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Will Phillips and I have been Twitter friends for a long time, but I didn't meet him in person until the I Love Memphis mural launch party in May. For the record, he's just as friendly in real life as he is over the internet. Here, he answers my…
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Happy pledge week, everybody! This morning, I dug through the Mystery Train archives and brought out my entire collection of songs about beatdowns, accidents and grievous personal injury. And, I had help - "Footloose" director Craig Brewer came in…
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The Orpheum's annual Summer Movie series is one of my favorite annual events. The theatre, which is primarily used for Broadway shows returns to its movie house roots on weekends in June, July and August. The air conditioner is cranked up, there…
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I'm DJ-ing the Hi-Tone's beer bust every Tuesday night in December. Last night was the first night, and I had a blast. Thanks to everyone that came out, drank cheap beer and hung out with me. Thanks especially to the brave little band of you that…
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You'll know it's Thursday when you hear the "Party Stomp". Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics: *Magic Kids - Hey Boy The Egyptians - Party Stomp Freddy…
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Thomas Robinson (Memphian no. 257 / 365) is the gastronomical mastermind behind one of my favorite local food blogs, Eat Local Memphis. He writes funny (and informative) reviews of locally-owned restaurants, and his pictures never fail to make me…
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Assignment #63 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis: While the weather is warm, take your dog downtown to socialize at the Barking Lot. The Barking Lot is a small fenced in dog park that sits in the footprint of an old store. It's got plenty of…
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Photo #80 is a a big bowl of one of my favorite Southern delicacies, Rotel. It's melted Velveeta with a can of Rotel tomatoes mixed in. Eat it on tortilla chips, and it's perfect. In other news: - The Sivads of March kicks off tonight at the…
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A bright spot on a super rainy Memphis afternoon. Outside of Otherlands Memphis, Tenn. In other news: - Despite what the Internet may have told you this morning, B.B. King is alive and well. The whole death thing was a particularly sick hoax. -…
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Welcome to the working week, y'all. Today in Memphis, we've got a ton of Grizz-themed goodness, Bob Dylan and ZipCar are coming to town, and there are cheap haircuts in Court Square today. All of that (and tons more) is in today's Memphis news…