Second Tuesday update: Comcast, Stax 50th, Shelton Clothiers, Fox/Malco controversy

– Gotta admit when I was wrong. Yesterday I went on a tirade against Comcast, angry that my connection speed was slower than that of a 14.4 modem. But, later in the day, I pulled the cable out of my wireless router and plugged it directly into my laptop… and suddenly I had my speedy connection back. The wireless router just needed to be rebooted. So it wasn’t Comcast’s fault after all. Apologies to Comcast for the misunderstanding.

– Received an e-mail this morning about two Downtown events happening this Friday, June 22. The first is the Stax 50th Anniversary concert at The Orpheum, a fundraiser for the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Chuck D and Randy Jackson will host, and other acts will include Booker T and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, William Bell and some newly-signed acts. Here’s a link to more info from Paste Magazine. Tickets range from $25 to $1,002, depending on how close you want to get to the celebrities.

– Also on Friday night, Shelton Clothiers will have a second anniversary celebration from 5 to 9. The e-mail didn’t say, but that likely means free appetizers and wine. You know, this past weekend I went to the mall to shop for summer shirts, and today it occurred to me, “Why haven’t I been to Shelton?” They’re known for their suits, but they also have a good selection of comfortable, casual shirts. I’ll have to remember to make it down there this week.

Shelton sells men’s clothing only, but ladies, you can walk a block to the Peabody Place Mall, where Coco & Lilly has a wide variety of tube tops for you to purchase. Or, you can visit the Tube Top Boutique online to do some shopping.

– The CA has an update to the Malco controversy, where a projectionist was suspended for writing a negative review about the new Fantastic Four movie. He’s back on the job, but has put in his two weeks’ notice, feeling that the employer/employee relationship has been damaged. Malco projectionists will now be required to sign confidentiality agreements saying they will not write about movies that they project during advance showings.

Whew! Lots of news today. Thanks to Otto who sent me some good suggestions on Google optimization in response to the previous post – I’m going to try those out this afternoon.