From an AP report filed earlier today: “A judge Monday threw out a $10 million civil assault suit filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized. ”
Read the story here.
For something completely different, check out Songs for a New World, a musical produced by the Tony-award winning Jason Robert Brown, at Amro Music Store Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. …
Known for his consumer-friendly paintings and prints sold in malls across America, Thomas Kinkaide is now at Graceland. …
Downtown Memphis aspires to be a hip and happening cosmopolitan place, but as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for.
Bert Gamboa dealt cocaine, hip-hop, and Mexican food from a club called The Complex at 704 Madison in an upstart section of downtown called The Edge, according to a federal complaint.
On March 5, 2003, federal narcs secretly videotaped a $170,914 payoff to Gamboa at The Complex, according to an affidavit made public Wednesday.
The Complex has been written up in The Memphis Flyer and The Commercial Appeal as a restaurant and music club.
Read more by clicking on the headline or on “Read More” below.
According to a survey of 100 colleges conducted by the condom company, Trojan, students at the University of Memphis ranked near the bottom, at #96, on their “Sexual Health Report Card.” Yale ranked #1. Brigham Young University was last.
According to a press release issued by Trojan, the schools were judged on the availability of “resources about sexual health, the depth of information available on the school’s Web site and the availability of condoms on campus.”
To celebrate its recently revamped memorabilia collection, the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street is holding a concert on Sunday, October 1st at 7 p.m. featuring music by Citizen Cope.
Among the new items at the Hard Rock are Isaac Hayes’ green suit, Albert King’s overalls, and a pair of boots belonging to Rufus Thomas (though possibly not those shown in the picture).
Proceeds from the concert go to the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation.
Food Network star Paula Deen will be making a number of appearances in Memphis, September 28th-30th. Fans can spend up to $400 to see the “Queen of Southern Cooking.”
On Thursday and Friday, she’ll be taping her show Paula’s Home Cooking at the Mid-South Fair. Tickets run between $25 to $50
On Saturday, September 30th, Deen will host a cooking demonstration and tasting at Viking Cooking School. Cost is $150.
Later on Saturday, Deen will be at the Peabody’s Capriccio Grill, hosting a four-course dinner. Cost is $150.
For more on Deen’s whirlwind Memphis visit, check out Food News on page 39 in this week’s Flyer, hitting the stands Wednesday.
This just in from the Shelby County sheriff’s office: The death of Binh Lam Ho, who was found collapsed in his cell at 201 Poplar, has been ruled a suicide. Officials say he hung himself with a bedsheet.
Bihn Lam Ho was jailed earlier this summer on charges of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl.
Jerry Lee Lewis will perform at Spin Street on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. as a run-up to the release of his latest album, Last Man Standing, which hits stores on September 26th.
You say tomato … From the Shelby County District Attorney’s office comes this urgent missive to the media:
“The Shelby County D.A.’s Office has received several calls from confused citizens and reporters regarding the TBI investigation into District Attorney Bill GIBSON from Middle Tennessee. While their names are very similar, there is no investigation into Shelby County District Attorney Bill GIBBONS. If you report this story today, it would be greatly appreciated if you clarify to your viewers, listeners and readers that Bill Gibson is the D.A. in rural, middle Tennessee covering Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White counties.”
To read about the GIBSON investigation, go here.
After a four-year delay, the trial of former Diamond Jaxx baseball team president (and former Memphis Chicks president) David Hersh against the city of Jackson has begun. Hersh claims the city never lived up to contract obligations that were conditional to Hersh moving the Chicks from Memphis to Jackson.
You can watch the trial live on EPlusTV6.com.
For more on the trial, go to the Jackson Sun site.
Former University of Memphis kicker Stephen Gostkowski has earned the starting job for the NFL’s New England Patriots in this, his rookie season.
Now Spanish-based news agency noticias.info is running an interview with Gostkowski (or Meat, as he admits some of his current teammates call him) on their site. Other Gostkowski revelations include a story about a sweltering summer job in Mississippi and his disdain for mayonnaise. But what about on barbecue?
Go here to read the full interview.
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