- Issue Archive for
- Jan 4-10, 2007
- Vol. 1, No. 932
News
Call the Enquirer: Somebody's Eaten Sasquatch
After 679 attempts, someone has finally finished Big Foot Lodge's four-pound Sasquatch burger in less than an hour!...
D.A Bill Gibbons Appoints New Head Crime Dog
Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons has named a new chief investigator to oversee the District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigative Division. David N. McGriff ...
Do It Yourself
Annual Manual 2007
ShadowCon This Weekend
Itching for a little D&D action? You’re in luck. ShadowCon, geared to Sci-Fi and fantasy enthusiasts, is this weekend at the Holiday Inn on Mt. Moriah. According to the ShadowCon site: “There will be fencing, heavy weapons and tourneys. There will be gaming, D&D, Vampire LARP, computer gaming, board games, an International game room, Merchants Masquerade (Historical, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy), Hall costume contest, Belly Dance lessons, Friday night Karaoke, Saturday night Haffla (Belly dance party), Kane's Auction of the Strange and Unusual, and MORE.”
NYT Broadcast Media Group, WREG-TV Has Buyer
According to the site Lost Remote, the New York Time's Broadcast Media Group has found a buyer for its nine television stations, which includes WREG-TV. Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has agreed to pay $575 million for the stations.
Elvis' Birthday Scavenger Hunt
Graceland is sponsoring a "Bears on Tour" scavenger hunt tonight to celebrate The Big E's 72nd birthday. For $25 ($12.50 for children) participants get an evening tour of Graceland and ...
Cleo Kirk: Father Figure or Partner in Crime?
The Shelby County Commission’s former chief administrator is on trial, but it was a former commissioner who took a beating as testimony began Tuesday.
Cleo Kirk, characterized by former administrator Calvin Williams as a father figure to him, was implicated by Williams in secretly taped conversations with FBI informant Tim Willis. ...
Cybill Shepherd Joins "The L Word"
This Sunday's premiere of the Showtime series The L Word introduces a new character, "Phyllis Kroll," played by Memphis' own Cybill Shepard.
The "L Word" in case you've been living in, er, a closet, stands for "lesbian."
Isaac Hayes III Making a Name for Himself
Atlanta's alt weekly Creative Loafing profiles "Ike Dirty" aka Isaac Hayes III this week. Is he a chip off the ol' Shaft? Sounds like it:
"If your pop has been a famous Chef, and you have been known to be a satanic hoagie, can you really say, 'Like father, like son ...
John Ford Update: The Rolex and a Possible Change of Venue
Federal prosecutors say in a recent court filing that they would have no problem with a change of venue in the John Ford trial, set to begin February 5th in Memphis.
In a motion filed Friday and previously unreported, the government responds ...
Memphis: The Little Apple?
Hot on the heels of Memphis Police Department director Larry Godwin’s visit to New York City last month to learn how the NYPD do what they do best, another contingent of Memphis public officials is heading to the Big Apple on a fact-finding mission. This time the object of study is New York’s top-notch parks system. ...
Edmund Ford and Rickey Peete In Court Wednesday
City Council members Edmund Ford and Rickey Peete are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in federal court on bribery charges. ...
Big Love in EW List
Entertainment Weekly Web site, EW.com, has included the return of Big Love, featuring Memphis native Gennifer Goodwin, as one of the 20 Big Events of 2007. ...
Three 6 90210
Forget stellar album sales, singing for Hugh Hefner at his 80th birthday bash, and a shiny little gold man named Oscar sitting atop your mantle; you know you've really made it when you get your picture posted on — and taken with — Perez Hilton...
Another Take (or Two) on The Perfect Gift in a Box
Justin Timberlake's Saturday Night Live video “Dick in a Box” has generated YouTube traffic at an unprecedented rate. But in this spoof of a spoof, the ladies give a lil’ sump’in-sump’in back ...
Robinson in Line for Mitchell's Council Seat
Patrice Robinson, a member of the Memphis City Schools Board of Education, appears to be the replacement for Memphis City Council member TaJuan Stout Mitchell.
Memphis Stadium Shakeout, Day Three
With television stations reporting that Mayor Willie Herenton’s stadium proposal is named “Project Legacy” and has been in the works for a year, some influential Memphians who are usually in the loop expressed skepticism. ...
Happy Birthday, Elvis!
It's that time again — Elvis' birthday, when the King is honored with a week full of events, starting tonight. ...
Politics
Lt. Gov. Wilder Out After 36 Years; Ramsey New Speaker
To say that Tuesday was a day of surprises in the Tennessee state Senate would be a classic understatement. The bottom line: After 35 years as Speaker of the Senate and bearer of the title of Lieutenant Governor, 85-year-old John Wilder of Somerville, a nominal Democrat and a legislative institution, lost his latest — and last — try to continue in both offices. Ron Ramsey of Blountville, who had been the GOP's majority leader, defeated Wilder by an 18-15 vote.
Surprise (Not)! Cohen Gets Noticed in D.C.!
During the late congressional campaign of 2006, we made the confident prediction that, if elected as U.S. representative from the 9th District, then state senator Steve Cohen would be an instant national figure. Never doubt us. Observe these first-day snippets.
VIEWPOINT: Doctor in the House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi clearly means business. Does Memphis?
BARNSTORMING: Herenton Says, 'Love It Or Leave It'
The mayor talks up Memphis and talks down critics at Rotary.
