Day 265 — Philadelphia Street
[for Saturday, Sept. 22] You’d be surprised how effective “That tree looks like a vagina” is as an ice-breaker. Project 365
Memphis my special stupidity project 365
Category: Memphis
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Carmelita?
Saturday morning I woke up and hitched a ride with The Harmony Brothers down to the Farmer’s Market, where they performed while I took it easy and observed the mid-morning bustle and give-and-take of crunchy liberal consumerism. It was quite pleasant. And lo and behold, who did I see but reader Barry, who not only chatted with me for a bit but also offered me an awesome treat he’d purchased from Bun in the Oven,…
Memphis Midtown project 365
Day 258 — Cooper-Young Festival
[for Saturday, Sept. 15] I had a hard time picking just one picture, but I went with this one because it’s just too freaking cute. I envy these kids who get to grow up among such creativity and diversity. The day was absolutely amazing in every way. Beautiful weather, people in all-around good moods, awesome art and crafts for sale, yummy street-fair food, clandestine booze in soda bottles, cotton candy, good company, sunshine, hoodies, music,…
Memphis project 365
Day 234 — Tom Lee
He couldn’t swim, but in 1925, he saved thirty-two people from drowning in the muddy Mississippi when a steamer sank. For some reason this isn’t on Wikipedia. Project 365
Memphis Midtown project 365
Day 232 — Anderton’s East
Anderton’s used to be a Memphis institution, from what I’ve been told, but it closed down a year or two ago. I never got to eat there, sadly. A man stopped me as I was taking photos today and wanted to be sure I took notice of the sign that proclaimed this particular location Anderton’s East. He explained that it was built as the eastern counterpart to the downtown Anderton’s. He described a typical day…
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How does that happen?
Last night on my way home from work, I saw a car turned completely over, resting on its roof, its windows shattered from the pressure. It was on Madison, just west of the P&H. As far as I could tell, there were no other cars in the accident.
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