Piggly Wiggly, my speech on why Saunders mattered
This is text of the speech I gave in Memphis to the West Tennessee Historical Society. This speech is not a complete biography of his life. It is my attempt to explain what Saunders did and why this...
View ArticleMemphis, the theatrical play. My review for a German Elvis fan club
The musical play “Memphis” has given Dewey Phillips new fame, for part of the play’s story is based upon his life. The play was shown on Broadway beginning in 2009 and won a Tony award for Best...
View ArticleMy letter to Horn Lake city planner 2009 updated
The Circle G Ranch has been sold. The plans for the first development of the Ranch have been announced by the new owners. Below is part of their statement. Plans include the relocation and restoration...
View ArticleZippin Pippin and civic leadership
Zippin Pippin update August 2012. We did ride the Zippin Pippen, at the Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. With our friends Tina and Steve Metz we visited the park. it was a rainly day...
View ArticleCarl Perkins, Rock and Roll Legend
When I became interested in rock and roll history in the 1980's, I became a fan of Carl Perkins. In fact, one of the first books about rock and roll that I read was his title for a Christian publishing...
View ArticleWho invented the self service grocery store?
It can be tricky to determine who created a business concept or a design. Usually more than one entrepreneur has worked on the idea at the same time. Popular acclaim for innovation is often given to...
View ArticleWilliam Faulkner and his Home Town.
We took a drive to Oxford, Mississippi recently. Aside from one quick look at Oxford and the Ole Miss campus on a tour, I had not visited the city and university in nearly twenty years. The town square...
View ArticleThe Sole Owner Tigers
October is football season. The air cools, leaves turn color, pumpkins are displayed in the markets, and football games are broadcast on television. I can't imagine a life without football. exhibit...
View ArticlePatsy Cline, Crazy For Loving You
If Patsy Cline were alive today she would have celebrated her 80th birthday on September 8. She died on March 5, 1963 at a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee with her manager Randy Hughes, singers...
View ArticleSaunders' Basement
Just before he died in 1992, Sam Walton wrote his biography, Made in America. The beginning of success for Walmart he said, was operating the store by the principle of self service. The five and...
View ArticleWhitehaven Plaza and Graceland Farm
Whitehaven PlazaAs early as the mid 1950's Whitehaven was becoming a suburban destination. The Whitehaven Plaza was designed to attract not only shoppers but home buyers. This story, published in...
View ArticleW C HANDY
One hundred years ago, William Christopher Handy, an African American bandleader, published the "Memphis Blues". His song is often called the first ever blues song written.Was it really the first...
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