9/4/09: To the Beach in Gulfport
I had agreed to drive my mother down to Gulfport, Mississippi for her high-school reunion, so we stopped by a Starbucks in Memphis for a …
Travel
RIP Indianapolis’ Joe Lee Records
I went to breakfast at Sunrise Cafe on East 86th in the Castleton neighborhood of Indianapolis It was another extremely hot day, mostly spent going …
Breakfast in Evansville, Coffee in Bloomington and Cheeseburgers in Paradise
With Jojo’s gone in Evansville, I had few breakfast choices, so I headed to the First Avenue Diner. a former Steak N Egg Kitchen that …
A Scenic Breakfast and an Afternoon at Pensacola Beach
I went to breakfast at Scenic 90 Cafe, but was somewhat disappointed, as they had quit serving hashbrowns and only had potatoes simmered with onions. …
The Reewine Radio Summit in Pensacola
En route to Pensacola, Florida for the Reewine Radio Music Summit, I stopped at T-Bone’s Records in Hattiesburg to leave them with posters for our …
Spending A Summer Day in Huntsville
I decided to spend the day down in Huntsville shopping for books and records, so I headed out after breakfast, stopping in Corinth, Mississippi for …
Memorial Day in Oxford
It was Memorial Day, and thus there was not a whole lot to do, but I called down to Square Books in Oxford and found …
A Rap Conference in Greenwood, Mississippi
I had been asked to speak at a rap conference in Greenwood,Mississippi, and the weather in Memphis was horrible, but I headed out anyway, and …
A Weekday Afternoon in Tupelo
Album Alley/Bebop Records in Tupelo had a Select-O-Hits listening booth that was on the fritz, so the company sent me down there with a new …