- Issue Archive for
- Feb 21-27, 2002
- Vol. 1, No. 679
Art
News
FIRE IN THE HOLE
FIRE IN THE HOLE
City Reporter
Memphis City Schools system investigates its Transportation Division, plus other news.
The Daycare Dilemma
Upgraded child-care standards passed by the state may have solved some problems, but trouble still remains.
Silent Giant
The author of the civil rights movement's most famous line lives in anonymity.
TRANSLATION: MEMPHIS
CONFESSIONS OF A SPENT WAITRESS
It was spring. I was hungry. I ended up slinging ribs on Beale through all of Memphis in May. It was quite an introduction to both the field and the city.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
I submit that 'Bob' is synonymous with good, and Enron could really use some of that nowadays. Why, I bet you that if Enron changed its name to Bob tomorrow, this whole sordid affair would evaporate into thin air faster than money off an Enron balance sheet.
THE WEENIE BITES BACK!
THE WEENIE BITES BACK!
BIG BRASS BEDLAM
BIG BRASS BEDLAM
BIG BRASS BEDLAM
BIG BRASS BEDLAM
Bush's Toxic Rhetoric
The president's new approach to worldwide pollution will only add fuel to the fire.
OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS
CLUING IN THE CLUELESS
I'm curious to know if she understood these outings were indeed dates (Were the clues there? Like you picked her up at her house? You paid? You put the moves on her? Or were they sexless friendly outings, the kind that well-behaved Austrian children might go on in "The Sound of Music"? Was there singing?) or if she thought from the beginning that the two of you were "just friends," only to realize later your dastardly intentions?
THE WEENIE BITES BACK!
THE WEENIE BITES BACK!
ROBERT WORSHAM: 'I AM A MAN'
Worsham's defiant verse gave the civil rights movement its most telling image, captured by acclaimed photojournalist Ernest Withers in his famous photograph. "People always want to focus on the so-called leaders," says Withers, "but it was the contribution of the everyday man and woman, the working people, that brought us forward."
OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS: Cluing in the Clueless
CLUING IN THE CLUELESS
I'm curious to know if she understood these outings were indeed dates (Were the clues there? Like you picked her up at her house? You paid? You put the moves on her? Or were they sexless friendly outings, the kind that well-behaved Austrian children might go on in "The Sound of Music"? Was there singing?) or if she thought from the beginning that the two of you were "just friends," only to realize later your dastardly intentions?
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
I submit that 'Bob' is synonymous with good, and Enron could really use some of that nowadays. Why, I bet you that if Enron changed its name to Bob tomorrow, this whole sordid affair would evaporate into thin air faster than money off an Enron balance sheet.
BIG BRASS BEDLAM
BIG BRASS BEDLAM
ROBERT WORSHAM: 'I AM A MAN'
Worsham's defiant verse gave the civil rights movement its most telling image, captured by acclaimed photojournalist Ernest Withers in his famous photograph. "People always want to focus on the so-called leaders," says Withers, "but it was the contribution of the everyday man and woman, the working people, that brought us forward."
THE WEENIE BITES BACK!
THE WEENIE BITES BACK!
Where the Weird Turn Pro
Vegas: Just the idea boggles the mind.
Real Estate
Big Ideas/Small House
A Craftsman cottage on South Willett.
We Recommend
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sunday, 24
sunday, 24
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thursday, 28
thursday, 28
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saturday, 23
saturday, 23
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wednesday, 27
wednesday, 27
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friday, 22
friday, 22
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State's Evidence
When is a mystery more than a mystery? When something's rotten in the state of Louisiana and the novelist is Elizabeth Dewberry.
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tuesday, 26
tuesday, 26
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thursday, 21
thursday, 21
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monday, 25
monday, 25
Music
Short Cuts
Vintage R.L. unearthed.
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Sound Advice
The Flyer's music writers tell you where you can go.
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Charting the Year
Critics, consumers, and industry insiders on the year in pop music; Local Beat.
Politics
Trifectas
Three's a crowd in several of this year's most closely watched political races.
