Ford and Sheehan Ordinarily, I don’t respond to misquotes attributed to me in the Memphis Flyer. But because I was moved by the courage, resolve, and seriousness of Cindy Sheehan, I must correct the record. In his August 25th column, Jackson Baker wrote: “Ford declined to second-guess Bush’s decision not to meet with Sheehan concerning […]
Posted inFilm Features, Film/TV
Film Clips: Hustle’s Over; Black Snake Begins
Although it has nearly reached the end of its run in theaters, Hustle & Flow is still generating a great deal of press, some of it gratuitously negative. The kinder commentary suggests that Hustle failed to find the audience it deserved, while a recent article in L.A. Weekly slammed the film with over-the-top accusations of […]
Posted inLetters To The Editor, Opinion
READER RESPONSES TO CHERI DELBROCCO
She asked ‘Why?’ about G.W. Bush, and these are some of the answers she got.
Posted inLetters To The Editor, Opinion
READERS RESPOND TO HAROLD FORD JR.
Attention is focused on the congressman’s political tilt.
Posted inNews, The Fly-By
The Cheat Sheet
1. Federal agencies finally show up — about five days late — in New Orleans to begin a massive rescue and recovery effort. Bush administration officials get pretty defensive about the delayed response, whining that “this is not the time to point fingers.” Sorry, but we beg to differ. This is exactly the right time. […]
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Poscript
Judge Not To the Editor: It is important to evaluate trial judges’ work, however, there are major flaws in using deputies’ time in court as a measure of how well or how hard a judge works (City Beat, August 4th issue). I know that the analysis is skewed for Judge Robert Childers. As part of […]
Posted inMusic, Music Features
Sound Advice
For years, Charlie Wood has been one of the jewels of Beale Street, his ongoing residency at King’s Palace Café providing one of the most consistent and perhaps the most distinctive live musical experiences to be had on the famous strip. People think of the blues and of Beale as being guitar-driven, but Wood is […]
Posted inNews, The Fly-By
Fly On the Wall
TOMMY LEE PARK If indeed we end up reconfiguring three downtown parks because of their unfortunate connections to a racist past, let’s go ahead and do a clean sweep. A lot of people used to complain about the tall, phallic-shaped obelisk in Tom Lee Park, or at least the vintage inscription on it, “To a […]
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Postscript
Luttrell Explains To the Editor: After publication of the Flyer story “Judging Judges” (August 4th issue) regarding bailiffs’ time spent in courtrooms, produced such opposition from a number of judges, the Internal Audit Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office conducted an audit of the system producing the reports. The audit revealed that the data being reported […]
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Profits of Doom
Climate change is real,” says Richard Jones. “To me, proving that earth’s climate is changing from human actions – namely, global warming – is like statistically ‘proving’ the pavement exists after you have jumped out a 30-story building. After each floor, your analysis would say ‘so far, so good’ and then, at the pavement, all […]
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Vroom, vroom:
Vroom, vroom: “The Art of the Motorcycle” Wonders Exhibition is midway through its six-month run at the Pyramid, but according to Eddie Dattel, owner of Inside Sounds record label, the ride is far from over. When compiling Songs of the Open Road, a 14-song CD of tunes that serves as a companion item to the […]
