- Issue Archive for
- Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2006
- Vol. 1, No. 922
Art
Desirables
A multi-media artist, a sculptor, and a painter at the edge.
News
Missing Manatee Mystery Solved!
Thanks to alert Flyer reader Benton Thompson, who sent in this photo that pretty much clears up the whole "missing manatee" thing. Click headline to see a larger version.
Memphis Is Home of the Cash Cow
Ever heard the rumor that a check written on the side of a cow can be used as legal tender? Well, for starters, it’s an urban legend. But the myth got its start in 1967 after the Memphis Press-Scimitar published a story ...
Columbia Prof Jackson Tours Memphis
Memphis Flyer City Beat columnist John Branston spent last Saturday morning driving around Memphis with Kenneth Jackson, author of Crabgrass Frontier, professor at Columbia University, and general expert on all things having to do with cities. Jackson spoke at Rhodes College Tuesday night.
Read Branston's interview with Professor Jackson after the jump.
Dating, Pre-Internet: Trial and Errors
"The Internet has brought with it much joy and heartache since Al Gore single-handedly created it (and recently, when Mark Foley apparently often used it single-handedly as well). ..."
Scary Stuff
Warren Community Church in Somerville is set to open its Judgment House today. A religious alternative to haunted houses...
Kallen Esperian Does Lunch — At Calvary
So you’re planning on going out tonight to get trashed on cheap wine at some back-alley Halloween party hosted by a gaggle of crackhead drag queens. No problem. ...
Smart Text
Under a pilot program, victims of domestic violence can call for help.
40 Years of Ardent
The little recording studio on Madison has played a big part in Memphis music history.
Manatee Overboard!
Numerous sources have reported sightings of a manatee — an endangered aquatic mammal sometimes called a sea cow — swimming in the Mississippi River near Memphis, over 500 miles away from its natural habitat. ...
Dress Like a Winner
Thomas Shelton Clothiers, the menswear shop downtown, has something special for the sports fan. What looks like an ordinary two-button navy sportscoat opens up to reveal the color and logo of the wearer's favorite team — blazing orange and a "T," for instance, for the University of Tennessee. Logos and colors are available for more than 30 teams. University of Memphis is not one of them — make of that what you will.
Loren Pickford at Cafe Soul
Saxophone great Loren Pickford and his quartet will be stopping by Cafe Soul on Sunday, October 29th at 3 p.m. as part of its Homecoming to New Orleans tour.
Hero Unveiled
Tom Lee gets new monument in the park that bears his name.
Scary Stuff
The Avenue Carriage Crossing is having a Halloween Pet Parade on Saturday, October 28th, from 1 to 3 p.m. Dogs, cats, and their owners are encouraged to wear costumes. Prizes will be awarded by Just Dogs! Gourmet.
Scary Stuff
Ditch the kids at the not-so-haunted church trick-or-treat ice-cream social and head to Midtown's historic Annesdale-Snowden neighborhood for a hair-raisingly frightening tour through Nightshade Manor Haunted House.
Designed by haunted-house enthusiast Kevin Gaiman ...
Kidding Around
Rock-n-Romp brings the hippest live music to the juice-box set.
The Gory Parts
Going to Pieces examines the slasher film.
Kurt Tops Elvis
It looks like Courtney Love and Co. earned more in the past 12 months from Kurt Cobain’s estate than CKX did from Elvis’. Forbes sixth annual list of top-earning celebrities was released this month, with Kurt Cobain topping the charts. ...
The 10 Most Dangerous Cities — And Memphis Isn't On The List!
St. Louis, home of the world champion Cardinals, is now the "most dangerous city in America." At least, according to a ranking firm called Morgan Quitmo. And surprise, surprise ...
Real Estate
Intelligent Design
The design of a room should be made in the image of the homeowner.
We Recommend
Music
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Big Bright Star
Lucero launches a stellar new album.
Crazy Itch Radio
Basement Jaxx (XL)
Game Theory
The Roots (Def Jam)
Politics
Et YouTube, Brute?
The neck-and-neck Ford-Corker race goes head-to-head, in more ways than one.
Dem, GOP Chairmen Agree: Jake Ford Not Suited for Congress
In a debate between the two local party chairmen last week at the East Memphis Rotary Club, there were differences of opinion on a variety of issues, but solid concurrence on one fact – that the candidacy of independent candidate Jake Ford in the 9th District congressional race is a diversion from the real choice. Their reasoning went beyond party fidelity, however.
That Ford "Bimbo" Ad Spawns a Parody
Now this is funny. The Republican National Committee's now-infamous Playboy bimbo ad attacking Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr., has been cleverly parodied. Well worth watching, if only for the last line. Click headline to view it.
