11/29/2009: Cooper-Young graffiti
On Thanksgiving weekend, while exploring around the Cooper-Young neighborhood, my homeboy Tune C and I came upon this amazing graffiti wall, which I thought we …
Month: November 2009
11/29/09: Lot-A-Burger: Memphis Locations of A Forgotten Chain
When I was younger, Memphis used to have Whataburger locations, one in Frayser and one in Whitehaven (both have since closed). But even before that, …
11/29/09: Coffee Returns To East Memphis
Memphians will be glad to discover that the former High Point Coffee on Poplar Avenue at Perkins Extended has reopened under new ownership and management. …
10/31/09: Grambling Homecoming 2009
I woke up later than I had intended to, and had to rush to get ready for the homecoming parade in Grambling. Although I was …
10/30/09: A Rainbow at Portico/Jimbo Mathus Live at Coda in Monroe LA
I got a very late start heading out of town because my computer wouldn’t sign on to the internet and I was on the phone …
10/25/09: Breakfast at the Soulard Coffee Garden, St. Louis MO
Since the Soda Fountain Square restaurant I had enjoyed so much last year was now closed, I ate breakfast at the Soulard Coffee Garden instead, …
10/24/09: I Am Music Workshop Day 2 in St. Louis
All of a sudden, it was winter, and I didn’t prepare for it. I hadn’t brought any warm clothes to St. Louis because I had …
10/23/09: I Am Music Workshop Day 1 St. Louis, MO
I had been invited to be a panelist at the I Am Music Workshop in St. Louis on Saturday, so I headed out early Friday …
10/05/09: Industry Influence in New Orleans LA
Mondays aren’t as bad if you’re fortunate enough to wake up in New Orleans, but it was still raining on and off, but “off” enough …
10/04/09: Memphis to New Orleans
Nothin But Fire Records CEO Sess 4-5 had invited me to New Orleans to speak at a music industry workshop that he sponsors monthly, so …