Herenton Sparks Some New Fires
"I’m not really a football fan. Don’t tell the University of Memphis. I don’t ever go to their games." Huh? That's Mayor Willie Herenton? The man whose big project just now is a new, er, football stadium for the University of Memphis? The mayor had that and other surprises for members of the Kiwanis Club on Wednesday.
Harold Ford Jr. on This Week
Yes, that was Harold Ford Jr., our former congressman, doing spin-‘n-grin along with Cokie and George and George on ABC’s This Week Sunday morning. Ford held his own with the regular panelists. He also drew several fond — and, we presume, motherly — smiles from Cokie Roberts. Will Ford be a permanent fixture on the show? We’ll stay tuned to find out.
Sports
A Bunch of Barone
"While I haven’t had a chance to watch the two games the Grizzlies have played since last week’s coaching change, it seems clear that there’s been a dramatic change in style of play. With the Grizzlies pushing tempo and averaging 110 points per game since the change, tonight’s game has a chance to be the fastest paced game we’ve seen in FedExForum since the Hubie era ...
Cincinnati Versus Memphis: It's Never Easy
There will be no Coach Bob Huggins to boo, but Memphis fans hope they will find plenty to cheer for when the Tigers take on the Bearcats at FedExForum tonight. ...
How Memphis and, er, Shreveport Rank with a Big-Time Sportswriter
So, Mayor, you really, really think Our Town is big-league enough for a new big-league stadium? Well, here's this dose of realism from Andrew Bagnato of A.P.: "Say what you will about the BCS, and many have said plenty. But if it wasn't for the Bowl Championship Series, most football fans wouldn't know Boise State from Boys Town. The ninth-ranked Broncos would never have been given a crack at No. 7 Oklahoma on a stage as grand as the Fiesta Bowl. They'd have run all those gadget plays against Memphis, or someone like it, in the YourNameHere Bowl in Shreveport."
McGwire Doesn't Deserve Hall of Fame
The mighty Mac has struck out with Frank Murtaugh, who maintains that erstwhile home-run champ Mark McGwire is undeserving of induction into baseball's Hall of Fame -- in his first year of eligibility, anyhow; in his disdain (based on the Big Mac's steroid use), Murtaugh goes so far as to suggest that if and when McGwire gets in the Hall, it should be as an Oakland A, not as a representative of Frank's St. Louis Cardinals!
Celtics 128, Grizzlies 119: Post-Game Three-Pointer
From Chris Herrington's Grizzlies Blog, Beyond the Arc: "1. Now Is the Time For Your Tears: I know I’ve spent the past couple of days lecturing my media colleagues about the pace effects on scoring being a bigger factor in the Grizzlies’ growing opponent scoring average than an actual decline in defensive play. But tonight the defense really was putrid. ..."
Grizzlies Blow Up Golden State, 144-135
Wow. Barone Ball is fun to watch.
Mike Miller hit 9 three-pointers; Damon Stoudamire had 16 assists; Pau Gasol had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks; Rudy Gay had 22 points; Stromile Swift had 26 points. And team president Jerry West was grinning from ear to ear ...
Tigers Could Dominate C-USA
According to this story from the Houston Chronicle, things look good for the U of M Tiger basketball team — but not so great for other C-USA teams with NCAA tournament hopes.
Davis-Laettner: United! At Least the Balls Are Still Round
The ongoing saga of the bid by Duke University alumni Brian Davis and Christian Laettner to purchase the NBA Memphis Grizzlies keeps getting juicier — and weirder. ...
Griz Spank Lakers, 128-118
Mike Miller and Pau Gasol each scored 25 points to lead seven Grizzlies in double figures as Memphis used a franchise-record 46-point third quarter to pull away from the L.A. Lakers ...
Spurs Beat Griz, 110-96
(AP) -- No Tony Parker, no sweat, Tim Duncan said with a straight face.
Parker missed his first game of the season with a right hip strain, but Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 34 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 Sunday. ...
Film
"Smokin' Aces," "Grindhouse" and "Black Snake Moan" Pay Homage to Exploitation Films
"Psychotic baby-sitters, a mobbed-up magician, a kung fu-crazed preteen boy and one nymphomaniac — these are just a few of the beyond-the-pale characters coming to theaters this year in a trio of movies ...
Little Children Opens Today
Kate Winslet stars as an unhappy and unfaithful wife in the drama Little Children, opening today. Read Chris Herrington's review.
Books
Fiction Discussion Tonight
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, some of Memphis' most notable bookworms — including Burke's Book Store owner Corey Mesler and the Flyer's book editor Leonard Gill — will be discussing the best works of American fiction in the last 25 years. The event is part of the library's ongoing adult enrichment series.
Food & Wine
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E.P.'s Delta Kitchen Hosts Memorial Dinner
On Wednesday, January 10th at 7 p.m., E.P. chef Michael Patrick will host a memorial dinner for Larry Lackey, chef/owner of Cayenne Moon. Lackey passed away late last year. ...
Special Sections
Strung Up
John Lowe: inventor, one-man band.
Print It
Rachel Drinkard takes blogging full circle.
John Harvey ...
... cybernetic sleuth.
Do the Math
For Charlie McVean, it's payback time.
The Sanctuary
An off-the-beaten-path haven for body, mind, and spirit.
Labor of Love
Mothers give birth to store, nurture it through infancy.
Making History
The true story of True Story Pictures.
Skating By
What's a girl to do? Form a hockey team.
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