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Memphis is not exactly a normal city, and we definitely have some lingering spirits - or at least some creepy ghost stories - so gird your loins and sign up for one of Memphis' haunted tours, haunted pub crawls, or go on a ghost hunt. Assignment #…
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The mauve building on the left is the original Playhouse on the Square theatre. The sleek, modern building on the right is Playhouse on the Square's brand new 350-seat theatre. It opens on January 29th with "Pippin".
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For those of you who have already taken the Sun Studio tour (or those about to), there's one other thing you should do there. Complete assignment #240 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis: order a milkshake in the Sun Studio lobby. The room where…
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Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics: *Viva L'American Death Ray Music - Miss America (What Goes On) The Egyptians - The Party Stomp Allo Darlin -…
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Of all of the giant things perched on roofs in Memphis, this mouse nibbling cheese atop Atomic Pest Control is my favorite. I can only hope that Atomic Pest Control on Elvis Presley can combat pests of this size, not grow them to it.
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Today in Memphis, we've got baby birds, graduation requirements, a Cochon recap and the best to-do list ever. But first, let's have a look back at the Tigers' first football game, before the bottom dropped out: The Mighty Sound of the South,…
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Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train: Since I had guests on the show this week, I'm doing a special live broadcast (instead of the usual re-airing) on Monday, Sept. 10 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Requests will be honored, dance…
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On any given day, the white board at the back of Three Angels Diner has a long list of the day's vegetable specials. Just once, skip ordering the Diner Steamie or Yesterday's Fried Chicken and give the veggie plate a try. It doesn't really matter…
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Before it became the Levitt Shell, the ampitheatre in Overton Park was adorned with a rainbow mural. I dug around in my archives to find a photo of it with its original mural for the scavenger hunt. That's me, standing on the stage in the fall of…
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Assignment #249 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to take in a movie at the annual Outflix Film Festival. Outflix, which is Memphis’ annual gay and lesbian film festival, turns 15 this year. There are 25 feature films, documentaries and shorts…