Debates Double Up: Ford vs. Corker; Cohen vs. Ford vs. White
Two critical political debates occurred at the same prime-time hour on local television Saturday night. On WREG-TV, News Channel 3, Memphis and Shelby County viewers could watch a live feed from Nashville of the U.S. Senate debate between former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker, the Republican, and U,S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. the Democrat. Over on WMC-TV, Action News 5, the three candidates for Rep. Ford’s 9th District congressional seat – Democrat Steve Cohen, Republican Mark White, and independent Jake Ford – were having at it. Both encounters had their fair share of fireworks for the attentive viewer.
Oooh! That Naughty 'Playboy' Attack Ad on Harold Ford Jr.!
Not everyone has signed onto the “cacophony of condescension that has descended on us Tennesseans from the likes of Chris Matthews and that Barnicle character" who have responded to the now notorious 'Playboy' attack ad against Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr.
Click the headline to see the ad (in case you've missed it!) and read one blogger's provocative take on it and other "racist" anti-Ford ads. ...
Jed Clampett for Senate
"What Tennesseans will get is a Jesus-loving, gun-supporting believer that family should come first, that taxes should be lowered, and that America should be strong. When Tennesseans send us to the Senate, that's what they'll get in my votes, and that's what they'll get in the kind of leadership that we have not had in the Senate over the last six years. ..."
Steve Cohen, Cybill Shepherd to Attend Clinton Event
This just in from the Steve Cohen camp: The congressional candidate will be attending the Bill Clinton event on Wednesday, November 1st at the COGIC Temple of Deliverance. The former president will be here to endorse the Democratic ticket, including Harold Ford Jr. for Senate.
More Voter Shenanigans in Senate District 29?
Local gadfly and former candidate for Shelby County Sheriff John Harvey documents some troubling snafus in state senate district 29. ...
VIEWPOINT: American Gigolo
Over the past six years, the GOP, and Scott Howell in particular, have turned out numerous deceitful, hypocritical ads designed to assassinate the character of Democratic candidates. “Call Me” may very well be as dirty as anything Howell and his Republican partners have produced, just not for the obvious reasons — which, at second glance, aren’t so obvious after all.
Wesley Clark, Roz Kurita Back Bill Morrison in 7th District
Two names that have counted for something in Democratic Party politics were put at the disposal of 7th District congressional candidate Bill Morrison Friday. State Senator Rosalind Kurita of Clarksville was the guest of honor at a Cordova fundraiser for Morrison, who displayed a letter of endorsement from retired General Wesley Clark....
Sports
Tigers Lose to Marshall; Fall to 1-7
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to lead the Marshall Thundering Herd to a 41-27 victory over the Memphis Tigers in a Conference USA bout. ...
Antonio Burks Will Serb Overseas
Former University of Memphis and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Antonio Burks failed in his bid to join former college teammate Earl Barron on the roster of defending NBA champion Miami Heat. Burks has reportedly signed a contract to play pro ball in Serbia. For more on this and other Grizzlies-related news, check out Beyond the Arc, the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog.
The Return of Memphis Grizzlies Blog
The exhibition games are over and the Pau Gasol-less Memphis Grizzlies are about to tip-off the season. Keep up with the latest news and opinion on our hometown ballers at "Beyond the Arc, Chris Herrington's GrizBlog.
The Kids are Alright
The NBA season tips off this week and Beyond the Arc, the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog, is helping you get ready with player-by-player breakdowns of the Grizzlies’ roster. First up, the six first- and second-year players on the squad.
Grizzlies vs. Knicks Game Preview
The Grizzlies tip off their season tonight against the New York Knicks. The game starts at 7 p.m. at FedExForum, but whether you’re going to the game or just watching it on the tube, Beyond the Arc, the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog, gives you three things to keep an eye on tonight.
ESPN Ranks U of M at Bottom
ESPN, the arbiter of all things sports, has an opinion in the person of writer David Duffey. His “Bottom 10” column celebrates the badness of the worst 10 teams in college football each week. This week, he names Memphis the 7th worst ...
Theater
Holiday Classic
Little Shop of Horrors is a tricky little treat at Theatre Memphis.
Film
The Fire Last Time
Resistance is defense in Philip Noyce's Apartheid-era thriller Catch a Fire.
John Schneider Movie Premiere
On Friday, October 27th at Cineplanet 16 in Atoka, Dukes of Hazzard actor John Schneider will premiere Collier & Co, a movie he wrote, directed, and starred in.
The premiere is part of ...
Opinion
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Letter from the Editor
The San Jose Mercury News will lay off as many as 101 employees to cut costs and make up for declining advertising revenue ...
Color and Politics
Memphis' black mayor looks at the U.S. Senate race through tinted glasses.
Off Track
After 50 years, the Memphis growth-by-annexation strategy has run off the rails.
Food & Wine
Special Sections
What Happens in Nashville, Stays in Nashville?
Maxim magazine’s November issue ranks Tennessee’s capitol city at number 4 on a list of (what it considers) the Top 10 Party Cities in the United States. ...
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