly Wiggly
- The Memphis Americans logo
- picture of me at the Peanut Shoppe
- Picture of the shell in Overton Park with its original mural
- A corner with at least one Walgreens and two churches
- Peabody Ducks in the fountain
- hidden mural
- Art in progress
- graffiti by Nosey
- Black Lodge Video symbol outside of Black Lodge
- the Sushi gas station chef in action
- the house Johnny Cash lived in while he was recording at Sun
- Picture with medieval reenactors
- Picture at Earnestine and Hazel’s
- No Discrimination Sign at Hollywood Disco
- Picture at Benny’s grave at Raleigh Cemetery (anyone named Benny?)
- A picture with each ball outside of FedEx Forum wearing the appropriate sporting equipment for each
- Picture with either Pouncer or the Griz mascot
Food:
- Proof of eating a Kookamonga Burger
- Pulled Pork Sandwich from Central Barbecue
- Sandwich from the Chinese sub shop
- Fried Chicken from Gus’s – with greasy receipt to prove it!
- Sausage Pizza from Pete & Sam’s
- slice of K-Pie
Wish me luck – I’m going to need it. The findings will be documented here as they’re found.
1:05 pm
Probably cheating, but I collect Mr. Bingle dolls. He originated in NOLA and I’ve always thought it was neat how he was a big deal in both “my” cities.
1:06 pm
@Jen
Although I only have like 4 so I’m not sure it’s worth calling it a collection just yet..
1:11 pm
Rocky the Redbird’s autograph.
7:22 am
Blast! I missed your tweet about this. My favorite Memphis-centric scavenger hunt item is a series of pictures in front of the homes of 3 kings. Pyramid, BB King’s, Graceland. Good luck and have fun!
7:10 pm
This is great. I’ll have to get my friends in on this
7:31 am
Progress Bars!!!
7:31 am
You think I don’t have a notebook dedicated to this specific project complete with progress bars?
11:59 am
I know which Hickory Hill Buddha they want, but you should throw them for a loop and take several. I can show you if you are interested.
2:04 pm
Also, good luck on the chip from Southland. It is one of the dirtiest places I’ve ever been here in the Dirty South, and I used to frequent Platinum Plus regularly. The place stinks, and though it has a new facade, the inside is smoky, dingy, and depressing. I described it to a former employer from Austin as the place I would go to drink myself to death.
9:28 am
Aw, Southland isn’t that bad. Sure the upstairs where you watch the dogs is a little spooky, but the casino’s actually pretty nice. However most of the games I saw there were electronic so I’m not sure whether or not they use actual chips.
12:54 pm
I see you already got a lead on Mr. Bingle. In Memphis he was the Lowenstein’s Christmas character: A snowman-ish critter with an ice cream cone hat at a jaunty angle. He and “Miss Holly,” a real person, would be on TV during the holiday season. An advertising legend, Joan White, was one (maybe the only?) of the Miss Hollys. It’s a fond boomer memory.
7:35 pm
Hi! New to your blog and love it. I’ve seen a “be nice or leave” sign recently… at a store in Saddle Creek called Franchescas. I commented on it about a week ago so it should still be there. Good luck.
11:30 am
The Central Church Statue of Liberty/Christ statue
4:00 pm
Johnny Cash’s house when he was recording at Sun Studio is at 2553 Tutwiler Ave. You can even find it on Google Street View.
2:03 pm
I don’t think everything in Memphis needs to be on a scavenger hunt list. A Jim Keras Nissan Doll? Every city has a local dealership doll. Jar of Mississippi water? It’s the longest river in the country, c’mon. Chip from Southland? That isn’t even in real Memphis.
Some are Memphis of course, and I think the scavenger hunt should stick to those things.
3:38 pm
How about one of the plastic cups from Garibaldi’s Pizza that you get to take with you when you leave? That’s pretty much all I drink out of at my house.
7:08 am
I had a few ideas to go along with this list. If the intent of the list is to get out and enjoy Memphis, there are a few fun things missing.
-See a show at the Orpheum Theater
-Get a picture with A.C. (the server) at Corky’s on Poplar Ave
-Ride on a horse and carriage down riverside drive
-Get a picture of Whatever’s mural on highland
-Find a piece of apparel from the Memphis Showboats, Memphis Maniax and Memphis Maddogs
-Go to a Tigers football game, completely decked out in blue and grey
-Attend the Autozone Liberty Bowl college football bowl game
-Take a picture inside the old Piggly Wiggly’s at the Pink Palace
-Ride the tram to Mud island and float a toy boat down riverwalk
-Get a don’t split shelby farms bumper sticker
-Go to starry nights
-Go to the enchanted forest
-Volunteer at St. Jude’s
8:57 am
Autograph from Rocky?
I’d bet that means Rocky the bartender/possible owner (?) of Alex’s Tavern on Jackson
6:30 pm
I think you need to get an autograph with both Alex’s Rocky & Rocky the Redbird!!
8:38 pm
K-Pie (Kalua Mocha Pie) is at Paulette’s in Overton Square. Yum!
2:15 am
i dont have a recording of JC Levy but Me and my friend can perform his “When we were Kiddies” one. We called that number every day.
Also I have a proto pup plastic mug…does that count?
What do i do with it? take a picture?
4:31 am
Referencing the Silky’s diver bucket: do you mean the old-school metal paint bucket that they used to serve divers in at Silky’s on Madison (long since razed and replaced with the parking lot and building housing the Bayou/Le Chardonnay), or do you mean the plastic kind currently used?
10:36 am
I’m hoping they mean the plastic kind.
2:30 pm
Can I meet you and take a photo of it and get your picture with the I Love Memphis sign?
6:05 pm
dont think it is what you are looking for….but I am employee at St. Jude and volunteer for memphis in may….got my “I love memphis” tshirt on today and headed to the MIM warehouse for a little MIM work!!! I also have a neighbor named Rocky that works at the VA….want his autograph?
peace
david
3:48 pm
I would recommend also looking for the Bettis Family Cemetery, a local Midtown fave!
3:51 pm
You can also find the medieval reenactors every Sunday @ 2 at Audubon Park.
3:53 pm
But, be careful, it is their “heavy armor and rapier” battle practice…
4:57 pm
is the date for this entry /supposed/ to be august 26, 2009?
4:59 am
hey, what’s “the house Johnny Cash lived in while he was recording at Sun”?
6:54 am
I’m not sure. I know he lived on McLean for a while.
10:33 am
Hey! Me & Kel Diabla have art that you can use, if our lamps count for that…