Checking out the new Central BBQ location downtown (at Central BBQ)
Thunder on Water at Grenada Lake
I had never heard of Thunder on the Water until my friend Sherena Boyce mentioned it to me a month or so ago as a …
Barbecue
Enjoying Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Chickie Wah Wah
When I got to New Orleans on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go hear live music. There weren’t any …
Nancy Apple and special guest Redd Velvet Live at Central BBQ
Last Sunday, the blues singer Redd Velvet and I headed down to Central Bar-B-Que in Midtown Memphis to check out an outdoor performance by Memphis folk/rock artist Nancy Apple and her band. It was great food, great fun and great music. 7/8/12
3/17/2011: Second Day of SXSW
Day 2 of South By Southwest 2011 was also St. Patrick’s Day, which made everything all the more crowded, as well as a sea of …
4/15/10: Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale
I drove down to Clarksdale last Thursday to meet up with Justin Showah, the owner of Hill Country Records, who was playing the opening night …
4/8/10: An Evening at Sandestin
The trip from Gainesville back to Memphis is a long one, so I planned to break it up somewhere between, and discovered that I could …
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. …
From the Old Mill to Bongo Java
My parents had told me that The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge served a delicious breakfast, so I checked out of my hotel in Knoxville …