Adams, who runs Newby's, a watering hole on the Highland Strip, is a life-long sportsman and outspoken firearms enthusiast, so he's sympathetic to gun owners who have to lock their guns in their cars before coming in to wet their whistle. "People leave their handgun in their car and then the car is broken into. I know of this happening more than a handful of times, and it's scary thinking the petty criminal now has a handgun," he says. But after considering the pros and cons, Adams -- who's been known to e-mail news reports to his friends whenever gun rights seem threatened -- thinks mixing guns with booze is a bad idea.

Blake Fontenay, who for the last several years has served as an editorial writer and subsequently a business writer for The Commercial Appeal, has accepted a position as assistant in Nashville to newly appointed state constitutional officers Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Treasurer David Lillard, and Comptroller Justin Wilson.

Fontenay had been scheduled as of next week to provide the CA's coverage of the Shelby County Commission, succeeding Alex Doniach, who will pursue other duties at the paper.

Memphis' loss will be Nashville's gain in yet another sense. Fontenay was the chief writer and director of the annual Gridiron Shows, which entertained (and scathed) politicians while raising money for journalism scholarships.

--Jackson Baker

Memphis Madness continues ... and our bracket -- in which we had Justin Timberlake and A C Wharton meeting in the Championships -- is broken.

Sleeper agent Ginnifer Goodwin kicked Timberlake to the curb with a close, close loss (50.9 percent to 49.1 percent).

Other results of our non-so-sweet 16? Al Green and his church took care of The Killer with a solid three to one margin.

In the match-up between weatherman Dave Brown and defense attorney Leslie Ballin, it was Dave Brown all the way.

Flyer senior editor John Branston continued his run of media personalities, adding CA columnist Geoff Calkins to his list of victims. (It also includes blogger Paul Ryburn; Flyer political columnist Jackson Baker withdrew from Round One while voting was still going on, declaring support for his colleague.)

A C Wharton, as expected, defeated the FBI's My Harrison and Judge Joe Brown, who stayed around much longer than we expected him to, was solidly sent away by FedEx Founder Fred Smith.

And the Neelys grilled up the Zoo's Chuck Brady.

One contest still seems up in the air, however. In the last round, Tigers basketball coach John Calipari defeated congressman Steve Cohen. But if Calipari decides to relocate, say to Kentucky, he forfeits his bracket status, leaving Cohen to move on.

Voting begins Thursday.

More at Vance Lauderdale's blog.

And at a Leadership Academy event last week, Shelby County mayor A C Wharton was no exception. Only, in his analogy, the area wasn't flying high: "Our government is, as I see it, the ice on the wings on our plane to success," he said ... More of Mary Cashiola's In the Bluff column here.

Read Chris Davis' review of Playhouse on the Square's offbeat presentation of Romeo & Juliet.

Start by catching a performance by the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts tonight. The group celebrates their 40th anniversary with beautiful ballet choreography.The show begins at 8 p.m.

On Sunday, the Gary Beard Chorale will whisk folks away to the Great White Way during its "And the Winner Is…" Music of Broadway performance. They’ll be singing all the greats from Cabaret, Kiss Me Kate, The Lion King, and Les Miserables. The show begins 4 p.m.

If tragic history is more your thing, don’t miss the "The Nazi Scourge: Postal Evidence of the Holocaust and the Devastation of Europe" exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum on Saturday at 2 p.m. The show features envelopes, postcards, letters, and stamps used by concentration camp inmates.

Fans of cable's LOGO television network will recognize a few faces at the Queer on Their Feet comedy improv show at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday at 8 p.m. The trio -- Jennie McNulty, Jason Dudey, and Diana Yanez -- are regular stand-up comics on the channel’s One Night Stand-Up show.

Remember the Cherry Poppin' Daddies? The '90s ska-punk swing band rose to fame with their popular song, "Zoot Suit Riot." You'll surely hear that and plenty more from the band at the annual Zodiac Ball, a fund-raising gala for the American Cancer Society. The ball kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at The Peabody. For more weekend fun, check out the Flyer's searchable online calendar.

More at Mary Cashiola's In the Bluff blog.

According to various reports, an armed, young male wearing dark clothing robbed the Trust One Bank on White Station by cutting a hole through the roof and lowering himself into the building before employees arrived. It's not known at this time ...

Read the punchline and more in Chris Davis' Fly on the Wall.

Nonetheless, we have 16 Memphians who are one step closer to the Flyer Four.

In this next round, hometown hotties Ginnifer Goodwin and Justin Timberlake are matched up.

Local music heavyweights Al Green and Jerry Lee Lewis also will go note for note, and the FBI's My Harrison takes on A C Wharton.

Voting starts ... NOW!

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In 1978, Ken Lawrence, a civil rights activist and writer, decided to use his hobby, stamp collecting, for the greater good. For over 30 years, he'd put together a collection of letters, postcards, receipts, and stamps from the Nazi era — all of it, some 250 pieces, to offer material proof to counter claims of Holocaust deniers.

In 2008, the collection, "The Nazi Scourge: Postal Evidence of the Holocaust and the Devastation of Europe," was sold to the Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation, with materials being added by foundation member Danny Spungen, who has been traveling with the collection and speaking about the Holocaust.

Among the items in the collection are documents on sex slavery in the concentration camps, a postal receipt for a prayer book sent to a French camp, and a biblical scroll used to wrap a parcel.

This week, the collection makes its way to Memphis, where it will be displayed at three venues over three days: the National Civil Rights Museum, the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art, and the University of Memphis' Ned R. McWherter Library.

According to Belz Museum director Nancy Knight, so many local groups were interested in the collection that the decision was made to show it throughout the city.

"People seeing this firsthand," Knight says. "It has the power to move."

"The Nazi Scourge: Postal Evidence of the Holocaust and the Devastation of Europe" at the National Civil Rights Museum Saturday, March 28th, 2 p.m.; at the Belz Museum Sunday, March 29th, noon; and at the Ned R. McWherter Library, Monday, March 30th, 1:30 p.m.

Danny Spungen will talk about the collection on Monday at McWherter Library at 1:30 p.m.

In Round Two, there was an upset or two. Memphis Zoo president Chuck Brady took out Harold Ford Jr. Maybe he has a future in politics ...

WMC-TV's Dave Brown defeated his colleague Joe Birch, while our very own John Branston wrote blogger Paul Ryburn out.

In the next round, hometown hotties Ginnifer Goodwin and Justin Timberlake are matched up. (We can see the gossip columns now.)

Local music heavyweights Al Green and Jerry Lee Lewis will go note for note, and the FBI's My Harrison takes on A C Wharton. (We can see the headlines now.)

Voting begins for Round Three Thursday afternoon. Look for it here.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Davis, a college roommate of company CEO Allen Stanford, is assisting the feds in criminal and civil probes, according to his attorney, David Finn of Dallas.

Davis, who has a mansion in Dry Creek outside of Baldwyn, was the mentor of Laura Pendergest-Holt, Stanford's chief investments officer. She is the only person charged criminally so far.

The Securities Exchange Commission has accused Stanford Financial of "a massive Ponzi scheme" involving CDs in a bank in Antigua. Losses are estimated at $8 billion. Stanford has an office in the Crescent Center in East Memphis where Davis and Pendergest-Holt worked.

Davis founded a church in Guntown, Mississippi, and formed a company that renovated several buildings in downtown Baldwyn. Stanford also has an office in nearby Tupelo.

-- John Branston

Other winners included Steve Cohen, the U of M's Tyreke Evans, the Neelys, and Justin Timberlake.

Now it's time for the second round.

To get the full results of round one, and vote in round two, click here.