TRIFECTAS
(l to r: Ryder, Thompson, Cobb)
The center ring may be reserved for the melee involving three Republicans seeking the District 5 seat. They are lawyer John Ryder, a GOP veteran with a chestful of I.O.U.'s and a determination to cash them in; financial planner Bruce Thompson, a newcomer who has filled up a few cashbuckets himself; and Jerry Cobb, a contractor who has long been a principal spokesperson for those dissatisifed with the reigning hierarchy of the local Republican Party.
BROTHER ACT?
It's an old ploy -- the idea of one candidate's putting another in his own race to dilute the "anti"-vote against him or her -- and it has either happened again in a hotly contested Shelby County Commission race, or it hasn't happened at all, depending on who you ask.
ON THEIR MARK: MAYOR'S RACE
On the Democratic mayoral front, it's still a three-way struggle between Public Defender A C Wharton, Batrtlett banker Harold Byrd, and State Representative Carol Chumney. Wharton's camp-- candidate, entourage, and all-- exudes a confidence that could, in the end, be self-limiting.
Sports
GRIZLLIES LOSE TO SUNS, 78-72.
The Grizzlies managed only six points in the fourth quarter on 2/16 shooting.
GRIZZLIES LOSE TO SUNS, 78-72.
The Grizzlies managed only six points in the fourth quarter on 2/16 shooting.
MEMPHIS SPORTS SCENE
THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Whether the Grizzlies would fill arenas (either existing or theoretical) served as a focal point of the team's arrival to the River City. The Grizzlies, in their first Memphis season, have under performed by NBA standards, falling roughly 2,000 tickets shy per game from the league average.
LADY TIGERS END REGULAR SEASON WITH LOSS TO USF
The Lady Tigers will enter the C-USA Tournament as the No. 10 seed and will face the seventh-seeded Charlotte 49ers in the first round of the C-USA Tournament next Friday at 1 p.m. Earlier this season, the Lady Tigers defeated Charlotte, 91-56, in Memphis.
TIGERS HONOR WISE, SLAY DEMONS
Still recovering from a sprained right knee that's limited his play of late, Kelly Wise managed to score 23 points and grab 13 rebounds as Memphis wrapped up its 2001-02 home schedule with an 88-61 drubbing of the Demons. Having clinched C-USA's National Divison title and now with a record of 22-7 (16-2 in The Pyramid), Memphis has a week to prepare for next
Saturday's showdown with mighty Cincinnati.
City Sports
Old guarantees and a new offensive line.
CLIPPERS BEAT GRIZZLIES, 77-90
Memphis dressed only eight players for their game against the Clippers.
TIGERS HONOR WISE, SLAY DEMONS
Still recovering from a sprained right knee that's limited his play of late, Kelly Wise managed to score 23 points and grab 13 rebounds as Memphis wrapped up its 2001-02 home schedule with an 88-61 drubbing of the Demons. Having clinched C-USA's National Divison title and now with a record of 22-7 (16-2 in The Pyramid), Memphis has a week to prepare for next
Saturday's showdown with mighty Cincinnati.
CLIPPERS BEAT GRIZZLIES, 77-90
Memphis dressed only eight players for their game against the Clippers.
MEMPHIS SPORTS SCENE
THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Whether the Grizzlies would fill arenas (either existing or theoretical) served as a focal point of the team's arrival to the River City. The Grizzlies, in their first Memphis season, have under performed by NBA standards, falling roughly 2,000 tickets shy per game from the league average.
TIGERS HONOR WISE,SLAY DEMONS
Still recovering from a sprained right knee that's limited his play of late, Kelly Wise managed to score 23 points and grab 13 rebounds as Memphis wrapped up its 2001-02 home schedule with an 88-61 drubbing of the Demons. Having clinched C-USA's National Divison title and now with a record of 22-7 (16-2 in The Pyramid), Memphis has a week to prepare for next
Saturday's showdown with mighty Cincinnati.
Theater
Ghost Stories
Three brand-new plays under one title open at one brand-new theater.
Film
Heart Sick
The manipulative John Q.; the silly Crossroads.
Opinion
For Charter Schools
They're the best way out of the public-education debacle.
Starting the Wheels
Starting the Wheels
Postscript
Flyer readers respond.
End Runs
Prediction: Disclosure fever prompted by the Enron scandal will subside.
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