Charles Lindbergh's Visit to Memphis in 1927
If you were reading this thrilling, heart-warming blog waaaaay back in 2009 (and I certainly hope you were), then you might recall that I told about the day in 1927 when Charles Lindbergh visited Memphis. It was only a few months after his world-famous transatlantic flight, and the "Lone Eagle" had embarked on a cross-country tour in The Spirit of St. Louis to talk to various civic leaders about the advantages of air travel.…
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Thoughts on the Internet Hate Machine (*Annotated)
This article on Gawker/Valleywag asks: "Is 4chan Turning Into Internet Good Guys?*"
You may not know or care what 4chan is. I'll let you read what Gawker says about them.
As the article points out, the Internet Hate Machine has been cranked into motion twice in recent weeks in order to track down the woman who trashed a cat and the girl who pitched puppies into a river.**
Gawker asks:
"OMG, are they coming back over to the Light side, like Anakin Skywalker at the end of Return of the Jedi???"***
I think the real point is much simpler: animal cruelty is repugnant.…
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On the Scene: Miranda Lambert at Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
When I previewed country singer Miranda Lambert's Thursday night concert at Snowden Grove Amphitheatre in this week's Flyer, I wrote about how she'd forced her way into the top ranks of mainstream country on her terms — as a singer-songwriter with roots in rock, folk, and the fiercely independent Texas songwriter tradition.
But on the day that issue hit the streets, Lambert's embrace by the country mainstream became complete.…
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"Going the Distance" Doesn't
Chris Herrington says the new Drew Barrymore rom-com,
Going the Distance, doesn't quite get there.
Read his review.
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A Tale of Two Cities: The Post-Election Rift Widens
On Wednesday morning, in the Cannon Center of downtown Memphis, the winners in the August 5 Shelby County election took turns swearing their vows before a mellowed-out crowd, in a ceremony that culminated with the newly inaugurated Shelby County mayor, Mark Luttrell, invoking an image of “the city on the hill” and professing himself “the Number One advocate of this great county.”
On Thursday evening, at Bloomfield Baptist Church on South Parkway, five miles further south, some of the losers in the August 5 Shelby County election and their supporters faced a highly energized standing-room-only crowd of 500 souls and took turns vowing reprisals for a “stolen” election — including the prospect of “shutting this city down.” And the idea of merging city and county took a pummeling as well.
That was how things stood nearly a month after one glitch-marred election and two months before another one, at which the issue of consolidation is at stake.…
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