Memphis on the internet.
#notmyjob
Richie Esquivel’s sad/hilarious Facebook post went around the world last week, picked up by (as of press time) WMC-TV, The Guardian, and the New York Post.
His photo shows a dead raccoon painted over by a road crew laying new traffic stripes along Getwell. It raises so many questions, but one thing was clear to Esquivel. It was “#notmyjob,” he wrote. “Memphis, Tennessee, baby. But Getwell Road looked real nice, tho.”
Bike City
The 46th Annual National Bikers Roundup roared into town again last week, bringing thousands of primarily Black bikers to Memphis.
Party central was Liberty Park, converted again to a campground for an estimated 30,000 bikers and their families. But the biker joy spread all over town, especially to Beale Street, where nearly every night was bike night.
Horror
A popular subreddit asks for horror stories in two sentences. Yvette Rhoton’s Nextdoor post from last week certainly qualifies. “Wasps in little library on Nelson close to Tanglewood. Ask me how I found out.”
Memphis Barbie
“Barbie goes to Memphis …,” reads the post from Memphis Memes 901. Submitted here without commentary.