It’s about 10:30 on a Saturday morning as I type this… I’ll start off with a link to what I used to do on Saturday mornings.
Found the video above on YouTube… classic match from Mid-South Wrestling which I used to watch every Saturday growing up. The Junkyard Dog had just beaten Bob Roop for the North American Heavyweight Championship. That meant he had to fulfill the champion’s contractual obligations to defend the title… unfortunately, that meant his first defense was against Ted DiBiase, who had requested a no-disqualification match with Roop and had stipulated that he’d leave town if he couldn’t beat the champion. At the time DiBiase was the only wrestler in Mid-South as popular as the Dog, and the two were best friends and the Dog had been DiBiase’s best man at his wedding. Pro wrestling being what it is, you can probably figure out how this one turned out even before watching the video.
Oh and one other note… Reesor Bowden was the best ring announcer ever. R.I.P., Reesor.
I had a great time at the Rocky Horror Picture Show last night at the Orpheum. Before the movie there was a costume contest, and there were at least 50 entrants in both the male and female categories. I bought a package of props for $5 that were put to good use… fun to see rolls of toilet paper flying all over the Orpheum. I feel sorry for whoever had to clean that mess up. I noticed that a few typical Rocky Horror props were omitted from the bag… rice and confetti. Probably a move that saved the Orpheum hours of cleaning time, although some people brought their own.
I had another question from a reader – “You posted about bars where Ole Miss people gather to watch games… is there an Arkansas bar Downtown?” Absolutely there is… you will fit right in at Calhoun’s, where Max the owner is a huge Arkansas fan and even has a Hog Hat on display.
Getting ready to head out to the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival. Some of the action I plan to check out today includes
- Mr. White – 1:30, Gayoso stage
- Greg Hisky & His Whiskey Dixie Flyers – 1:45, Folklore Hall stage
- John Bragg of Circa – 2:15, Cooking Stage
- Michael Patrick – 4:30, Cooking Stage
- Barbara Blue – 7:30, ArtsMemphis Stage
- Jack Oblivian & The Tearjerkers – 8:30, ArtsMemphis Stage
- Al Kapone – 8:30, Gayoso Stage
- Exodus – 9:30, Gayoso Stage
- Hope Clayburn and Soul Scrimmage – 10:15, Folklore Store Stage
Recommendation if you get hungry: Ella Kizzie’s greens and hot-water cornbread. You can get it at the kitchen next to the Folklore Store Stage.
I’ll have the camera and will take pics if I see anything interesting.