โ€œKaren, what are you doing?โ€

Karen Carrier has heard that phrase more than once during her long, fascinating career.

If youโ€™ve ever wondered about all the hair dryers in Cooper-Young’s Beauty Shop Restaurant, Carrier gives you the lowdown in the final We Saw You episode featuring the Memphis restaurateur/artist. And as a bonus, you’ll hear the history of her underground music club, Bar DKDC.

We’ll be back with more interviews with interesting Memphians and Mid-Southerners soon on We Saw You. But first, here’s Karen.

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...