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 …
Burgers
4/7/10: C. Wakeley’s Gainesville Music Summit
My homeboy C. Wakeley had invited me to Gainesville, Florida for his annual Gainesville Music Summit, which was held on a Wednesday, so I had …
3/21/2010: After SXSW Austin TX
Matt Sonzala had invited me out to a South Austin softball field for an early-morning after-South-by-Southwest softball game for staff and friends, but due to …
3/18/2010: SXSW Day 2 Austin TX
My second day at South by Southwest started with breakfast at 24 Diner before I made my way to the Austin Convention Center for the …
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 Rap Music Conference and Showcase in the Mississippi Delta
I had been asked to speak at a music conference in Leland, so, although winter weather was being predicted for Memphis, I headed out driving …
Running From Gustav
Hurricane Gustav was out in the Gulf of Mexico, making a run at New Orleans, and everybody was being forced to evacuate, many of them …
A Quarter Interlude, New Orleans
I got a fairly late start out of Memphis, heading for the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference in New Orleans, and I stopped for a …
Atlanta to Memphis by Way of Chattanooga
I checked out early from the Hyatt Regency, and had decided not to eat breakfast there because of the high prices. Instead, I used my …