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A sign hanging off the back of one of the tents at Barbecue Fest let's everyone know that their tent is a private party. (Typically, the mayor's tent is open to the public.) In other news: - All good things must come to an end, I suppose. I'm sad…
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Day 131: Big Star played what's likely to be their last show ever at the Levitt Shell in Overton Park on Saturday. Singers who had been influenced by the band filled in for the late Alex Chilton. A mechanical pony at Memphis in May Barbecue Fest…
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Part of the Tom Lee statue in Tom Lee Park (In 1925, Tom Lee rescued 32 people from drowning in the Mississippi River). In other news: - The Big Star show at the Levitt Shell on Saturday was a huge success. There were tons of people, the weather…
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When I got to the fairgrounds last night for roller derby practice, things looked a little different. The Youth Building (aka the House of Bruise, MRD's last home) had been reduced to a pile of cinder blocks and rubble. As far as I know, it's the…
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It's Monday, and I know a lot of you are still trying to recover from one of the most jam-packed weekends of the fall, but that shouldn't be an excuse to stay in tonight. Here's what's going on in Memphis this evening: - Jim Dickinson Memorial…
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Ukulele in black and white Memphis, Tenn. This past weekend was absolutely perfect for dinner on the porch.
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Of all of the items on the Memphis Scavenger Hunt list, the one that I've been most apprehensive about completing is the video of me playing with a local band. I do play an instrument, but the majority of my rocking out is limited to the confines…
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It's snack time in the discount grocery section of ICB's on Jefferson Ave.