At the historical marker dedication for Willie Mitchell and Royal Studios, South Memphis, March 1, 2012
South Memphis
At the historical marker dedication for Willie Mitchell and Royal Studios, South Memphis, March 1, 2012
A block or so past the Foote Homes housing project, I noticed this painted logo on the wall of an old historic building. It’s part of the Memphis Convention and Visitors’ Bureau campaign, of course, but it’s still cool.
A block or so past the Foote Homes housing project, I noticed this painted logo on the wall of an old historic building. It’s part of the Memphis Convention and Visitors’ Bureau campaign, of course, but it’s still cool.
The drummers from Booker T. Washington High School perform for an appreciative crowd in the Foote Homes project, Memphis, February 23, 2012
The drummers from Booker T. Washington High School perform for an appreciative crowd in the Foote Homes project, Memphis, February 23, 2012
As I was driving downtown to Beale Street, I first heard and then saw a drumline as they were marching across Danny Thomas Boulevard from one side of the Foote Homes projects to the other. In Memphis, you learn to expect the unexpected (as in New Orleans), and thanks to the warm weather, they attracted quite a crowd. They finally posted up beside the basketball court at the Fourth Street end, and there I learned that it was the Booker T. Washington High School drumline. It was sort of a surreal experience- a drumline performing for a dancing crowd next to a project basketball court, with the Memphis skyline in the background, in weather far more appropriate for May than February. I love Memphis.
As I was driving downtown to Beale Street, I first heard and then saw a drumline as they were marching across Danny Thomas Boulevard from one side of the Foote Homes projects to the other. In Memphis, you learn to expect the unexpected (as in New Orleans), and thanks to the warm weather, they attracted quite a crowd. They finally posted up beside the basketball court at the Fourth Street end, and there I learned that it was the Booker T. Washington High School drumline. It was sort of a surreal experience- a drumline performing for a dancing crowd next to a project basketball court, with the Memphis skyline in the background, in weather far more appropriate for May than February. I love Memphis.
Star Steppers and Drummers at a Majorette Jamboree, 2012
The Star Steppers and drummers perform at a majorette jamboree in South Memphis at New Life M.B. Church, February 11, 2012
At The Blazing Dolls Jamboree in South Memphis
At the Blazing Dolls jamboree at New Life M.B. Church in South Memphis, last Saturday, February 4, 2012